Job Specification: NetApp NCDA Storage Systems Deployment Engineer
Contract Length: 12 months
Contract Type: Inside IR35
Travel Requirements: Frequent travel across the UK
Certification: NCDA (NetApp Certified Data Administrator) required

Key Responsibilities:

1. Service Preparation:
   • Remotely prepare sites and review installation readiness.
   • Validate customer environments to ensure suitability for the installation.
   • Ensure management network details are provided and configured.
   • Validate network types used with ONTAP clusters.
   • Conduct hardware inventory checks.
   • Finalize and sign off the preparation checklist before deployment.
2. On-Site Deployment:
   • Install equipment at the customer site.
   • Execute physical installation and cabling of the ONTAP storage system into designated racks.
   • Implement or expand an ONTAP cluster.
   • Perform cabling for the ONTAP storage system.
   • Power on the system and ensure components are active and operational.
   • Configure management IPs.
3. Installation Validation:
   • Conduct quality assurance checks to validate the installation.
   • Perform a comprehensive review of the installation process.
   • Notify the client upon successful completion of the ONTAP system installation.
   • Prepare final documentation for sign-off.
   • Conduct a secure handover with the customer, ensuring all work performed on-site is clearly communicated.

Essential Skills and Experience:

• Proven experience with ONTAP storage systems.
• Strong expertise in system installation, configuration, and validation.
• Excellent understanding of network integration with storage systems.
• Hands-on experience with hardware inventory checks and quality assurance processes.
• Strong interpersonal skills to communicate with clients and ensure successful handovers.