Backup Engineer - SC Cleared & DV Eligible

LA International; Stevenage; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

LA International is seeking a senior Backup Engineer in the Stevenage area to provide 2nd and 3rd line backup support for enterprise environments. The role demands hands-on Veritas NetBackup expertise, VMware, and cross-platform administration.

Candidates must hold active SC clearance (DV an advantage) and be willing to work outside normal hours. The successful applicant will drive restoration, migrations, and incident/change processes within ITIL governance.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience supporting enterprise backup environments at 2nd and 3rd Line level.
• Strong experience backing up and restoring physical servers and virtual workloads.
• Strong knowledge of enterprise backup and restore technologies.
• Strong hands-on Veritas NetBackup experience.
• Experience supporting Veritas NetBackup software and storage appliances.
• Experience supporting backups within VMware environments.
• Experience delivering backup migration or transformation activities.
• Experience supporting backups across Windows and Linux, including RHEL and SLES.
• Knowledge of AIX and Solaris backup environments.
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
• Good understanding of ITIL Service Management, particularly Incident and Change Management.
• Strong teamwork and interpersonal communication skills.
• Proactive approach to workload management and technical problem resolution.

Responsibilities

• Provide 2nd and 3rd Line support for enterprise backup and restore environments.
• Support backups across physical servers and virtual workloads.
• Administer, maintain and troubleshoot Veritas NetBackup software and storage appliances.
• Support backup and restore operations within VMware environments.
• Deliver backup migration and transformation activities across Live, Development and Test environments.
• Diagnose backup failures, restore issues and other complex technical problems.
• Support backup services across Windows, Linux, AIX and Solaris operating systems.
• Perform backup restoration activities and ensure successful recovery of protected workloads.
• Deliver technical changes in line with established ITIL Incident and Change Management processes.
• Support ongoing Managed Service activities and project delivery.
• Work closely with technical teams to resolve backup and infrastructure-related issues.
• Support planned out-of-hours migration, transformation and project activities where required.

Skills

2nd/3rd line

Veritas NetBackup

VMware environments

Windows

Linux

AIX

Solaris

Troubleshooting

ITIL Incident Management

ITIL Change Management

Teamwork

Tools

NetBackup Appliances

VMware

Windows Server

Linux

AIX

Solaris

Job description

Backup Engineer

Must have an Active SC Clearance as a minimum

An Active DV Clearance would be an advantage but must be willing to undergo once started

This senior-level position requires strong hands-on enterprise backup experience and flexibility to support project activities outside standard working hours when required.

Backup Engineer Responsibilities

• Provide 2nd and 3rd Line support for enterprise backup and restore environments.
• Support backups across physical servers and virtual workloads.
• Administer, maintain and troubleshoot Veritas NetBackup software and storage appliances.
• Support backup and restore operations within VMware environments.
• Deliver backup migration and transformation activities across Live, Development and Test environments.
• Diagnose backup failures, restore issues and other complex technical problems.
• Support backup services across Windows, Linux, AIX and Solaris operating systems.
• Perform backup restoration activities and ensure successful recovery of protected workloads.
• Deliver technical changes in line with established ITIL Incident and Change Management processes.
• Support ongoing Managed Service activities and project delivery.
• Work closely with technical teams to resolve backup and infrastructure-related issues.
• Support planned out-of-hours migration, transformation and project activities where required.

Backup Engineer Skills and Experience

• Extensive experience supporting enterprise backup environments at 2nd and 3rd Line level.
• Strong experience backing up and restoring physical servers and virtual workloads.
• Strong knowledge of enterprise backup and restore technologies.
• Strong hands-on Veritas NetBackup experience.
• Experience supporting Veritas NetBackup software and storage appliances.
• Experience supporting backups within VMware environments.
• Experience delivering backup migration or transformation activities.
• Experience supporting backups across Windows and Linux, including RHEL and SLES.
• Knowledge of AIX and Solaris backup environments.
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
• Good understanding of ITIL Service Management, particularly Incident and Change Management.
• Strong teamwork and interpersonal communication skills.
• Proactive approach to workload management and technical problem resolution.

Due to the nature and urgency of this post, candidates holding or who have held high level security clearance in the past are most welcome to apply. Please note successful applicants will be required to be security cleared prior to appointment which can take a minimum 10 weeks.

LA International is an award-winning partner of choice for many of the world’s most influential companies and government organisations. Holding Enhanced Government Security Accreditation, we are recognised as the European market leader in the delivery of Security Cleared talent to organisations that demand the very highest levels of security, compliance and assurance.

An award-winning organisation, having secured the prestigious Queens Award for Enterprise: International Trade over multiple years. We are committed to fostering an inclusive, equitable and accessible workplace where everyone feels valued and supported. We welcome applications from all individuals, regardless of background or identity, and we encourage candidates who may not meet every listed requirement to still apply. If you require any adjustments or support during the recruitment process, please let us know and we will work with you to ensure a fair and accessible experience.

Due to high volume of applications, only shortlisted CVs will be contacted.

Please Note: If a high volume of applications is received, only candidates shortlisted will be contacted.