Infrastructure Senior Storage and Data Protection Engineer

Robert Walters; London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A financial services provider in London is seeking an experienced Storage & Data Protection Engineer to ensure operational stability of enterprise storage and data protection infrastructure. This role involves managing backup systems, optimising environments, and supporting disaster recovery plans. Ideal candidates will have a deep understanding of storage technologies and strong troubleshooting skills, with a focus on collaboration across global teams.

Qualifications

• Strong experience with enterprise storage and backup technologies.
• Solid understanding of networking and virtualisation.
• Excellent communication and troubleshooting skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage and maintain enterprise storage and backup systems.
• Monitor and optimise storage and data protection environments.
• Support business continuity and disaster recovery readiness.

Skills

Enterprise storage and backup technologies

Networking

Virtualisation

Data centre operations

Communication skills

Troubleshooting skills

Tools

NetApp

Dell PowerMax/PowerStore

Rubrik

PowerShell

Job description

Overview

Sumitomo Mitsui Finance Dublin Limited (SMFD) is a wholly owned subsidiary of SMBC and is growing rapidly as a Centre of Excellence for the bank's universal banking business across EMEA. It provides a range of technology and operational support services, aligned to SMBC's growth, innovation, and transformation strategies.

Role Summary

My client is looking for an experienced Storage & Data Protection Engineer (Assistant Vice President) to join our Platform Engineering team. This is a key role at the centre of implementing strategic change within the Infrastructure space.

Responsibilities

• Managing and maintaining enterprise storage and backup systems, ensuring high availability, performance, and data integrity across a global infrastructure.
• Monitoring, troubleshooting, and optimising storage and data protection environments, including proactive incident response and lifecycle management of hardware and software.
• Collaborating with cross-functional IT teams and vendors to implement new solutions, support business continuity and disaster recovery plans, and ensure compliance with security and operational standards.

Position Description / What you will do

This role has been created to ensure the operational stability, resilience, and lifecycle management of the organisation's enterprise storage and data protection infrastructure. It supports business continuity, disaster recovery, and secure data management across a global IT estate. The role will engage with stakeholders including infrastructure and platform teams, application owners, IT operations, and external vendors.

• Manage and maintain enterprise storage and backup systems, ensuring high availability and performance.
• Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimise storage and data protection environments, including proactive incident response and lifecycle management.
• Support business continuity and disaster recovery readiness across global data centres.
• Collaborate with global IT teams and vendors to implement new solutions and maintain operational standards.
• Maintain technical documentation and integrate automation where appropriate.

Qualifications

• Strong experience with enterprise storage and backup technologies (e.g. NetApp, Dell PowerMax/PowerStore, Rubrik).
• Solid understanding of networking, virtualisation, and data centre operations.
• Hands-on experience in managing hardware/software lifecycles and patching schedules.
• Excellent communication and troubleshooting skills, with the ability to work across global teams.

Desirable

• Knowledge of scripting or automation tools (e.g. PowerShell, APIs).
• Experience working in regulated, process-driven environments.
• Familiarity with enterprise server/storage hardware and cloud-based backup solutions.

How to apply

If the above role is of interest please apply to this ad or call me on 0207 509 8040 or email me on [e-mail] for more info.

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