Backup, DR & Migration Consultant

VE3; Maidenhead; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

VE3 is a technology and business consultancy based in Maidenhead, United Kingdom. We are seeking a Backup, DR & Migration Consultant for a contract/freelance engagement to assess and design a resilient, vendor-neutral backup, catalogues and disaster recovery capability.

The role involves migration planning for multi-petabyte estates within tight data-centre constraints and a fixed vendor-support deadline. Key responsibilities include designing a vendor-neutral target backup/DR capability,

Qualifications

• Extensive backup, recovery and DR design experience at scale.
• Hands-on with Dell NetWorker and Data Domain / PowerProtect, plus modern alternatives (Veeam, Cohesity, Rubrik, Commvault).
• Immutable and air-gapped backup and ransomware-resilient design.
• DR architecture – replication, failover, and RTO/RPO definition and testing.
• Large-scale multi-PB data migration planning and execution.
• Data-centre transition with space, power and cooling considerations.
• Strong risk management, planning, and documentation; workshop facilitation and stakeholder engagement.
• Migration tooling at scale (e.g. Datadobi, Komprise, Cirata/WANdisco).
• Vendor-neutral procurement specifications.

Responsibilities

• Assess current backup/recovery and DR configurations and capacity.
• Design a vendor-neutral target backup/DR capability with immutable copies.
• Define RTO/RPO targets per workload and plan DR replication and tests.
• Develop migration/transition strategy with phased, wave-based approach.
• Contribute requirements and risks to registers; facilitate workshops with stakeholders.
• Contribute to design-phase estimates and roadmaps for the Discovery gate.

Skills

Enterprise backup design

DR strategy

Stakeholder engagement

Risk assessment

Non-disruptive migration planning

Workshop facilitation

vendor-neutral design?

Tools

Dell NetWorker

Data Domain

PowerProtect

Veeam

Cohesity

Rubrik

Commvault

Datadobi

Komprise

Cirata/WANdisco

Job description

Maidenhead, United Kingdom | Posted on 13/08/2026

VE3 is a technology and business consultancyfocused on delivering end-to-end technology solutions and products. We havesuccessfully serviced enterprises across multiple markets, including the publicand private sectors. Our services span all aspects of business, providing aholistic approach to managing an organization. We are committed to providingtechnical innovations and tools that empower organizations with criticalinformation to facilitate decision-making that results in businesstransformation through cost savings and increased operational efficiency. Ourcommitment to quality is adopted throughout the organization and sets thefoundation for delivering our full suite of capabilities.

Job Description

Job Title: Backup, DR & Migration Consultant

Experience: 5+ years

Job Type: Contract/Freelance

Assess and design a resilient, vendor-neutral backup, catalogue and DR capability independent of the incumbent Dell Networker/Data Domain, and define the migration and transition approach for a safe, phased move of a multi-petabyte estate within the fixed vendor-support deadline and the client's data-centre space constraints.

Requirements

Key responsibilities

• Assess current backup/recovery and DR – Networker configuration and catalogues, Data Domain capacity/dedupe and retention, success/failure rates, replication topology and RTO/RPO.
  
• Design a vendor-neutral target backup & DR capability independent of Data Domain/Networker, incorporating immutable/air-gapped copies and ransomware resilience.
  
• Define RTO/RPO targets per workload with client owners; design the DR replication and test approach.
  
• Develop the migration & transition strategy – phased, wave-based, respecting data-centre space, power and cooling constraints; sequencing by criticality; non-disruptive cutover; pilot validation; rollback; and legacy decommissioning once each wave is verified.
  
• Contribute backup, DR and migration requirements and risks to the registers; facilitate workshops with the backup/DR owner, infrastructure and service owners.
  
• Contribute to the costed design-phase estimate and roadmap for the Discovery gate.
  

Deliverables owned

• Current-state assessment for WS3 and WS5.
  
• Backup/DR and migration content of the Requirements Register and Risk Register.
  
• Target backup & DR design and the migration strategy & roadmap – design phase.
  
• Input to the Discovery Report and the design-phase estimate & plan.
  

Essential skills & experience

• Extensive enterprise backup, recovery and DR design experience at scale.
  
• Hands-on with Dell Networker and Data Domain / PowerProtect (or directly comparable), plus modern alternatives (e.g. Veeam, Cohesity, Rubrik, Commvault) – assessed vendor-neutrally.
  
• Immutable and air-gapped backup and ransomware-resilient design.
  
• DR architecture – replication, failover, and RTO/RPO definition and testing.
  
• Large-scale (multi-PB) data migration planning and execution – phased/wave approaches, non-disruptive cutover, rollback and decommissioning.
  
• Data-centre transition/consolidation experience and awareness of physical space, power and cooling constraints.
  
• Strong risk management, planning and documentation; confident workshop facilitation and stakeholder engagement.
  
• Higher-education or public-sector environments; research-data retention.
  
• Migration tooling at scale (e.g. Datadobi, Komprise, Cirata/WANdisco, or vendor migration utilities).
  
• Contributing to vendor-neutral procurement specifications.
  

Certifications (desirable)

• Dell certifications (Networker, PowerProtect Data Domain).
  
• ITIL; a project method such as PRINCE2, PMP or Agile for migration planning.
  

Behaviours

• Methodical and risk-aware, with a safety-first approach to migration and cutover.
  
• Vendor-neutral; clear communicator and strong on-site collaborator.