Engineering Lead - Storage and Backup
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Are you a technical leader with deep expertise in storage and backup technologies across both on-premises and cloud environments? Are you passionate about designing scalable solutions and driving best practices in a mission-critical setting?
We're partnering with a leading financial services institution to find an Engineering Lead - Storage & Backup to join their Sydney-based team. In this high-impact role, you'll be responsible for the design and architecture of enterprise-grade storage and backup solutions, ensuring performance, resilience, and security across hybrid environments.
What you'll be doing:
Lead the design and implementation of scalable storage and backup solutions across on-prem and cloud infrastructure.
Provide technical leadership and guidance to engineering teams, ensuring alignment to architectural standards and business needs.
Define and drive best practices, standards, and policies across backup, recovery, and storage lifecycle management.
Collaborate with stakeholders across infrastructure, cloud, security, and application teams.
Evaluate emerging technologies and provide recommendations to enhance reliability and efficiency.
What we're looking for:
Proven experience in a technical leadership or engineering lead role within a large-scale enterprise environment.
Deep understanding of enterprise storage platforms (e.g., NetApp, Dell EMC, Pure Storage, etc.).
Strong knowledge of backup and recovery solutions (e.g., Commvault, Veeam, Rubrik, etc.).
Experience designing and operating solutions in cloud environments (AWS and/or Azure).
Ability to lead architecture discussions, create high-level designs, and mentor other engineers.
Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
Why join?
High-profile role within a leading financial services organisation
Drive technical strategy and influence across a critical infrastructure domain
Collaborative and forward-thinking team environment
Hybrid work model with a Sydney CBD base