Data Protection Automation Engineer

Square One Resources; South Yorkshire; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking a Data Protection Automation Engineer for a 4-month contract in Sheffield. The role involves designing automation for data protection services and requires strong Scrum knowledge, DevOps skills, and software development expertise in Python and Bash. Candidates will collaborate with teams and mentor junior staff while ensuring the effective delivery of automation solutions. The position offers a hybrid working model and competitive pay at £525 per day.

Qualifications

• Excellent knowledge of Scrum techniques and artifacts.
• Extensive knowledge of software development languages, including Python and Bash.
• Comprehensive experience in configuration management and orchestration using Redhat Ansible.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to sprints, retrospective meetings and daily stand-ups.
• Work with product owners to handle backlogs and new requests.
• Design, develop, test and support automation for the data protection services.

Skills

Scrum techniques

Python

Bash

Redhat Ansible

Rest API services

GitLab

Jenkins

CloudBees

Jira

Confluence

Veritas NetBackup

Commvault

Job description

Overview

Job Title: Data Protection Automation Engineer
Location: Sheffield - Hybrid 3 x days a week
Salary/Rate: £525 per day inside IR35
Start Date: August 2025
Job Type: 4 month Contract

Company Introduction

We are currently seeking an experienced professional to join our team in the role of Data Protection Automation Engineer. You should have excellent knowledge of the scrum framework, with all its artifacts and techniques. You'll also need the ability to coordinate people and projects with your mind set on deliverables.

Job Responsibilities/Objectives

• Contribute to sprints, retrospective meetings and daily stand-ups
• Work with product owners to handle backlogs and new requests
• Design, develop, test and support automation for the data protection services (NetBackup and CommVault) within the bank.
• Design, develop, test and support reporting and monitoring capabilities for the automation.
• Provide engineering support on the bank's data protection products and their standard usage.
• Undertake product evaluation, new features, and versions.
• Develop clear and comprehensive documentation for all automation produced.
• Mentor less experienced members of staff

Required Skills/Experience

• Excellent knowledge of Scrum techniques and artifacts (such as definition of done, user stories, automated testing, backlog refinement)
• Extensive knowledge of software development languages, including Python, Bash
• Comprehensive experience in configuration management and orchestration using Redhat Ansible
• Proficient in designing, developing, and testing Rest API services.
• Hands on experience in Devops SCM tooling. GitLab
• Competent in Devops CICD tooling. Jenkins., CloudBees
• Skilled in using Devops collaboration tools., Jira., Confluence
• Knowledgeable in Veritas NetBackup and related infrastructure
• Knowledgeable in Commvault and related infrastructure

If you are interested in this opportunity, please apply now with your updated CV in Microsoft Word/PDF format.

Disclaimer
Notwithstanding any guidelines given to level of experience sought, we will consider candidates from outside this range if they can demonstrate the necessary competencies.

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