Backup System Engineer

An exciting opportunity to join our client's team at a European family-owned IT company delivering end-to-end digital solutions, services & consultancy, as a
Backup System Engineer
.

Main objectives

• As a Backup Engineer you will play a critical role in safeguarding the integrity and availability of data for both our Cegeka private cloud and customer environments.
• Your expertise ensures that backup platforms are robust, reliable, and continuously evolving to meet the highest standards of security and operational excellence. By driving innovation, collaborating across international teams, and delivering sustainable solutions, you directly contribute to minimizing risk, maximizing uptime, and supporting the business continuity of our customers.

Responsibilities

• Install, configure and maintain backup and recovery solutions for Cegeka's private cloud and customer environments, ensuring data integrity and availability across diverse platforms.
• Monitor and optimize backup performance, proactively identifying and resolving bottlenecks, failures, or inefficiencies in backup jobs and storage utilization.
• Provide advanced (3rd line) technical support for backup-related incidents and problems, collaborating with senior engineers to troubleshoot complex issues and restore services promptly.
• Participate in internal infrastructure projects aimed at increasing platform maturity, scalability, and resilience, including upgrades, migrations, and integration of new technologies.
• Maintain comprehensive documentation, instructions, and procedures for backup systems, ensuring all operational knowledge is up to date and accessible for the team.
• Define and enforce technical standards and best practices for backup and recovery processes, contributing to the development of sustainable solutions that meet customer expectations and compliance requirements.
• Contribute to the automation of manual backup and recovery tasks to improve operational efficiency and reduce human error.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (e.g., virtual infrastructure, security, networking) to align backup strategies with broader IT and business objectives.
• Participate in a 24-hour on-call rotation (every 5 to 6 weeks), providing rapid response and resolution for critical backup incidents outside regular business hours.

Requirements

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in IT or equivalent experience.
• Strong teamwork skills, initiative, and ability to work independently and accurately.
• Customer-focused mindset and ability to find the best solution to incidents and problems.
• Proven experience in administering and troubleshooting Windows systems.
• Working knowledge of Linux system operations.
• Extensive hands-on experience with the Commvault Backup & Recovery solution.
• Knowledge of EMC (Legato) Networker, Veeam, NetBackup, or other backup technologies is a plus.
• Fluency in English.
• Openness to working weekends and evenings as part of planned (project) tasks.
• Teamwork.

What our client is offering

• 22 working days of annual vacation
• 3 sick days per year (no medical certificate required, not carried over)
• Seniority day added every 3 years in the company
• Up to 6 spare days annually dedicated strictly to training
• Private medical insurance
• Meal tickets worth approx. 121 EUR/month via Edenred card
• Flexible benefits 25 EUR/month (up to 300 EUR/year, tax-free)
• Learning & development budget for certifications and trainings
• Opportunity to work with top clients on impactful projects
• Continuous learning and improvement activities
• Dynamic, international working environment

What is RSight

RSight is a next-generation recruitment solution, committed to the values of fairness, transparency, and human-centric hiring. RSight aims to redefine recruitment-putting people and potential at the heart of every opportunity.

Equal opportunity employer

RSight is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to diversity in the workplace. We encourage all qualified individuals, including those with diverse backgrounds and those with disabilities, to apply.