Backup Architect (f/m)

Airbus; Toulouse; Sur place; EUR 90 000 - 130 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Profit sharing

Employee stock purchase plan

Health insurance

Upskilling programs

Résumé du poste

Airbus Operations SAS is seeking a Backup Architect to join the DIC public and private cloud team in Toulouse, France. You will drive the strategy, design, and implementation of backup services, ensuring recoverable and regulation-compliant information assets.

The role emphasizes long-term data protection, secure DR architectures, and the evaluation of modern backup technologies across hybrid environments, with strong collaboration across security, operations, and business continuity teams.

Qualifications

• Significant professional experience in IT Infrastructure, with a strong focus on Backup and Recovery Architecture.
• Deep knowledge of Enterprise Backup platforms (Veritas, Cohesity, Veeam) and storage technologies (SAN, NAS, DAS, Object Storage).
• Strong understanding of virtualization platforms, cloud, and container technologies.
• Solid grasp of security strategies including ransomware protection, encryption, and Zero Trust architecture.
• Strong analytical thinking and ability to communicate technical risks to diverse stakeholders.

Responsabilités

• Develop and maintain a long-term data protection strategy and technology roadmap for hybrid, multi-cloud, container, and on-premise environments.
• Lead the technical design of scalable, resilient, and secure Disaster Recovery architectures, ensuring robust failover capabilities.
• Evaluate emerging technologies (immutable backups, air-gapped storage) to modernize the data protection stack and reduce technical debt.
• Drive the automation and orchestration of backup and recovery processes to improve efficiency and minimize human error.
• Act as the technical authority and highest escalation point for complex data recovery failures, bridging operations, security, and business continuity.

Connaissances

Backup architecture

Recovery strategy

Security & Zero Trust

Cloud & multi-cloud

Virtualization

Crisis management

Outils

Veritas

Cohesity

Veeam

SAN

NAS

DAS

Object Storage

Description du poste

Job Description:

Airbus Commercial Aircraft is looking for a Backup Architect (f/m) to join our DIC public and private cloud team based in Toulouse, France.

You will be part of a team developing IT Backup Services, IT Resilience, and Cyber security for Hosting. As part of the DIC public and private cloud team, you will be involved in driving the strategy, design, and implementation of our backup services aiming at securing our critical information assets, ensuring they are recoverable and compliant with regulatory standards.

Your working environment:

Global capital of aeronautics and European capital for space research, Toulouse is a dynamic city in the southwest of France served by an international airport. Ideally located between the Mediterranean sea and the Atlantic ocean and close to the Pyrenees mountains, it offers plenty of options for outdoor activities!

How we care for you:

• Financial rewards: Attractive salary, agreements on success and profit sharing schemes, employee savings plan abounded by Airbus and employee stock purchase plan on a voluntary basis.

• Work / Life Balance: Extra days-off for special occasions, holiday transfer option, a Staff council offering many social, cultural and sport activities and other services.

• Wellbeing / Health: Complementary health insurance coverage (disability, invalidity, death). Depending on the site: health services center, concierge services, gym, carpooling application.

• Individual development: Great upskilling opportunities and development prospects with unlimited access to +10.000 e-learning courses to develop your employability, certifications, expert career path, accelerated development programmes, national and international mobility.
  

At Airbus, we support you to work, connect and collaborate more easily and flexibly. Wherever possible, we foster flexible working arrangements to stimulate innovative thinking.

Your challenges:

• Develop and maintain a long-term data protection strategy and technology roadmap for hybrid, multi-cloud, container, and on-premise environments.

• Lead the technical design of scalable, resilient, and secure Disaster Recovery architectures, ensuring robust failover capabilities.

• Evaluate emerging technologies (immutable backups, air-gapped storage) to continuously modernize the data protection stack and reduce technical debt.

• Drive the automation and orchestration of backup and recovery processes to improve efficiency and minimize the risk of human error.

• Act as the technical authority and highest escalation point for complex data recovery failures, bridging operations, security, and business continuity.

Your boarding pass:

• Significant professional experience in IT Infrastructure, with a strong focus on Backup and Recovery Architecture.

• Deep knowledge of Enterprise Backup platforms (Veritas, Cohesity, Veeam) and storage technologies (SAN, NAS, DAS, Object Storage).

• Strong understanding of virtualization platforms, database backup methodologies, cloud, and container technologies.

• Solid grasp of security strategies including ransomware protection, encryption, and Zero Trust architecture.

• Strong analytical thinking, crisis management skills, and the ability to communicate technical risks effectively to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Not a 100% match? No worries! Airbus supports your personal growth with customized development solutions.

This job requires an awareness of any potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity, as the foundation for the Company’s success, reputation and sustainable growth.

Company:

Airbus Operations SAS

Employment Type:

Permanent

Classe Emploi (France): Classe G13

Experience Level:

Professional

Job Family:

Digital

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At Airbus, we support you to work, connect and collaborate more easily and flexibly. Wherever possible, we foster flexible working arrangements to stimulate innovative thinking.