Storage & Backup Architect

Cognizant; Helsinki; On-site; EUR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Cognizant in Finland is seeking a Storage & Backup Architect (d/f/m) to define enterprise storage, backup, recovery and DR architecture for on‑premises, hybrid and cloud environments.

The role requires 12‑15+ years of hands-on experience in enterprise infrastructure, with strong SAN/NAS/object storage, backup and DR design, and governance. You will collaborate with stakeholders across IT to ensure resilient, secure data services for the client in Finland.

Qualifications

• 12-15+ years of hands-on experience as a Storage & Backup Architect or equivalent within enterprise infrastructure environments.
• Strong working knowledge of SAN, NAS, object and cloud storage and backup platforms.
• Demonstrated experience in replication, backup, recovery and disaster recovery design.

Responsibilities

• Define storage and backup strategy, standards, target architecture, and technology roadmaps.
• Design SAN, NAS, object, software-defined, archival, and cloud storage solutions.
• Design backup and recovery services using platforms such as Veeam, NetBackup, and Azure Recovery Services.
• Develop recovery patterns, RPO/RTO alignment, replication, business continuity, and DR execution approaches.
• Lead data centre migration, storage modernisation, platform consolidation, and lifecycle initiatives.
• Perform capacity planning, performance optimisation, resilience assessment, and cost optimisation.
• Embed encryption, access control, data protection, retention, and GDPR-aligned compliance controls.
• Provide architecture governance, vendor coordination, technical workshops, and operational handover documentation.

Skills

Storage architecture

Backup architecture

SAN

NAS

Cloud storage

DR design

Tools

Veeam

NetBackup

Azure Recovery Services

Job description

Storage & Backup Architect (d/f/m)

Permanent Employment – Finland

As a Storage & Backup Architect, you will define enterprise storage, backup, recovery, and disaster recovery architecture for on-premises, hybrid, and cloud environments. This is an Architect-level position requiring 12-15+ years of relevant experience, supporting our client's infrastructure and digital workplace services in Finland.

About Cognizant

Cognizant (Nasdaq-100:CTSH) is one of the world's leading professional services companies, transforming clients' business, operating and technology models for the digital era. Our unique industry-based, consultative approach helps clients envision, build and run more innovative and efficient businesses. Headquartered in the U.S., Cognizant is ranked 194 on the Fortune 500 and is consistently listed among the most admired companies in the world. Learn how Cognizant helps clients lead with digital at www.cognizant.com or follow us @Cognizant.

About The Team / Business Unit

This role sits within our client's Infrastructure and Digital Workplace Services organisation, delivered by Cognizant as part of an updated enterprise support model. The team is responsible for the Storage, Backup & Data Resilience tower, working closely with security, service management, and business stakeholders to keep the client's technology estate resilient, secure, and future-ready across Finland.

About You

You bring deep expertise across SAN, NAS, and cloud storage platforms, along with backup, replication, and disaster recovery design. You are experienced in leading data centre migration and storage modernisation initiatives, and comfortable engaging with vendors and stakeholders on architecture governance.

Your Key Result Areas

• Define storage and backup strategy, standards, target architecture, and technology roadmaps.
• Design SAN, NAS, object, software-defined, archival, and cloud storage solutions.
• Design backup and recovery services using platforms such as Veeam, NetBackup, and Azure Recovery Services.
• Develop recovery patterns, RPO/RTO alignment, replication, business continuity, and DR execution approaches.
• Lead data centre migration, storage modernisation, platform consolidation, and lifecycle initiatives.
• Perform capacity planning, performance optimisation, resilience assessment, and cost optimisation.
• Embed encryption, access control, data protection, retention, and GDPR-aligned compliance controls.
• Provide architecture governance, vendor coordination, technical workshops, and operational handover documentation.

Must Haves

Required & nice to have Skills:

• 12-15+ years of hands-on experience as a Storage & Backup Architect (or equivalent Architect role) within enterprise infrastructure environments.
• Strong working knowledge of SAN, NAS, object and cloud storage and Veeam, NetBackup, Azure Recovery Services.
• Demonstrated experience in Replication, backup, recovery and DR.
• Working knowledge of Azure hybrid environments.
• Ability to work within enterprise change, incident, problem, security, audit, and service management (ITSM) controls.
• Strong ownership, analytical troubleshooting, stakeholder communication, and documentation discipline.

Nice to Have/ Your chance to grow

• Dell EMC or NetApp storage certification
• Veeam or NetBackup certification
• Relevant Azure certification
• ITIL Foundation
• Opportunity to broaden exposure across Encryption, data protection and compliance and continuous improvement initiatives within the account.