IT Backup Specialist (all genders)

🚀 Challenge the Impossible​ ​

About Beyond Gravity

Headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland, Beyond Gravity is not your typical space company. We're a unique blend of agility, speed, and innovation, fusing a start-up mindset with decades of industry expertise and a track record of 100% mission success. Our dynamic team of over 1800 professionals, spread across 14 locations in seven countries, is dedicated to pushing the boundaries of what is technically feasible. We're not just building crucial products for the satellites, launchers and semiconductor industry, we’re helping to improve life on earth.

Your crew

We are seeking an experienced IT Enterprise Backup and Storage Expert to join our dynamic IT infrastructure team.  The ideal candidate will possess specialized skills in setting up, configuring, and managing backup appliances and storage appliances at an enterprise level. The role will focus on maintaining global backup processes, ensuring high availability, disaster recovery, and efficient data management across the enterprise. 
Experience with Commvault or Veeam backup technologies and enterprise storage platforms like NetApp, Dell, or Nutanix is highly preferred.
 
Your Mission
1.    Backup Appliances Management:
-Design, implement, and manage backup infrastructure across the enterprise.
-Install and configure backup solutions using Commvault or Veeam, ensuring comprehensive backup coverage for all systems, applications, and databases.
-Develop and maintain global backup policies, ensuring consistency, security, and compliance with data retention requirements.
-Regularly monitor backup performance, troubleshoot issues, and ensure successful backup operations across the enterprise.
-Perform routine testing of backup data restores to validate the effectiveness of backup processes.
-Work with business units to identify and support critical data backup requirements.
-Automate backup processes and provide periodic reporting and performance metrics.

2.    Enterprise Storage Appliances Management:
-Install, configure, and manage enterprise storage appliances, including NetApp, Dell EMC, and Nutanix systems.
-Ensure high availability and scalability for storage environments across the enterprise.
-Manage data replication and snapshot technologies to support disaster recovery and business continuity.
-Design and implement storage solutions that align with the organization’s needs for performance, availability, and cost efficiency.
-Develop, implement, and regularly test disaster recovery plans for storage systems, ensuring the availability of data in the event of failure.
-Monitor storage usage and capacity and provide forecasts for future storage requirements.

3.    High Availability and Disaster Recovery:
-Design and implement high availability (HA) and disaster recovery (DR) solutions for both backup and storage systems.
-Ensure the backup and storage environments meet enterprise recovery point objectives (RPO) and recovery time objectives (RTO).
-Regularly test failover and failback procedures to ensure minimal downtime in the event of a disaster.
-Collaborate with other IT teams to ensure seamless integration of backup and storage solutions with existing enterprise infrastructure.

4.    Policy and Process Development:
-Develop and enforce data protection policies in alignment with regulatory standards (e.g., GDPR, HIPAA).
-Work with compliance teams to ensure backup and storage solutions meet internal and external audit requirements.
-Continuously review and optimize backup and storage processes to improve efficiency, reduce costs, and enhance data protection.

5.    Cross-Department Collaboration:
-Collaborate with other IT departments to ensure seamless backup and storage integration with other enterprise systems (e.g., databases, virtual environments, cloud).
-Work with development and operations teams to understand backup requirements for new systems or projects and implement solutions accordingly.

Your Story
-Proven expertise in configuring and managing enterprise backup appliances with Commvault and/or Veeam technologies.
-Solid experience with enterprise storage solutions, including NetApp, Dell EMC, and Nutanix.
-In-depth understanding of storage technologies, including block and file-level storage, SAN, NAS, and object storage.
-Strong knowledge of high availability (HA) and disaster recovery (DR) concepts, solutions, and best practices.
-Familiarity with cloud backup solutions and hybrid cloud environments.
-Proficient in scripting (PowerShell, Python, or Bash) for automation of backup and storage tasks.
-Experience in managing large-scale backup and storage environments, including monitoring, troubleshooting, and performance tuning.

•    Certifications:
-Relevant certifications in Commvault (e.g., Commvault Certified Professional), Veeam (e.g., Veeam Certified Engineer), and storage technologies (e.g., NetApp Certified Data Administrator, Dell EMC Proven Professional) are preferred.
-ITIL or other IT service management certifications are a plus.

•    Experience:
-5+ years of experience in enterprise backup and storage management, with a focus on backup appliances and storage platforms.
-Strong experience in managing enterprise-level disaster recovery and high availability solutions.
-Demonstrated ability to design and implement backup and storage solutions that meet business needs and technical requirements.
-Experience working in a global or multi-site environment.
-Knowledge of virtualization platforms such as Nutanix HCI, VMware, Hyper-V, or Kubernetes.
-Familiarity with cloud storage solutions and hybrid-cloud backup strategies

•    Soft Skills:
-Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
-Excellent communication skills, with the ability to work across teams and explain technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
-Ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment.
-Strong collaboration skills, with a customer-focused mindset.
 
Why Beyond Gravity?

-You will be a part of an engaged team with the ambition to innovate space!
-You will work in a growing high-tech company with career opportunities within the location or internationally.
-In Lisbon we have a down-to-earth culture, experienced and competent employees and a versatile management team. We offer a hybrid work situation and flexible hours to match your rhythm.
-We have moved to our brand-new office.
-We have a canteen, free parking spots in our garage and great access to our office either by car or public transports.
-We have a competitive salary, meal allowance, health insurance and much more.

🌌Are you ready for lift-off?​

Our core values - Passionate, Together, and Curious - transform challenges into opportunities. Embark on a journey to transcend the ordinary with us. Propel your career to new heights by applying before 03/02/2025. We‘re actively reviewing candidates and will promptly select the ideal fit for our team.​

For questions regarding the position, please contact: ​Michele Vese |  | michele.vese@beyondgravity.com 
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For questions regarding the recruitment process, please contact: ​Mari Vargas |  | mari.vargas@beyondgravity.com 

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Beyond Gravity is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We welcome and encourage applications from all qualified individuals, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, gender, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other legally protected categories.​

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Applications by e-mail cannot be considered. We do not accept dossiers from recruitment agencies for this position.