SC Cleared - Backup engineer

SC Cleared Backup Engineer

Location: Remote with potential travel to Telford as required

Duration: 6 Months with possible extension

Rate: Up to £550 per day via an approved umbrella company

Clearance: Must be willing and eligible to undergo the SC vetting process

We are seeking an experienced SC Cleared Backup Engineer to join a Backup team responsible for the delivery of Managed Service and Project activities across Live, Development and Test environments.

The successful candidate will be responsible for supporting enterprise backup solutions, with a focus on Veritas NetBackup, while contributing to migration and transformation projects. The role will involve both BAU support and project delivery, including occasional out-of-hours work where required.

Key Responsibilities

Provide 2nd and 3rd line support for enterprise backup environments.

Support backup solutions across Live, Development and Test platforms.

Deliver change, project, migration and transformation activities.

Troubleshoot and resolve complex backup and recovery incidents.

Work within established incident and change management processes.

Collaborate with technical teams to ensure service availability and successful project delivery.

Essential Skills & Experience

At least 5-10 years' experience supporting (2nd to 3rd Line) backups of servers and virtual payloads.

Good knowledge of backup and restore technologies.

Experience using and supporting Veritas NetBackup software and storage appliances.

Experience supporting backups within VMware environments.

General knowledge of supporting backups across various server operating systems, including: Windows

Linux (RHEL & SLES)

AIX

Solaris

Strong teamwork and interpersonal communication skills.

Proven problem-solving ability.

Proactive approach to personal workload management.

Awareness of the ITIL Service Management framework, specifically Incident and Change Management.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Backup Engineer to work within a complex enterprise environment, supporting critical backup services while delivering key migration and transformation projects.

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