Storage Systems Team Leader

Company description:

EUMETSAT is Europe’s meteorological satellite agency, operating satellites that monitor the weather and climate from space - 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

Working for EUMETSAT, you can make a world of difference and be a part of something that makes a positive impact on society.  You will be at the cutting edge of satellite technology, with a meaningful role in an organisation focused on space-based observations of the Earth’s weather and climate.

Within the Infrastructure for IT and Data Division (I2D), the Storage Systems Team Leader will be responsible for very modern storage subsystems and will coordinate the provision of storage, data protection and archive services for all current satellites ground segments and future programmes. The Storage Systems Team Leader will plan and design innovative solutions for the future of EUMETSAT’s storage infrastructure, to preserve hundreds petabytes of satellites data and improve data recovery capabilities. Following the evolutions in the data storage industry, the post holder will assess and implement cloud technologies to improve overall efficiency of the storage and data protection infrastructure.

Job description:

What you’ll be doing

* Lead a team of storage system administrators dealing with the day-to-day maintenance of the operational storage, data protection and archive systems;
* Ensure delivery of Storage, Data Protection and Long-Term Archive services to the Programmes, Operations and Services to Users Department (OPS) fulfilling the established service level agreement (SLA);
* Contribute to the development of future EUMETSAT missions by supporting the definition, integration and preparation of storage services as a Multi-Mission Element (MME)
* Manage relevant hardware, software and maintenance service procurements to deliver Storage, Data Protection and Archive services;
* Lead evolutions and improvements on storage, data protection and archive infrastructure in line with the I2D strategy, roadmap and architecture;
* Coordinate storage upgrade activities; maintain the infrastructure with respect to hardware, COTS and software, including support to anomaly processing and configuration control;
* Deputise for the Computer and Storage Management Competence Area Manager (CSM CAM) as required.

Required profile:

Requirements

Qualifications

* A university degree in Computer Science or a relevant discipline

Skills and Experience Requirements:

* Excellent knowledge and demonstrated experience in maintaining large scale storage infrastructure systems in an operational, highly available environment;
* Experience of team leadership, including management of performance and maintenance of key skills and knowledge;
* Demonstrated experience in delivering IT services to customers, preferably in a 24/7 environment;
* Strong communication and interpersonal skills with a pro-active attitude and ability to work autonomously under pressure with a minimum of supervision;
* Critical thinking, methodical and organized approach to work combined with an aptitude for detail and accuracy;
* Problem solving, customer focus and continual service improvement behaviour.

What we offer:

What we offer

* Excellent salary, of up to Euro 7,500 NET (after tax) based on skills and experience
* Flexible working time including additional flexi-leave
* Full medical coverage for employee and family
* Attractive pension
* 30 days of annual leave + 14.5 days public holidays
* Training and development support
* Relocation allowance and support (if applicable)