Storage & Backup Engineer

act digital EMEA - Alter Solutions; Valencia; On-site; EUR 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

act digital is seeking an experienced Storage & Backup Specialist to join a team of experts in storage and backup. You will design and implement enterprise storage architectures and manage SAN fabrics, backup platforms, and replication, while ensuring security and compliance.

Responsibilities include installations, upgrades, capacity planning, performance monitoring, incident resolution, and disaster-recovery testing. Strong scripting and ITIL knowledge are essential for success.

Qualifications

• It diploma and industry certifications in Storage, Backup, or Cloud tech.
• Certifications in Python/Ansible/PowerShell.
• ITIL, ISO20000, PRINCE2 certifications.
• 8+ years of IT experience in enterprise Storage & Backup.
• Hands-on with NetApp, Dell PowerStore, Dell ECS storage.
• Expert troubleshooting for storage and backup infrastructure.
• Knowledge of Cisco/Brocade Fabric switches, VSANs, Fibre Channel.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement enterprise storage and backup architectures aligned with business requirements.
• Administer storage arrays, SAN fabrics, and backup platforms with daily health checks and policy management.
• Plan installations, upgrades, migrations, and capacity expansions with testing and rollback testing.
• Monitor system health, performance, capacity, and backup success; resolve bottlenecks.
• Provide Tier 3 support, lead root-cause analysis, and implement corrective actions.
• Perform restores and disaster-recovery tests and support DR exercises.
• Develop automation tools/scripts to provision, monitor, and report storage/backup tasks.

Skills

Storage & Backup administration

Block & file storage troubleshooting

Networking basics

Scripting (Python/Ansible)

Shell scripting

Disaster recovery planning

On-call / under pressure

Customer-centric delivery

ITIL service management

Education

IT diploma

Job description

act digital is an international consulting and engineering group that supports its clients in their digital transformation projects.

Present in 12 countries and with more than 7,000 employees, we leverage our expertise to address their challenges in software development, cybersecurity, data, cloud, and AI.

Our ambition: to become the trusted technology partner of the most innovative companies, by designing and securing systems that enhance their performance and resilience.

Joining act digital means becoming part of an agile and committed organization that works closely with its clients to turn ideas into concrete results, with pragmatism and high standards.

Job Description

You will join our team of experts in storage and backup.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Design and implement enterprise storage and backup architectures aligned with business, availability, recovery, capacity, and security requirements.
• Administer and maintain storage arrays, SAN fabrics, and backup platforms, including daily health checks, storage provisioning, host integration, backup client configuration, schedules, retention policies, and replication.
• Plan and execute installations, upgrades, migrations, capacity expansions, and proof-ofconcept deployments, including testing, validation, and rollback procedures.
• Monitor and analyze system health, performance, capacity, and backup success; resolve bottlenecks and implement improvements.
• Resolve incidents, problems, and service requests; provide Tier 3 support, lead root-cause analysis, and implement corrective and preventive actions.
• Perform restores and recovery tests, and support disaster-recovery exercises to validate data protection and recovery capabilities.
• Apply security controls, hardening standards, and approved configuration changes in accordance with established policies and change-management procedures.
• Collaborate with vendors and internal teams on maintenance, upgrades, interoperability, and complex issue resolution.
• Develop and maintain tools and scripts to automate storage and backup provisioning, monitoring, reporting, and routine operations.
• Deliver storage and backup projects for the organization and its partner entities, including technical assessments, business cases, project proposals, and operational handover.
• Maintain technical designs, configuration records, runbooks, and recovery procedures; share knowledge and promote best practices within the team.
• Participate in standby/on-call duties, planned maintenance, and other service-coverage arrangements when required.

Profile / Requirements

What profile are we looking for this position:

Must-have skills

• IT diploma
• Industry-recognized certifications in Storage, Backup, or Cloud Technologies.
• Certifications in any programming language or scripting framework (e.g., Python, Ansible, PowerShell).
• ITIL, ISO20000, PRINCE2 certifications
• Minimum 8+ years of relevant IT work experience in managing and configuring enterprise Storage and Backup environments and related services in a complex heterogenous environment
• Extensive hands-on experience in the administration and troubleshooting of block and file storage systems across multiple vendor platforms (e.g., NetApp, Dell PowerStore, Dell ECS systems)
• Excellent knowledge in the installation and administration of Enterprise Backup systems (e.g., DELL Avamar, PPDM, Data Domain, Veeam B&R and other market leaders in backup solutions)
• Expert-level troubleshooting and problem resolution for storage and backup infrastructures.
• Solid understanding and knowledge of storage technologies (Cisco/Brocade Fabric switches, VSANs, WWPNs, NPIV, multipathing, Fibre channel, iSCSI)
• Strong understanding of data protection, disaster recovery, and best practices in backup and storage management.
• Good understanding and knowledge of networking technologies
• Working Experience in shell scripting and automation tools (e.g., Python, Ansible, Terraform)
• Ability to work under pressure with minimum supervision
• Customer-centric approach to delivery and problem solving
• Good knowledge of ITIL service management methodology

Nice to have

• Experience with Hyper Converged Infrastructure or Software Defined Storage solutions is an advantage
• Good presentation skills and ability to convey complex technical information to nontechnical audience
• Experience with service reporting and business analytics
• Experience with cloud storage solutions (e.g., AWS S3, Azure Blob Storage)
• Experience with virtualization technologies (e.g., VMware, Hyper-V)