Rubrik SME

Rubrik SME

Inside IR35 / 4 days onsite - £600 - 680 per day

Our client is a leading global financial institution undergoing continued investment across its technology and data infrastructure. As part of this transformation, they are looking for an experienced Rubrik SME to join their Storage & Data Protection function.

The role will suit someone who has a strong background in Rubrik, enterprise backup, data protection and storage, ideally within a large-scale, highly regulated environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as the SME and technical owner for Rubrik and enterprise backup technologies.
• Oversee the design, implementation, administration and ongoing optimisation of backup systems and associated infrastructure.
• Manage and maintain backup and storage services across EMEA and international environments.
• Monitor backup success rates, identify recurring issues and drive improvements to minimise and ultimately eliminate backup failures.
• Ensure Rubrik and associated technologies are maintained, patched and upgraded in line with vendor recommendations and organisational standards.
• Ensure backup and storage platforms meet stringent security, risk, control and regulatory requirements.
• Design and implement appropriate operational controls to mitigate risks associated with data protection and storage.
• Ensure data is backed up and retained in accordance with corporate policies and regulatory requirements.
• Manage restoration requests and ensure historical data can be recovered reliably and within agreed SLAs.
• Ensure backup and storage environments meet agreed SLAs, KPIs, availability and resilience requirements.
• Support the development of BCP and Disaster Recovery strategies for new and existing services.
• Contribute to architecture decisions, technology standards and the strategic roadmap for backup and storage.
• Identify opportunities to introduce new technologies and improve the resilience, efficiency and cost-effectiveness of the environment.
• Manage capacity and identify potential capacity risks before they impact service.
• Provide technical input into wider technology programmes and change initiatives.
• Participate in audits, investigations and regulatory assessments where required.
• Maintain accurate, comprehensive technical and operational documentation.
• Identify opportunities for automation to improve operational efficiency.
• Provide technical consultancy to development, infrastructure and other technology teams.
• Provide day-to-day SME support for backup and storage technologies and assist with incident and request management.