Full Time | Valencia, Spain or Brindisi, Italy or Remotely within Region 3 (Southern & Eastern Europe)

Location:
Valencia, Spain or Brindisi, Italy or Remotely within Region 3 (Southern & Eastern Europe) Required Technical Skills SCOPE OF WORK:
* Design and implement enterprise storage and backup architectures aligned with business, availability, recovery, capacity, and security requirements.
* Administer and maintain storage arrays, SAN fabrics, and backup platforms, including daily health checks, storage provisioning, host integration, backup client configuration, schedules, retention policies, and replication.
* Plan and execute installations, upgrades, migrations, capacity expansions, and proof-of-concept deployments, including testing, validation, and rollback procedures.
* Monitor and analyze system health, performance, capacity, and backup success; resolve bottlenecks and implement improvements.
* Resolve incidents, problems, and service requests; provide Tier 3 support, lead root-cause analysis, and implement corrective and preventive actions.
* Perform restores and recovery tests, and support disaster-recovery exercises to validate data protection and recovery capabilities.
* Apply security controls, hardening standards, and approved configuration changes in accordance with established policies and change-management procedures.
* Collaborate with vendors and internal teams on maintenance, upgrades, interoperability, and complex issue resolution.
* Develop and maintain tools and scripts to automate storage and backup provisioning, monitoring, reporting, and routine operations.
* Deliver storage and backup projects for the organization and its partner entities, including technical assessments, business cases, project proposals, and operational handover.
* Maintain technical designs, configuration records, runbooks,



and recovery procedures, share knowledge and promote best practices within the team.
* Participate in standby/on-call duties, planned maintenance, and other service-coverage arrangements when required. The resource MUST have the following skills and

experience:
* Minimum 8+ years of relevant IT work experience in managing and configuring enterprise Storage and Backup environments and related services in a complex heterogenous environment
* Extensive hands-on experience in the administration and troubleshooting of block and file storage systems across multiple vendor platforms (e.g., NetApp, Dell PowerStore, Dell ECS systems)
* Excellent knowledge in the installation and administration of Enterprise Backup systems (e.g., DELL Avamar, PPDM, Data Domain, Veeam B&R; and other market leaders in backup solutions)
* Expert-level troubleshooting and problem resolution for storage and backup infrastructures.
* Solid understanding and knowledge of storage technologies (Cisco/Brocade Fabric switches, VSANs, WWPNs, NPIV, multipathing, Fibre channel, iSCSI)
* Strong understanding of data protection, disaster recovery, and best practices in backup and storage management.
* Good understanding and knowledge of networking technologies
* Working Experience in shell scripting and automation tools (e.g., Python, Ansible, Terraform)
* Ability to work under pressure with minimum supervision




* Customer-centric approach to delivery and problem solving
* Good knowledge of ITIL service management methodology The resource SHOULD have the following skills and

experience:
* Experience with Hyper Converged Infrastructure or Software Defined Storage solutions isan advantage
* Good presentation skills and ability to convey complex technical information to non-technical audience
* Experience with service reporting and business analytics
* Experience with cloud storage solutions (e.g., AWS S3, Azure Blob Storage)
* Experience with virtualization technologies (e.g., VMware, Hyper-V)
* Teamwork: Builds effective relationships and resolves conflicts constructively.
* Respecting and promoting individual and cultural differences: Demonstrates the ability to work constructively with people of all backgrounds and orientations. Respects differences and ensures that all can contribute.
* Knowing and managing yourself: Manages ambiguity and pressure in a self-reflective way. Uses criticism as a development opportunity. Seeks opportunities for continuous learning and professional growth.
* Producing results: Produces and delivers quality results. Is action oriented and committed to achieving outcomes
* Moving forward in a changing environment: Is open to and proposes new approaches and ideas. Adapts and responds positively to change. Relevant certifications related to abovementioned virtualization solutions are highly desirable:
* Industry-recognized certifications in Storage, Backup, or Cloud Technologies.
* Certifications in any programming language or scripting framework (e.g., Python, Ansible, PowerShell).
* ITIL, ISO20000, PRINCE2 certifications Teleworking Option: Yes, up to 5 days per week. On-call

requirements:
One week per mo

📌 Storage & Backup Engineer (Valencia)
🏢 United ITs
📍 Valencia