Senior Technology Engineer, Backup & Storage

About the Role Our client, a leading Middle East banking group, is looking for a Senior Technology Engineer to own the engineering lifecycle of its backup, storage, and cyber recovery platforms. You will design, build, automate, and run a standardised stack of infrastructure products used across the organisation. The environment is high availability, high transaction volume, and globally distributed, so resilience and recoverability are non-negotiable. The role sits in a matrix structure, reporting to the head of the infrastructure engineering function while working within a platform squad that drives delivery across design, development, implementation, standardisation, automation, and capacity planning. The ideal candidate is a T-shaped engineer: deep in Linux and data protection, broad enough to move across DevOps, cloud, and virtualisation as projects require. Key Responsibilities Data Protection and Cyber Recovery Design, implement, and maintain enterprise backup and recovery solutions across on-premise, virtualised, and cloud workloads Build and operate cyber recovery capabilities, including isolated recovery vaults, immutable backups, air-gapped copies, and ransomware recovery testing Define and enforce backup policies, retention schedules, and RPO/RTO targets aligned with regulatory and business requirements Run regular restore and DR drills, and document recoverability evidence for audit Manage storage capacity planning, performance tuning, and lifecycle of storage and backup infrastructure Technology Engineering Act as the Linux subject matter expert, covering hardening, patching, and OS compliance against security baselines Automate deployment, configuration, and backup operations using Infrastructure as Code and configuration management tools Manage virtualisation environments and their integration with backup platforms Troubleshoot and resolve infrastructure, storage, and application issues with development and operations teams Configure compute, storage, and networking services on Azure, AWS, or OCI, including cloud native backup Delivery Own projects from inception to production, covering design, build, test, handover, and BAU support Apply DevOps, SRE, IaC, and 12 Factor principles to infrastructure delivery Integrate platform components into CI/CD pipelines Contribute to technology stack reduction and platform cost optimisation targets Handle BAU incidents and root cause analysis for backup failures and storage issues Stakeholder Management Work with the wider infrastructure team to keep deliverables consistent across platforms Collaborate with the security function to align with security standards and contribute to design forums Communicate clearly with technical and non-technical stakeholders, and manage expectations under pressure Requirements Essential Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, IT, Engineering, or related field 10+ years in infrastructure engineering or operations, with at least 3 years in a similar senior role Strong hands-on experience with enterprise data protection platforms such as Commvault, Veritas NetBackup, Dell PowerProtect / Avamar / Data Domain, Veeam, Rubrik, or Cohesity Practical experience with cyber recovery solutions such as vault architectures and immutable storage Expert Linux administration (RHEL, Oracle Linux, or similar) Solid understanding of enterprise storage (SAN, NAS, object storage) Experience with virtualisation technologies, ideally VMware Infrastructure as Code experience, preferably Terraform, plus configuration management with Ansible or similar Exposure to Kubernetes or OpenShift and backup of containerised workloads Experience with CI/CD pipelines and integrations Hands-on configuration of public cloud services on Azure, AWS, or OCI Experience in large, complex enterprises with high availability requirements, ideally banking or financial services Desirable Certifications such as Commvault Professional, Veritas NetBackup, Dell Data Protection, RHCE, VMware VCP, CKA, or Azure/AWS associate level Knowledge of banking regulatory requirements around data retention and resilience Scripting in Python, Bash, or PowerShell Behavioural Competencies Self-starter with strong initiative Calm and methodical under pressure, especially during incidents and recovery events Pragmatic and outcome focused Willing to learn and adopt new technologies Clear, structured communicator