Storage and Backup Engineer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Spain.

📋 Description

• Contribute to the design, evolution, and operation of corporate storage and backup infrastructures.

• Design and implement enterprise architectures for storage and backup solutions.

• Manage storage arrays, SAN fabrics, and backup platforms.

• Conduct provisioning, host integration, client configuration, retention policies, and replication.

• Plan and execute installations, upgrades, migrations, and capacity expansions.

• Perform testing, validations, and rollback procedures.

• Monitor the health, performance, and capacity of systems and backup processes.

• Resolve complex incidents and infrastructure issues, providing Tier 3 support.

• Conduct root cause analysis and implement corrective and preventive measures.

• Perform restores, recovery tests, and Disaster Recovery exercises.

• Apply security controls, hardening, and configuration changes.

• Automate provisioning, monitoring, reporting, and operations tasks using scripts and automation tools.

• Collaborate with vendors and other technical teams on maintenance, upgrades, interoperability, and incident resolution.

• Keep technical designs, configurations, runbooks, and recovery procedures up to date.

• Share knowledge and best practices with the team.

⛳️ Requirements

• At least 8 years of experience managing, configuring, designing, and optimizing enterprise storage and backup environments in complex and heterogeneous infrastructures.

• Strong experience in administration and troubleshooting of block and file storage systems on platforms such as NetApp, Dell PowerStore, and Dell ECS, or other equivalent solutions.

• Experience in installing and managing enterprise backup solutions such as Dell Avamar, Dell PowerProtect Data Manager (PPDM), Data Domain, and Veeam Backup & Replication.

• Advanced troubleshooting and problem-solving skills in storage and backup infrastructures.

• Solid knowledge of Cisco/Brocade Fabric switches, VSANs, WWPNs, NPIV, multipathing, Fibre Channel, and iSCSI.

• Good understanding of data protection, Disaster Recovery, and best practices for storage and backup management.

• Knowledge of networking technologies.

• Experience with scripting and automation using Python, Ansible, or Terraform.

• Ability to thrive in demanding environments, prioritize needs, and work autonomously.

• Customer-focused with a strong problem-solving orientation.

• Good understanding of ITIL service management methodologies.

• Experience with HCI or SDS solutions will be a plus.

• Experience with cloud storage, especially AWS S3 or Azure Blob Storage, will be considered an advantage.

• Knowledge of virtualization technologies such as VMware or Hyper-V will be valued.

• Experience in service reporting and working with business analytics is a plus.

• Ability to present and explain complex technical information to non-technical audiences.

🏝️ Benefits

• Permanent contract.

• Support for professional development and visibility within the technical community.

• Access to artificial intelligence tools for learning, experimentation, and enhancing work.

• A close-knit and collaborative team.

• Flexible working model, with days of choice for working in the office or at home.

• Flexible hours.

• Intensive work schedule every Friday of the year and for three months during the summer.

• 23 vacation days per year.

• December 24th and 31st off.

• Equal opportunities and support or adjustments during the selection process if needed.