Senior Technical Consultant (Storage, Backup & Infrastructure)

About

Psybergate is an IT company that builds bespoke software solutions and provides highly skilled resources to its clients.

We are looking for a Senior Technical Consultant (Storage, Backup & Infrastructure) to join our financial services client based in Sandton on a 12-month contract.

What you will be doing:

• Act as a technical thought leader within Group Technology, providing expertise on integrating solutions across multiple technologies
• Design and implement enterprise storage solutions including SAN, NAS, Object Storage, and Hyper-Converged environments
• Configure and optimise storage arrays such as Dell PowerMax, Pure Storage, Hitachi, and NetApp
• Define storage tiering strategies aligned to performance, cost, and workload requirements
• Develop capacity planning models and forecasting reports
• Lead storage refreshes, upgrades, migrations, and consolidation initiatives
• Architect and implement backup and recovery solutions using tools such as Commvault, NetBackup, Veeam, Rubrik, or Cohesity
• Define backup strategies including policies, scheduling, retention, and media management
• Implement and test disaster recovery (DR) capabilities for critical workloads
• Optimise backup performance through deduplication, compression, and efficient storage utilisation
• Integrate backup platforms with cloud environments (Azure, AWS, GCP)
• Develop and implement enterprise archiving strategies for structured and unstructured data
• Work with archiving tools such as IBM Optim, Mimecast, Enterprise Vault, or cloud-native solutions
• Ensure compliance with regulatory frameworks (e.g. POPIA, SARB, internal governance standards)
• Drive data lifecycle management including retention, classification, and archiving policies
• Provide guidance on best practices, engineering standards, and infrastructure strategy
• Ensure delivery of scalable, secure, and high-quality infrastructure solutions aligned to business objectives

What we are looking for:

• Relevant Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field
• Proven experience in enterprise storage, backup, and infrastructure engineering
• Strong expertise in SAN/NAS, storage arrays, and data management solutions
• Hands-on experience with backup technologies such as Commvault, NetBackup, Veeam, Rubrik, or Cohesity
• Strong experience in UNIX environments (Solaris, AIX) and Linux
• Certification such as Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE) is advantageous
• VMware Certified Professional or equivalent experience
• Strong exposure to enterprise infrastructure and hardware including:
  • Dell, HP, Intel, Cisco UCS, Sun Server hardware
  • EMC, Dell Compellent, Hitachi VSP/HUS platforms
  • Networking technologies such as Cisco Nexus, Cisco MDS, Brocade SAN switches, F5 BigIP
• Experience with Microsoft Windows Server environments
• Understanding of cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, GCP) for storage and backup integration
• Strong understanding of disaster recovery, data protection, and compliance frameworks
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills

Please note if you do not hear from us within 3 weeks, please consider your application unsuccessful.

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Desired Skills:

• Storage Engineering
• Backup & Recovery
• UNIX / Linux
• Cloud Platforms
• VMware
• Virtualisation
• SAN / NAS