System Administrator

System Administrator

Posted 1 day ago by PRIMUS Global Solutions (PRIMUS UK & Europe)

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Manchester Area, United Kingdom
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Automation Backup Tools (Backup Software) Computer Hardware Disk Storage Failover Firmware Hardware Troubleshooting IBM Software IBM Storage Network Access Servers Operational Efficiency Performance Tuning Scripting Storage Area Network (SAN) Technical Documentation VMware Certified Associate

Summary: The System Administrator role focuses on managing and administering IBM Storage platforms, including backup environments and SAN fabrics. The position requires extensive experience in storage provisioning, zoning, and performance tuning, as well as acting as an escalation point for critical incidents. Strong hands-on experience with IBM Spectrum Protect and related technologies is essential. The role also involves creating technical documentation and automation scripts to enhance operational efficiency.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Manage & administer IBM Storage platforms.
  • Perform storage provisioning, zoning, replication, firmware upgrades, and performance tuning.
  • Administer IBM Spectrum Protect (TSM) backup environment including schedules, policies, restores, failover, fail back and disk storage operations.
  • Manage SAN fabrics (Brocade/Cisco), zoning, switch upgrades, and fabric health.
  • Experience with datacenter operations, including hardware installation and troubleshooting.
  • Act as L3 escalation for critical storage & backup incidents.
  • Plan and execute DR drills, storage migrations, and capacity expansion.
  • Strong hands-on experience with IBM Spectrum Protect (TSM) & IBM FlashSystem/SVC.
  • Solid understanding of SAN/FC, multipathing, VMware / AIX storage integrations.
  • Experience with replication technologies (FlashCopy, GM, MM).
  • Excellent troubleshooting and communication skills.
  • Create technical documentation, SOPs, and automation scripts (Bash/Python/PowerShell).
  • Proficiency in scripting for automation.

Key Skills:

  • Extensive experience with IBM Storage platforms.
  • Proficiency in IBM Spectrum Protect (TSM).
  • Strong knowledge of SAN fabrics (Brocade/Cisco).
  • Experience with datacenter operations and hardware troubleshooting.
  • Ability to create technical documentation and automation scripts.
  • Excellent troubleshooting and communication skills.
  • Understanding of replication technologies.
  • Proficiency in scripting languages (Bash/Python/PowerShell).

Salary (Rate): undetermined

City: Manchester

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: undetermined

IR35 Status: undetermined

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: IT

Detailed Description From Employer:

Location: Leads, Burningham, or Manchester

Storage: IBM SAN, Lenovo NAS and Brocade Switch (10+ experience Years)

Backup: IBM Backup Tool (Spectrum Protect)

Key Responsibilities

  • Manage & administer IBM Storage platforms.
  • Perform storage provisioning, zoning, replication, firmware upgrades, and performance tuning.
  • Administer IBM Spectrum Protect (TSM) backup environment including schedules, policies, restores, failover , fail back and disk storage operations.
  • Manage SAN fabrics (Brocade/Cisco), zoning, switch upgrades, and fabric health.
  • Experience with datacenter operations, including hardware installation and troubleshooting.
  • Act as L3 escalation for critical storage & backup incidents.
  • Plan and execute DR drills, storage migrations, and capacity expansion
  • Strong hands-on experience with IBM Spectrum Protect (TSM) & IBM FlashSystem/SVC.
  • Solid understanding of SAN/FC, multipathing, VMware / AIX storage integrations.
  • Experience with replication technologies (FlashCopy, GM, MM).
  • Excellent troubleshooting and communication skills.
  • Create technical documentation, SOPs, and automation scripts (Bash/Python/PowerShell),
  • Should have Proficiency in scripting for automation.
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