Storage & Backup Engineer - #2174029

Storage & Backup Engineer | 6-Month Contract

We’re looking for an experienced Storage & Backup Engineer to join an established IT operations team on a 6-month contract.

Working arrangement: Mostly remote, with 1 days per week onsite in Edinburgh.

Contract: 6 months

Security Clearance: Ideally Active SC Clearance required

This is a hands-on operational role supporting enterprise backup and storage environments, covering BAU activities, incident resolution, service improvement and project support.

Key Responsibilities

• Support day-to-day backup and storage operations
• Complete daily health checks and manual backup refreshes
• Carry out storage management activities, including Robocopy
• Maintain enterprise storage directory structures and DFS
• Support backup and storage requirements across ongoing IT projects
• Manage and resolve ServiceNow and Azure DevOps (ADO) tickets
• Respond to service incidents and failures
• Support wider delivery activities when required
• Identify opportunities to improve services and introduce automation

Skills & Experience

We’re looking for someone with:

• Strong experience within IT operations, backup and storage support
• Hands-on experience supporting enterprise backup environments
• Experience with one or more of the following:
• Dell Avamar
• Veritas NetBackup
• IBM Storage Protect / Storage Protect Plus
• Experience with enterprise storage management
• Knowledge of DFS and Robocopy
• Experience working with ServiceNow and/or Azure DevOps
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills
• A proactive approach to service improvement and automation

Essential Requirement

Active SC Clearance or happy to go through the SC clearance process.

If you’re a Backup, Storage or Infrastructure Engineer looking for your next contract opportunity, apply now or get in touch to discuss the role.