Storage and Backup Engineer

Job Description

An exciting opportunity for a passionate Storage and Backup engineer to join a unique, multi-national Information Management function. Ideal candidates should be committed to the future of software defined data centres and open source technologies and have the dedication in supporting our engineering community in a dynamic, fast paced development environment.

Salary: Up to £68,000 depending on experience

Dynamic (hybrid) working: 1-2 days per week on-site due to workload classification

Security Clearance: British Citizen.

This role will require DV Clearance. Restrictions and/or limitations relating to nationality and/or rights to work may apply. As a minimum and after offer stage, all successful candidates will need to undergo HMG Basic Personnel Security Standard checks (BPSS), which are managed by the MBDA Personnel Security Team.

What we can offer you:

• Company Bonus: Bonus of up to 21% of base salary
• Pension: maximum total (employer and employee) contribution of up to 14%
• Flexible working: We welcome applicants who are looking for flexible working arrangements
• Enhanced parental leave: offers up to 26 weeks for maternity, adoption and shared parental leave -enhancements are available for paternity leave, neonatal leave and fertility testing and treatments
• Facilities: Fantastic site facilities including subsidised meals, free car parking and much more…
• Healthcare Cash Plan: The Healthcare Cash Plan benefit provides the option to claim cash back on everyday healthcare expenses such as optical, dental, health and wellbeing and more

The opportunity:

We are seeking a skilled Storage & Backup Engineer to design, implement, maintain, and support enterprise storage and data protection solutions. The role focuses on ensuring high availability, reliability, and security of data across on-premises and internal cloud environments. The engineer will work closely with infrastructure and security teams to deliver scalable storage architectures and robust backup and recovery strategies.

• Become part of a unique, well-respected team of dedicated people that have been recognised within our company for its professionalism, dedication and flexibility.
• Having the opportunity to work both nationally and internationally, broaden your horizons by embracing the rich cultural diversity of our company.
• Partner with both engineers within MBDA and HPC vendors to ensure HPC services are meeting evolving business needs.
• Be part of an organisation with a values-led culture that is committed to investing in its workforce with a personal development programme.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain enterprise storage infrastructure including SAN, NAS, and object storage systems.
• Manage and administer backup and recovery solutions to ensure reliable data protection and disaster recovery capabilities.
• Monitor storage capacity, performance, and utilization, and plan for future growth.
• Configure and maintain backup policies, schedules, and retention strategies.
• Perform regular backup verification, restore testing, and disaster recovery drills.
• Troubleshoot storage and backup issues and provide root cause analysis.
• Implement data lifecycle management, archiving, and replication strategies.
• Ensure compliance with data protection, security, and regulatory requirements.
• Collaborate with system administrators and application teams to support infrastructure needs.
• Automate storage and backup operations using scripting or infrastructure automation tools.
• Maintain documentation for storage architectures, backup procedures, and recovery processes.

What we're looking for from you:

• Experience in enterprise storage and backup administration.
• Strong experience with SAN, NAS, and storage virtualisation technologies.
• Hands-on experience with backup solutions such as:
• Veritas NetBackup
• Veeam Backup & Replication
• Cohesity

Experience with storage platforms such as:

• NetApp storage arrays
• HPE storage solutions
• Knowledge of RAID, replication, snapshot, and deduplication technologies.
• Experience with Linux and Windows server environments.
• Understanding of disaster recovery planning and business continuity.
• Strong troubleshooting and performance tuning skills.

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We recognise that everyone is unique, and we encourage you to speak to us should you require any advice, support or adjustments throughout our recruitment process.

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