Job Vacancy Senior Technical Consultant - NetApp

In this role, you will take technical leadership of NetApp-focused consulting engagements, owning design input and the deployment of complex storage and infrastructure solutions within customer environments across EMEA. You will work closely with client teams to translate business and operational requirements into detailed NetApp architectures, ensuring solutions are secure, scalable, and production ready. Acting as a trusted advisor, you will engage confidently with infrastructure, network, and security stakeholders, guiding projects from initial design input through to implementation, testing, and final handover.



You will also contribute to the development of repeatable solution designs and best practices, supporting wider teams through mentoring and knowledge sharing. With strong backing from CGI, you will balance hands-on delivery with architectural oversight, helping clients achieve resilient data platforms while delivering projects within agreed scope and timelines.



Key responsibilities include:

Lead & Own Delivery: Act as technical lead for NetApp-centric consulting engagements, from design input to deployment and sign-off.

Architect & Design: Create detailed architectures using NetApp ONTAP (AFF & FAS), MetroCluster, and StorageGRID.

Deploy & Integrate: Implement NetApp solutions within complex data centre environments, integrating compute, network, security, and cloud services.

Collaborate & Influence: Work closely with customer storage, network, and security teams, articulating technical and operational requirements.

Assure & Document: Manage testing, production readiness, and customer acceptance, producing high-quality design and as-built documentation.

Mentor & Support: Provide technical leadership and guidance to project teams across large and strategic programmes.

Required qualifications to be successful in this role

You will be a senior-level consultant with deep, hands-on NetApp experience and a strong background in enterprise infrastructure delivery. You should be comfortable leading complex customer engagements, designing resilient storage architectures, and working across distributed environments, with a clear focus on quality, collaboration, and continuous improvement.



Essential qualifications and experience:

-Extensive hands-on experience designing and deploying NetApp storage solutions in enterprise environments

-Strong expertise in NetApp ONTAP (AFF & FAS), MetroCluster, and StorageGRID

-Proven experience integrating NetApp platforms with VMware/vCenter and Linux systems

-Solid understanding of data centre networking, including Cisco switching, VLANs, and high-speed Ethernet

-Experience integrating storage solutions with firewalls, secure management access, and IPSEC tunnels

-Ability to lead technical discussions with customer infrastructure and security teams

-Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including clear technical documentation

-Proven experience acting as technical lead on large, complex infrastructure programmes

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