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# Technical Specialist - Storage Platforms

- **Company:** Kingfisher plc
- **Location:** Chandler's Ford, UK (Remote available)
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Backup Devices, Cloud Database, Linux, Disaster Recovery, Storage Area Network (SAN), Multipath I/O, NetApp Applications, Performance Tuning, Scripting, Infrastructure Automation Frameworks, Storage Technologies, Data Management, Vmware
- **Published:** August 13, 2026
- **Apply:** https://uk.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=86fdca67049e530e

## About the Role

* Experience supporting enterprise storage environments, including block, file and object storage technologies.
 * Hands-on expertise with enterprise storage platforms such as NetApp, HPE or IBM solutions.
 * Experience managing file shares, NFS exports, volumes, snapshots and replication services.
 * Strong knowledge of enterprise backup, recovery and disaster recovery technologies, including recovery testing and cloud data protection.
 * Experience supporting SAN environments, including Fibre Channel, zoning, multipathing, performance optimisation and storage networking technologies.
 * Good working knowledge of Windows, Linux, VMware and infrastructure automation or scripting tools.
 * Strong analytical, problem-solving and communication skills, with experience supporting production services through incident, problem and change management processes.

## Description

This role will be based out of our B&Q office just outside Southampton, with an expectation of 12 days a month in the office. There will also be out of hours support required in this position - 24/7 on call support in a one week in four rotation.
What's the job?:

 * Own and support enterprise storage, backup and storage networking platforms, ensuring secure, resilient and high-performing services.
 * Deliver operational management of storage services in line with agreed service levels, performance measures and operational standards.
 * Manage incidents, problems, changes and major incidents, driving service stability and continuous improvement.
 * Monitor capacity, performance and lifecycle requirements to ensure platforms remain scalable, efficient and cost-effective.
 * Administer and optimise block, file and object storage technologies, including volumes, shares, snapshots and replication services.
 * Support backup, recovery and disaster recovery services, including recovery testing and validation activities.
 * Work closely with infrastructure, engineering, architecture, security and supplier partners to deliver platform improvements, upgrades, migrations and automation initiatives.


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