Storage & Data Protection Engineer

Cognizant; Amsterdam; Hybrid; EUR 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Udemy access

Cognizant Academy

NS business card

25 paid holidays per year

Laptop and smartphone

Technology-driven organization

Open team spirit

International working environment

Job summary

Cognizant Netherlands is seeking a Storage, Backup & Recovery Engineer to manage and optimize enterprise storage environments across Pure Storage, NetApp ONTAP, and Rubrik.

You will ensure high availability, robust backup operations, and restore readiness while collaborating with cross-functional teams in a hybrid work model.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with Pure Storage (FlashArray / FlashBlade) including administration and troubleshooting.
• Strong expertise in NetApp ONTAP (volumes, NFS/SMB, SnapMirror)
• Proficiency in Rubrik (backup policies, job monitoring, restore workflows)
• Solid understanding of storage networking: iSCSI, Fibre Channel, NFS, SMB, S3
• Experience in snapshot management (creation, scheduling, and restoration)
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to work in a hybrid environment and collaborate with distributed teams

Responsibilities

• Troubleshoot platform, latency, and path failures on Pure Storage and NetApp ONTAP environments
• Diagnose and resolve issues related to NFS, SMB, and object storage
• Triage and resolve backup job failures in Rubrik
• Manage recovery operations by determining the appropriate approach (snapshot restore vs. full restore)
• Maintain and continuously update a restore readiness checklist
• Execute restore validation tests and document outcomes
• Ensure optimal performance, availability, and reliability of storage and backup systems
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to support incident resolution and service improvements

Skills

Pure Storage

NetApp ONTAP

Rubrik

Storage networking

NFS

SMB

S3

Snapshot management

Analytical thinking

Job description

Only Candidates holding EU citizenship or a Dutch passport are eligible to apply.

About the role

We are seeking a highly skilled Storage, Backup & Recovery Engineer to join our team in the Netherlands. In this role, you will be responsible for managing, troubleshooting, and optimizing enterprise storage environments, ensuring high availability, performance, and data protection across platforms such as Pure Storage, NetApp ONTAP, and Rubrik.

You will play a critical role in ensuring robust backup and recovery operations, maintaining restore readiness, and driving operational excellence in storage infrastructure.

In this role, you will:

• Troubleshoot platform, latency, and path failures on Pure Storage and NetApp ONTAP environments
• Diagnose and resolve issues related to NFS, SMB, and object storage
• Triage and resolve backup job failures in Rubrik
• Manage recovery operations by determining the appropriate approach (snapshot restore vs. full restore)
• Maintain and continuously update a restore readiness checklist
• Execute restore validation tests and document outcomes
• Ensure optimal performance, availability, and reliability of storage and backup systems
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to support incident resolution and service improvements

Work Model

We believe hybrid work is the way forward as we strive to provide flexibility wherever possible. Based on this role’s business requirements, this is a hybrid position. Regardless of your working arrangement, we support a healthy work-life balance through our wellbeing initiatives.

The working arrangements may evolve depending on client and project requirements.

What you need to have to be considered:

• Hands-on experience with Pure Storage (FlashArray / FlashBlade) including administration and troubleshooting
• Strong expertise in NetApp ONTAP (volumes, NFS/SMB, SnapMirror)
• Proficiency in Rubrik (backup policies, job monitoring, restore workflows)
• Solid understanding of storage networking: iSCSI, Fibre Channel, NFS, SMB, S3
• Experience in snapshot management (creation, scheduling, and restoration)
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to work in a hybrid environment and collaborate with distributed teams

What We Offer

At Cognizant Netherlands, we provide an environment that supports your technical growth and operational excellence:

• Access to Udemy and Cognizant Academy
• NS business card
• 25 paid holidays per year
• Laptop and smartphone
• Technology-driven organization
• Open team spirit
• International working environment

We’re excited to meet professionals who understand the critical nature of identity platforms and can ensure their reliability at scale. Even if you meet most—but not all—requirements, we encourage you to apply.