Senior System Administrator - Backup & Recovery

At WATA Factory, we’re looking for a Senior System Administrator - Backup & Recovery to join our IT team and take on a key role in protecting, ensuring availability, and evolving our systems within a hybrid and distributed environment.You will work closely with another senior profile, combining day?to?day operations with a strategic, long?term perspective.If you enjoy taking responsibility for critical infrastructure, working in stable environments, and balancing operational tasks with continuous improvement and technological evolution, we’d love to meet you.YOUR TASKS- Operate, secure, and continuously evolve the global backup, recovery, and archiving infrastructure, ensuring data integrity, business continuity, and high security standards- Approximate workload distribution: **% operations and **% strategy and continuous improvement- Operation, maintenance, and evolution of global backup, recovery, and archiving infrastructure in hybrid environments (on?premise and cloud)- Administration of servers and operating systems, including deployments, updates, hardening, and maintenance- Monitoring backup execution, analysing incidents, and performing data recovery when required- Analysis of errors in backup processes, data incidents, and execution of corrective actions- Definition and management of data retention, compliance, and protection policies- Planning, execution, and documentation of Disaster Recovery tests (on?premise and cloud), including reporting for stakeholders- Support for internal IT and users on data protection and restoration topics- Active participation in the technological evolution of the backup environment and evaluation of new solutions- Ensuring the security of backup environments, including non?domain?joined backup servers, dedicated backup systems, and minimisation of attack surfaces and security risks- Administration and support of VMware environments, including the creation of new systems and virtual environments- Collaboration in datacenter operations, monitoring, domain management, and patching- Implementation and maintenance of AD tiering, use of PAWs, and hardening of Windows and Linux systemsYOUR PROFILETechnical Experience- More than 10 years of experience in system administration- Strong experience in Backup & Recovery in hybrid and distributed environments- Strong experience in Critical infrastructure and data protection- Strong experience in Active Directory tiering and environment hardening- Strong experience in Hardening of Windows and Linux systems- Strong experience in Virtualisation, especially VMware- Database knowledge; experience with Microsoft SQL Server in hybrid, distributed, or clustered environments is highly valuable- Experience working in high?security environments and protecting IT infrastructuresEducation- Vocational training in IT or a university degree in Computer Science or a related fieldProfessional Profile- All?rounder profile with a holistic view of systems, virtualisation, and datacenter operations- Analytical, methodical, and structured approach to daily operations- High sense of responsibility for critical systems and applications- Continuous improvement mindset and curiosity for new backup and recovery technologies- Ability to align IT services with real business needs and stakeholder requirements- Willingness to participate in interdisciplinary projects and take on new challengesPersonal Skills- Strong team?oriented and service?driven mindset- Proactive, collaborative, and solution?oriented attitude- Motivation to contribute beyond the core role and add value to the wider team- Enjoys shared achievements and actively contributes to a positive working atmosphere- Driven to push improvements in a dynamic and growing environmentLanguages- German is a plusWHAT WE OFFER- Permanent contract from day one- Long?term, stable projects with clear technical ownership- Structured onboarding process of up to one year, ensuring deep understanding of the product, domain and architecture- 30 working days of holiday, plus official German public holidays- Access to our internal technical library- Private health insurance- Weekly technical training sessions- Flexible working: from home, the office, or hybrid- Support from experts specialised in various areas- No dress code - wear what makes you comfortable- Friendly, collaborative working environment- Modern office with high?end hardware and leisure areasSUMMARYLocation: Hybrid with the option to work remotely from SpainProfessional level: Senior System Administrator - Backup & RecoveryContract type: Permanent, full?timeLanguages: English (minimum B2).German is a plusSalary: According to experience and qualifications#J-*****-Ljbffr

data incidents, and execution of corrective actions- Definition and management of data retention, compliance, and protection policies- Planning, execution, and documentation of Disaster Recovery tests (on?premise and cloud), including reporting for stakeholders- Support for internal IT and users on data protection and restoration topics- Active participation in the technological evolution of the backup environment and evaluation of new solutions- Ensuring the security of backup environments, including non?domain?joined backup servers, dedicated backup systems, and minimisation of attack surfaces and security risks- Administration and support of VMware environments, including the creation of new systems and virtual environments- Collaboration in datacenter operations, monitoring, domain management, and patching- Implementation and maintenance of AD tiering, use of PAWs, and hardening of Windows and Linux systemsYOUR PROFILETechnical Experience- More than 10 years of experience in system administration- Strong experience in Backup & Recovery in hybrid and distributed environments- Strong experience in Critical infrastructure and data protection- Strong experience in Active Directory tiering and environment hardening- Strong experience in Hardening of Windows and Linux systems- Strong experience in Virtualisation, especially VMware- Database knowledge; experience with Microsoft SQL Server in hybrid, distributed, or clustered environments is highly valuable- Experience working in high?security environments and protecting IT infrastructuresEducation- Vocational training in IT or a university degree in Computer Science or a related fieldProfessional Profile- All?rounder profile with a holistic view of systems, virtualisation, and datacenter operations- Analytical, methodical, and structured approach to daily operations- High sense of responsibility for critical systems and applications- Continuous improvement mindset and curiosity for new backup and recovery technologies- Ability to align IT services with real business needs and stakeholder requirements- Willingness to participate in interdisciplinary projects and take on new challengesPersonal Skills- Strong team?oriented and service?driven mindset- Proactive, collaborative, and solution?oriented attitude- Motivation to contribute beyond the core role and add value to the wider team- Enjoys shared achievements and actively contributes to a positive working atmosphere- Driven to push improvements in a dynamic and growing environmentLanguages- German is a plusWHAT WE OFFER- Permanent contract from day one- Long?term, stable projects with clear technical ownership- Structured onboarding process of up to one year, ensuring deep understanding of the product, domain and architecture- 30 working days of holiday, plus official German public holidays- Access to our internal technical library- Private health insurance- Weekly technical training sessions- Flexible working: from home, the office, or hybrid- Support from experts specialised in various areas- No dress code - wear what makes you comfortable- Friendly, collaborative working environment- Modern office with high?end hardware and leisure areasSUMMARYLocation: Hybrid with the option to work remotely from SpainProfessional level: Senior System Administrator - Backup & RecoveryContract type: Permanent, full?timeLanguages: English (minimum B2). German is a plusSalary: According to experience and qualifications#J-*****-Ljbffr