Cloud Data Protection & Backup Engineer

Al Futtaim Private Company LLC; Dubai; On-site; AED 400,000 - 640,000; Full time

Job summary

Al-Futtaim Group in Dubai is seeking a Data Protection Engineer to safeguard backup platforms across cloud and on‑prem environments. You will manage global backup operations, ensure regulatory compliance, and drive modernization of backup systems to support business continuity.

The role covers life cycle management of NetBackup, testing backups, enforcing retention policies, and collaborating with vendors and stakeholders to implement best practices.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with enterprise backup and recovery across cloud and on-prem environments.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and manage backup and recovery solutions ensuring compliance with data protection standards.
• Engage with vendors for health checks and best-practice recommendations.
• Modernize cloud backup platforms to cover modern workloads.
• Standardize backup solutions across regions to improve efficiency.
• Manage lifecycle of NetBackup platform including hardware and software.
• Prepare upgrade plans for master and media servers.

Skills

Backup & recovery

Azure AKS backups

Disaster recovery

Regulatory compliance

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT/Engineering

Tools

Cohesity

Veritas NetBackup

Veeam

Job description

Al-Futtaim Group in Dubai is seeking a Data Protection Engineer to safeguard backup platforms across cloud and on‑prem environments. You will manage global backup operations, ensure regulatory compliance, and drive modernization of backup systems to support business continuity.

The role covers life cycle management of NetBackup, testing backups, enforcing retention policies, and collaborating with vendors and stakeholders to implement best practices.