Storage & Backup SME

Job ID: 730Storage & Backup Engineer - Dell EMC NetWorker & RubrikDay Rate Contract (Inside IR35) - Rate TBC on 18/09 London (Hybrid) - 4 Days Onsite / 1 Day WFH per weekDo you know Dell EMC NetWorker inside out, with Rubrik under your belt too? That combination is rarer than it should be — and it's exactly what's needed here.You'll join the storage function of one of the world's largest financial groups as the subject matter expert for its entire backup and storage estate across EMEA and internationally. This is genuine technical ownership: the platforms you'll look after are what stand between the organisation and data loss or corruption, which makes the role central to its regulatory obligations as well as its day-to-day operations.It's a broad remit. Alongside hands-on administration and support, you'll shape the roadmap and architecture standards, drive backup success rates upwards, manage capacity ahead of growth, and deputise for the Head of Storage when needed. There are no direct reports today, but the role is expected to grow a team management element over time.If you want a contract where deep storage and backup expertise is the point of the job rather than one line in a wider infrastructure remit, read on.What You'll Be DoingTaking technical ownership of all online and offline storage and backup technologies across EMEA and internationally, including related connectivityOverseeing the design, implementation and administration of all data backup systems, their software and hardware, keeping them patched and maintained in line with vendor recommendationsMonitoring backup success rates, identifying failure patterns and driving improvements with the aim of eliminating failures altogetherEnsuring backups are captured and retained in line with corporate policy, and that restore requests are met reliably and on timeMaking sure the estate meets its SLAs and KPIs, stays highly available, and satisfies IT risk, control, security and privileged access requirementsManaging capacity, flagging capacity risk early enough to avoid loss of service, and maintaining an up-to-date roadmap for upgrade, improvement and legacy system rationalisationContributing storage components into wider change programmes, participating in audits and investigations, and owning accurate technical documentation and BCP/DR readiness for new servicesActing as the SME consultancy point for other technology teams and end users, identifying automation opportunities, and mentoring colleaguesDeputising for the Head of Storage on people management and team workload prioritisation as requiredWhat You'll BringA minimum of 5 years' experience of enterprise backup solutions, specifically Dell EMC NetWorker and Rubrik — this pairing is the essential requirement for the roleHands-on expertise across EMC Unity, EMC Isilon, EMC Elastic Cloud Storage (ECS) and Cisco SAN switchesStrong Red Hat Linux skills, plus experience of Kemp load balancersA track record of running storage and backup platforms in large, mission-critical environments where availability, retention and restore reliability genuinely matterComfort operating inside an IT risk and control framework — documentation, audit participation, policy compliance and privileged access controlDesirable: breadth across databases, networking, VMware, Microsoft Windows and Active Directory; experience prioritising and managing team workloads; financial services or another highly regulated environmentThis is a rare chance to own a storage and backup estate at serious scale, inside a top-tier financial services technology function, with the scope to shape its direction rather than just keep it running. Click apply now to submit your CV, or get in touch for a confidential conversation about the role before you do.