To provide optimal value to the business by:

Maintaining and enhancing multiple backup environments that deliver the managed Backup service offered by Advanced.

• Perform daily checks to ensure all customers’ scheduled backups have completed successfully.
• Troubleshoot data backup/restore failures on multiple platforms with varied configurations, managing escalations to internal support teams to ensure SLA targets are met.
• Perform emergency data restorations for server, file system and/or databases upon customer request in a calm and controlled fashion while maintaining consistent communication with the customer.
• Proactively look to improve and add efficiency to current estates, escalating as necessary.
• Work on projects to further the efficiency or effectiveness of the BAU function.
• Providing software upgrades and delivery, 3rd line support and consultancy on the squad portfolio.
• Driving continual service improvement, best practice, iterative efficiencies, and cost savings.
• Authoring technically accurate documentation that is structured and relevant to the audience.
• Ensuring compliance to relevant standards, both operational and security and help to ensure we can control, report, and adequately measure and handle risks the business faces.
• Maintaining good culture; working collaboratively, always being part of the solution.

Knowledge and Experience

Essential Skills:

• Preferably Veritas NetBackup or another Enterprise Backup solution (Carbonite – Evault, Veritas NetBackup or Veeam) trained or experienced in supporting an Enterprise Backup environment, backing up 1000’s of servers.
• Experienced in data backup and restoration methodologies, including full server, Exchange DAG & SQL cluster backups.
• Knowledge of operating systems, including Microsoft Windows Server (2012, 2016, 2019).
• Knowledge of TCP/IP, DNS, Email and networking.
• Basic general understanding of databases including either of Microsoft SQL (Enterprise, Standard, Express) or Oracle.

Desirable Skills:

• Experience of deploying an Enterprise Backup solution (Veritas NetBackup, Carbonite (Evault),  Veeam Backup and Replication).
• Basic RHEL knowledge.
• VMware ESXi experience.
• Experience of supporting Veritas Backup Exec.

The ideal candidate will bring with them/be:

• Excellent communication skills, both written and oral.
• Ability to manage their time effectively.
• Ability to multi tasks without compromising attention to detail.
• Willingness to participate in the Out-of-Hours on-call rota.
• Contribute to effective knowledge sharing within the team.
• Comfortable working individually as well as within a team.
• Ability to create documentation to ISO 9001 standard.
• Effectively manage assigned calls using ITSM service tools.
• Willingness to learn other Enterprise Backup solutions.
• A keen eye for automation to improve business efficiency

• Generous Annual Leave – 20 days, plus public holidays, with the possibility to buy additional days
• Summer Fridays! Every Friday afternoon off throughout July and August 2022 (or equivalent time in the week)
• Life Insurance – 3x times annual salary
• Top Achievers Club – Our yearly VIP trip includes flights, transfers and accommodation to recognise excellence in our employees
• 65% Internal Mobility – Committed to the development & growth of our people
• Exposure to the latest technologies

We are one the UK’s largest tech companies, and our products sit at the heart of some of the country's best-known businesses. We’ve grown phenomenally quickly with a £275m turnover and 2,800 employees supporting over 25,000 customers. We hire for potential. We want to make sure we have the best people for the job and provide genuinely equal opportunities for our people to thrive. Our recruitment process is designed with inclusion and equity at its core.

Find out more about the next steps once you’ve applied here - careers.oneadvanced.com/how-we-hire