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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Storage & Backup SME - **Company:** The Borough - **Location:** London, UK (Remote available) - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** £18,720.0 - £37,440.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Microsoft Windows, Active Directory, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Backup Devices, Databases, EMC NetWorker, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Backup and Restore, Offline Storage, Isilon, Cisco, Vmware - **Published:** September 21, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.apply4u.co.uk/jobs/storage-backup-sme/47787376 ## About the Role no direct reports today, but the role is expected to grow a team management element over time.If you want a contract where deep storage and backup expertise is the point of the job rather than one line in a wider infrastructure remit, read on.What You'll Be DoingTaking technical ownership of all online and offline storage and backup technologies across EMEA and internationally, including related connectivityOverseeing the design, implementation and administration of all data backup systems, their software and hardware, keeping them patched and maintained in line with vendor recommendationsMonitoring backup success rates, identifying failure patterns and driving improvements with the aim of eliminating failures altogetherEnsuring backups are captured and retained in line with corporate policy, and that restore requests are met reliably and on timeMaking sure the estate meets its SLAs and KPIs, stays highly available, and satisfies IT risk, control, security and privileged access requirementsManaging capacity, flagging capacity risk early enough to avoid loss of service, and maintaining an up-to-date roadmap for upgrade, improvement and legacy system rationalisationContributing storage components into wider change programmes, participating in audits and investigations, and owning accurate technical documentation and BCP/DR readiness for new servicesActing as the SME consultancy point for other technology teams and end users, identifying automation opportunities, and mentoring colleaguesDeputising for the Head of Storage on people management and team workload prioritisation as requiredWhat You'll BringA minimum of 5 years' experience of enterprise backup solutions, specifically Dell EMC NetWorker and Rubrik - this pairing is the essential requirement for the roleHands-on expertise across EMC Unity, EMC Isilon, EMC Elastic Cloud Storage (ECS) and Cisco SAN switchesStrong Red Hat Linux skills, plus experience of Kemp load balancersA track record of running storage and backup platforms in large, mission-critical environments where availability, retention and restore reliability genuinely matterComfort operating inside an IT risk and control framework - documentation, audit participation, policy compliance and privileged access controlDesirable: breadth across databases, networking, VMware, Microsoft Windows and Active Directory; experience prioritising and managing team workloads; financial services or another highly regulated environmentThis is a rare chance to own a storage and backup estate at serious scale, inside a top-tier financial services technology function, with the scope to shape its direction rather than just keep it running. 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