Infrastructure Backup And Storage Analyst - 6 Months - Warwick(Hybrid) - Inside IR35

Hamilton Barnes; West Midlands; Hybrid; GBP 59,000 - 77,000; Full time

Job summary

Hamilton Barnes is seeking an experienced Infrastructure Backup and Storage Analyst for a 6-month hybrid contract in Warwick, Inside IR35. You will manage and support enterprise backup, recovery and storage infrastructure, ensuring data protection, availability and DR readiness. The role requires hands-on NetBackup, SAN/NAS storage experience and DR testing expertise.

The contract is 6 months with potential extension based on performance; on-site presence is three days per week in Warwick.

Qualifications

• Hands-on Veritas NetBackup administration.
• Storage experience with SAN and NAS.
• Experience with Dell PowerMax storage arrays.
• Experience with HPE StoreOnce backups.
• Ability to perform backup validation and restore testing.
• L2/L3 incident and problem management with root-cause analysis.
• Enterprise data centre experience.

Responsibilities

• Manage and support enterprise backup with Veritas NetBackup, including policies, schedules and retention.
• Configure, monitor and troubleshoot backup and restore operations, resolving failures promptly.
• Run regular backup validation, restore drills and recovery testing, including tape rotation.
• Administer SAN and NAS storage, including provisioning, capacity monitoring, expansion, migration and optimisation.
• Support build and configuration documents for Dell PowerMax 2000 and 8000 storage and HPE StoreOnce and Veritas backup.
• Support disaster recovery planning and business continuity, making sure RTO/RPO targets are met.
• Investigate and resolve incidents, service requests and problems, with root cause analysis and L2/L3 support.
• Keep backup data secure (encryption, access controls) and support audit and compliance.
• Maintain documentation, asset inventory and reporting.

Skills

Veritas NetBackup administration

SAN

NAS

Dell PowerMax

HPE StoreOnce

Disaster recovery

Root cause analysis

Tools

Veritas NetBackup

Dell PowerMax

HPE StoreOnce

Job description

Infrastructure Backup and storage Analyst - 6 months - Warwick(Hybrid) - Inside IR35

We are looking for an experienced Infrastructure Backup and Storage Analyst to manage, monitor and support enterprise backup, recovery and storage infrastructure for a leading UK energy sector organisation. You will protect data, optimise storage, keep disaster recovery ready and keep business-critical systems highly available, in line with company policy and SLAs. The initial contract is 6 months, with extension depending on performance. It is hybrid, with 3 days per week on-site at the Warwick office.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage and support enterprise backup with Veritas NetBackup, including backup policies, schedules and retention
• Configure, monitor and troubleshoot backup and restore operations, resolving failures promptly
• Run regular backup validation, restore drills and recovery testing, including tape rotation
• Administer SAN and NAS storage, including provisioning, capacity monitoring, expansion, migration and optimisation
• Support build and configuration documents for Dell PowerMax 2000 and 8000 storage and HPE StoreOnce and Veritas backup
• Support disaster recovery planning and business continuity, making sure RTO/RPO targets are met
• Investigate and resolve incidents, service requests and problems, with root cause analysis and L2/L3 support
• Keep backup data secure (encryption, access controls) and support audit and compliance
• Maintain documentation, asset inventory and reporting

What You Will Ideally Bring:

• Hands-on Veritas NetBackup administration
• Storage experience: SAN, NAS, Dell PowerMax
• HPE StoreOnce backup appliances
• Backup validation, restore testing and disaster recovery experience
• L2/L3 incident, problem and request handling with root cause analysis
• Enterprise data centre experience

Contract Details:

• Rate: £370 per day (Inside IR35)
• Location: Hybrid in Warwick(3x a week)
• Contract Length: 6-Month Initial Contract - Inside IR35