Storage & Backup Engineer

pSpektrum supports apex purchasers (NATO, UN, EU, and National Government and Defence) and their Tier 1 supplier ecosystem with a wide range of specialist services. We provide our clients with professional services, specialised aerospace and defence sales, delivery, and operational subject matter expertise.

We are looking for personnel to join our team and support key client projects. /p h3Who we are supporting /h3 pAt Spektrum, we support a wide range of NATO organizations and programmes by providing highly skilled professionals across defence, security, digital transformation, engineering, and information technology.

Our teams contribute to projects that strengthen the Alliance's operational readiness, enhance interoperability between member nations, and enable the delivery of critical capabilities across land, air, maritime, cyber, and space domains. /p pFor this opportunity, our client is a private technology company that delivers advanced IT and engineering services in support of NATO programmes.

Working alongside NATO stakeholders, the company provides technical expertise, software development, systems integration, and digital solutions that help modernize and sustain mission-critical capabilities. As part of this project, consultants will contribute to the development and support of technologies that underpin NATO's operational effectiveness and long-term digital transformation. /p h3Storage Backup Engineer /h3 pRole ID: TG-001-2 /p h3Role Background /h3 pThe ideal candidate is an experienced Storage and Backup Engineer with at least 8 years of hands-on experience in supporting, designing, managing and optimizing enterprise storage and backup environments.

The candidate will work under the guidance of the Team Lead, Infrastructure Operations, and collaborate with other support teams. The candidate is expected to demonstrate strong problem-solving skills, a proactive approach to service improvements and the ability to work independently while supporting a team-oriented environment. /p h3Role Duties and Responsibilities /h3 pProvide engineering expertise and day-to-day administration of the organization’s storage and backup infrastructure, including the following

duties

/p ul liDesign and implement enterprise storage and backup architectures aligned with business, availability, recovery, capacity, and security requirements. /li liAdminister and maintain storage arrays, SAN fabrics, and backup platforms, including daily health checks, storage provisioning, host integration, backup client configuration, schedules, retention policies, and replication. /li liPlan and execute installations, upgrades, migrations, capacity expansions, and proof-of-concept deployments, including testing, validation, and rollback procedures. /li liMonitor and analyze system health, performance, capacity, and backup success; resolve bottlenecks and implement improvements. /li liResolve incidents, problems, and service requests; provide Tier 3 support, lead root-cause analysis, and implement corrective and preventive actions. /li liPerform restores and recovery tests, and support disaster-recovery exercises to validate data protection and recovery capabilities. /li liApply security controls, hardening standards, and approved configuration changes in accordance with established policies and change-management procedures. /li liCollaborate with vendors and internal teams on maintenance, upgrades, interoperability, and complex issue resolution. /li liDevelop and maintain tools and scripts to automate storage and backup provisioning, monitoring, reporting, and routine operations. /li liDeliver storage and backup projects for the organization and its partner entities, including technical assessments, business cases, project proposals, and operational handover. /li liMaintain technical designs, configuration records, runbooks, and recovery procedures; share knowledge and promote best practices within the team. /li liParticipate in standby/on-call duties, planned maintenance, and other service-coverage arrangements when required. /li /ul h3Essential Skills, Experience and Certifications /h3 ul liMinimum 8+ years of relevant IT work experience in managing and configuring enterprise Storage and Backup environments and related services in a complex heterogenous environment. /li liExtensive hands-on experience in the administration and troubleshooting of block and file storage systems across multiple vendor platforms (e.g., NetApp, Dell PowerStore, Dell ECS systems) /li liExcellent knowledge in the installation and administration of Enterprise Backup systems (e.g., DELL Avamar, PPDM, Data Domain, Veeam BR and other market leaders in backup solutions) /li liExpert-level troubleshooting and problem resolution for storage and backup infrastructures. /li liSolid understanding and knowledge of storage technologies (Cisco/Brocade Fabric switches, VSANs, WWPNs, NPIV, multipathing, Fibre channel, iSCSI) /li liStrong understanding of data protection, disaster recovery, and best practices in backup and storage management. /li liGood understanding and knowledge of networking technologies /li liWorking Experience in shell scripting and automation tools (e.g., Python, Ansible, Terraform) /li liAbility to work under pressure with minimum supervision /li liCustomer-centric approach to delivery and problem solving /li liGood knowledge of ITIL service management methodology. /li /ul h3Desirable Skills /h3 ul liExperience with Hyper Converged Infrastructure or Software Defined Storage solutions is an advantage. /li liGood presentation skills and ability to convey complex technical information to non-technical audience /li liExperience with service reporting and business analytics /li liExperience with cloud storage solutions (e.g., AWS S3, Azure Blob Storage) /li liExperience with virtualization technologies (e.g., VMware, Hyper-V) /li /ul h3Desirable Certifications /h3 ul liIT diploma /li liIndustry-recognized certifications in Storage, Backup, or Cloud Technologies. /li liCertifications in any programming language or scripting framework (e.g., Python, Ansible, PowerShell). /li liITIL, ISO20000, PRINCE2 certifications /li /ul h3Working Location /h3 ul liValencia, Spain and Brindisi, Italy /li liRemote work is restricted to Poland, Romania, Czech Republic, Hungary, Portugal, Greece, Slovakia and Bulgaria. /li /ul

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