About the Client
Our client is a provider of IT solutions, systems, hardware and software services in banking sector. It operates data centres, bank systems, POS terminals and HW (servers and PC) and is responsible for development, implementation, support and servicing of banking software and its operations in Central and Eastern Europe
About the Role
Tribe SRE is looking for an experienced Storage & Backup Platform Owner to join the OSP department (Operating System Platforms).
In this role, you will help develop, operate, and continuously improve storage and backup platforms across on-premises, virtualized, and cloud environments. You will support data availability, integrity, security, and recoverability while contributing to resilient, automated, and efficient day-to-day operations.
You will also guide an existing and growing team, using Agile, DevOps, and value-focused practices to support shared responsibility, continuous improvement, and sustainable infrastructure operations.
Responsibilities
- Architect, design, develop, and maintain storage and backup solutions with a strong focus on resilience, automation, and reliable daily operations.
- Manage and optimize SAN, NAS, backup platforms, disaster recovery operations, retention policies, restores, and related services.
- Support product owners, tech leads, and business stakeholders by providing technical guidance, promoting best practices, and helping make informed decisions.
- Monitor storage and backup services using observability tools, respond to deviations, and maintain system stability, reliability, and performance.
- Troubleshoot incidents, identify root causes, and resolve issues independently or in collaboration with other teams.
- Prepare root cause analysis and postmortem reports, define preventive measures, and communicate next steps clearly.
- Create and maintain operational documentation, response procedures, and runbooks.
- Contribute to roadmap planning, capacity planning, lifecycle management, total cost of ownership improvements, and the on-call support rotation.
Requirements
8+ years of active working experience with storage and backup technologies, practices, and operations.
- Recent project experience with SAN, NAS, and DAS architectures; RAID; LUN masking; zoning; Fibre Channel; and storage provisioning.
- Experience with storage arrays such as Dell EMC PowerStore, Dell EMC PowerMax, or NetApp ONTAP.
- Hands-on experience with enterprise backup solutions, preferably IBM PowerProtect/TSM or Veeam.
- Experience configuring and maintaining backup repositories, proxies, gateways, backup jobs, and retention policies.
- Up to date active working knowledge of backup methodologies, disaster recovery, business continuity, ransomware protection, data retention, encryption standards, and data protection regulations.
- Experience with VMware vSphere, OpenShift, KVM, and how storage and backup services integrate with virtual infrastructure.
- Understanding of object storage, cloud-based disaster recovery, hybrid storage models, and automation for backup, restore, and storage services as code.
Professional Skills:
- Builds reliable systems and thinks ahead about what can go wrong, making sure things keep working and improve over time.
- Takes ownership of work from start to finish and works closely with others to get the right outcome for the user.
- Keeps things simple, focuses on what matters, and removes unnecessary steps or complexity.
- Acts quickly on the most important work, adapts when needed, and learns from feedback.
- Supports others, leads by example, and helps create an environment where people can do their best work.
- Learns fast, adjusts easily to change, and keeps improving in a fast-moving environment.
- Delivers strong results and helps raise the level of the whole team.
- Contributes to a positive team culture by being open, respectful, and constructive, and by not tolerating toxic behavior.
Nice to Have Skills
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