IT manager, storage, backup & virtualisation

Colt provides network, voice and data centre services to thousands of businesses around the world, allowing them to focus on delivering their business goals instead of the underlying infrastructure.

Why we need this role

We are seeking a highly skilled Subject Matter Expert (SME) and Manager for our Storage, Backup, and Virtualisation team. This role combines deep technical expertise with leadership responsibilities to define technology roadmaps, optimize infrastructure, and ensure secure, efficient operations. The successful candidate will lead a team of engineers while acting as the technical authority for storage, backup, and virtualisation platforms supporting critical business applications, driving operational efficiency and cost optimization across on-prem and cloud environments.

What you will do

• Lead and mentor a team of engineers specializing in UCS, storage, backup, and virtualisation technologies.
• Act as the technical SME for storage (Pure Storage, HP), virtualisation (VMware and at least one other platform), and backup solutions (Veritas, ideally Rubrik).
• Define and implement technology roadmaps for storage, backup, and virtualisation services.
• Optimize VMware environments, including VCF and Telco Cloud license utilisation.
• Drive and manage migration of some virtual workloads away from VMware to alternative virtualisation solutions where required, to optimise cost.
• Ensure operational stability, security, and compliance across backup, storage and virtualisation platforms.
• Collaborate with cloud teams to integrate Azure and GCP with on-prem deployments.
• Develop and enforce operating procedures for secure and efficient system management.
• Drive operational efficiency and cost optimization through automation and standardization.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues across storage, backup, and virtualisation environments.
• Prepare detailed documentation for operational processes, compliance audits, and technical designs.
• Participate in the Infrastructure Operations on-call rota to provide out-of-hours support for priority incidents.

What we're looking for

Required Skills & Qualifications

• Extensive experience in storage technologies (Pure Storage, HP).
• Strong expertise in VMware virtualisation and at least one other virtualisation platform (e.g., KVM, Hyper-V).
• Experience with Veritas backup solutions; Rubrik experience highly desirable.
• Proven ability to optimize VMware VCF and Telco Cloud licensing.
• Hands-on experience with migration of virtual workloads away from VMware.
• Solid understanding of cloud platforms (Azure and GCP) and hybrid deployments.
• Knowledge of Cisco UCS for compute infrastructure integration.
• Knowledge of Linux, Windows & Networking.
• Excellent problem-solving, troubleshooting, and communication skills.

Leadership & Behavioural Skills

• Ownership & Accountability: Takes responsibility for delivering outcomes and driving technical excellence.
• Leadership: Ability to influence, guide, and collaborate across teams without direct authority.
• Outcome-Driven: Focused on delivering measurable results aligned with business objectives.
• Strategic Thinking: Aligns technical decisions with broader IT and business strategy.
• Communication: Clear and concise communication for technical and non-technical audiences, including senior leadership.
• Collaboration: Builds strong relationships across architecture, security, and operations teams.
• Adaptability: Thrives in a fast-paced, evolving environment.
• Continuous Improvement: Proactively identifies opportunities for optimization and innovation.

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with containerization (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Certifications such as VMware VCP, Pure Storage, Veritas, Cisco UCS, or cloud-related credentials.

Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field.
• Experience in storage, backup, and virtualisation technologies, including leadership responsibilities.

Skills

Risk Management

Building and Managing Teams

Supervisory Leadership

Infrastructure Design

Project Management

What we offer you:

Looking to make a mark?

At Colt, you’ll make a difference. Because around here, we empower people. We don’t tell you what to do.

Instead, we employ people we trust, who come together across the globe to create intelligent solutions.

Our global teams are full of ambitious, driven people, all working together towards one shared purpose: to put the power of the digital universe in the hands of our customers wherever, whenever and however they want.

We give our people the opportunity to inspire and lead teams, and work on projects that connect people, cities, businesses, and ideas. We want you to help us change the world, for the better.

Diversity and inclusion

• Inclusion and valuing diversity of thought and experience are at the heart of our culture here at Colt. From day one, you’ll be encouraged to be yourself because we believe that’s what helps our people to thrive. We welcome people with diverse backgrounds and experiences, regardless of their gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, race, religion, disability, neurodiversity, age, marital status, pregnancy status, or place of birth.

Most recently we have:

• Signed the UN Women Empowerment Principles which guide our Gender Action Plan
• Trained 60 (and growing) Colties to be Mental Health First Aiders
• Please speak with a member of our recruitment team if you require adjustments to our recruitment process to support you. For more information about our Inclusion and Diversity agenda, visit our DEI pages .

Benefits

Our benefits support you through all parts of life, for both physical and mental health.

• Flexible working hours and the option to work from home.
• Extensive induction program with experienced mentors and buddies.
• Opportunities for further development and educational opportunities.
• Global Family Leave Policy.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Internal inclusion & diversity employee networks.

A global network

• When you join Colt you become part of our global network. We are proud of our colleagues and the stories and experience they bring – take a look at ‘Our People’ site including our Empowered Women in Tech.