Storage Administrator

About the role

You will be working closely with members of IT and Technical Services (ITS), and more widely with technical users across EMBL-EBI, you are responsible for the design, deployment, and operation of the substantial storage resources required to support the large data flows fundamental to EMBL-EBI activities.

Your role is not merely operational; it is a user facing technical ownership role. You will act as the primary point of contact for storage consumption, managing the lifecycle of data from high performance tiers to long term archives, ensuring that storage is used efficiently and according to organisational policy.

You will report to the HPC & Storage Coordinator within the Systems Infrastructure Team.

Main Duties and Responsibilities
Working as part of the Storage team, under the direction of the HPC & Storage Coordinator, you will:

Direct Accountabilities (Ownership): Own the end to end management of user storage, including the definition and enforcement of quota policies and the implementation of storage tiering strategies.

User Storage Lifecycle: Own the end-to-end management of user storage, including the definition, implementation, and enforcement of storage quotas and usage policies.

Tiered Storage Management: Be accountable for the implementation and maintenance of storage tiering strategies, ensuring data is moved efficiently between high-performance, standard, and archive tiers (Tape/Object).

Capacity Governance: Be accountable for monitoring storage consumption and proactively advising users on data management to prevent capacity exhaustion.

Operational Responsibilities

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Contract length: 3 years (renewable to a maximum of 9 years)

Salary:Grade 6 depending on relevant experience. Monthly salary starting from £3,861 after tax plus generous benefits and financial allowances depending on family circumstances. Excluding personal pension and insurance contributions.

Next steps:

Please submit an up- to-date CV and supporting cover letter outlining your motivations for applying and highlighting relevant transferable skills and experiences.

*We will review applications on a rolling basis and in the event that we identify a suitable candidate sooner, we reserve the right to close the vacancy earlier that the published closing date*

Why join us

Do something meaningful
At EMBL-EBI you can apply your talent and passion to accelerate science and tackle some of humankind's greatest challenges. EMBL-EBI, part of the European Molecular Biology Laboratory, is a worldwide leader in the storage, analysis and dissemination of large biological datasets. We provide the global research community with access to publicly available databases and tools which are crucial for the advancement of healthcare, food security, and biodiversity.

Join a culture of innovation
We are located on the Wellcome Genome Campus, alongside other prominent research and biotech organisations, and surrounded by beautiful Cambridgeshire countryside. This is a highly collaborative and inclusive community where our employees enjoy a relaxed atmosphere. We are committed to ensuring our employees feel valued, supported and empowered to reach their professional potential. Watch this video to see how EMBL-EBI makes an impact.

Enjoy lots of benefits:

For detailed information please visit our employee benefits page here.

What else you need to know

Closing Date