Job Specifications
Initial 5 month contract
3 days on-site (Central London)
Up to £1000 per day (Inside IR35)This is an exciting opportunity to lead global compute and storage operations for a prestigious financial services organisation. you'll play a pivotal role in supporting high-performance electronic trading infrastructure in a fast-paced, regulated financial services environment. Join a dynamic team where your expertise in Linux, storage, backup, and automation will directly contribute to service reliability, security, and innovation at global scale.
Job Title: Global Head of Compute & Storage
Job Type: Initial 5 month Contract
Location: Central London
Working Arrangement: Hybrid (3 days per week)
The Role:
Lead the management of global Linux Compute, Storage, data protection, archiving hardware/software, ensuring adherence to data retention policies and agreed service levels
Oversee platform maintenance, upgrades, service improvements, and full life cycle management (deployment, patching, decommissioning)
Provide technical leadership, act as the data protection SME, and deliver multiyear technology roadmaps
Drive automation using Ansible, Infrastructure as Code principles, and tools like Red Hat Satellite/AAP
Manage day-to-day team operations, engineering resources, budgets, and on-call rotation (follow-the-Sun model)
Ensure global alignment of standards, support audits/compliance, and collaborate closely with InfoSec for robust security
Proactively enhance system stability, performance, security, and produce RCAs, documentation, and Jira-based reporting What We're Looking For
10+ years' management experience of enterprise storage & backup infrastructure and teams
10+ years' experience with storage solutions
8+ years in data protection
Strong Linux administration expertise (RedHat preferred), including security, performance tuning, IaC, and Ansible (including Satellite management)
Experience with Red Hat AAP/AWX, Bash/Python Scripting, Git/GitLab pipelines
Monitoring knowledge (Elasticsearch/OpenSearch, Prometheus)
Solid understanding of TCP/IP, multicast, network load balancers (F5 or similar), SAN/NAS, enterprise backup technologies, LTO, S3, shared/block storage
Significant experience in enterprise-scale infrastructure, preferably in regulated environments (Financial Services highly desirable)
Exposure to x86 hardware (HPE OneView, Dell, ICC a plus), public cloud (AWS mainly), and databases from a protection perspective
Proven ability to articulate cyber threats, risks, and recovery strategies; engage with audits; and produce professional architectural designs
To be considered, please ensure you complete your application via LinkedIn on the Computappoint website.
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