Storage and Backup Systems Engineer

Quick Facts

• Permanent full-time role (40 hours/week)
• Location: Jena

Description

You will support the protection of business-critical data by administering and optimizing storage and SAN infrastructure and by operating and further developing backup and recovery solutions. The role includes planning and running restore and emergency tests, supporting virtualization platforms (Proxmox VE, VMware, Microsoft Hyper-V), and handling complex incidents with risk-aware change management. You will also coordinate with system stakeholders and vendors and participate in on-call duty.

Responsibilities

• Administer and optimize storage systems (HPE Primera, Alletra, 3PAR) and SAN infrastructure with Brocade components; ensure capacity, performance, and availability
• Operate and improve backup and recovery solutions (Veeam Backup & Replication and/or Proxmox Backup Server), including backup schedules, retention policies, external backup copies, and ransomware/data-loss protection
• Plan and perform restore and emergency tests for files, virtual machines, and applications; review recovery processes with application owners
• Support operation and further development of virtualization platforms as part of the data center team (Proxmox VE, VMware, Microsoft Hyper-V)
• Perform updates, firmware changes, migrations, and system expansions with risk analysis and rollback plans
• Analyze and resolve complex incidents in second/third-level support; coordinate manufacturer support when needed
• Keep technical documentation, system dependencies, and restart plans up to date and produce understandable operational evidence
• Contribute to IT infrastructure projects and further develop operational processes
• Coordinate service providers and align with system owners
• In case of coverage needs: take over second-level tasks, system monitoring, and on-site troubleshooting
• Participate in the on-call service outside regular business hours

Requirements

• Degree in Computer Science or comparable qualification, or an IT apprenticeship in a related field
• Minimum 8 years of experience in storage, backup, or infrastructure environments
• Strong storage administration experience, ideally HPE Primera/Alletra/3PAR and SAN architectures with Brocade SAN Fabrics
• Strong backup/restore knowledge, especially Veeam Backup & Replication and/or Proxmox Backup Server
• Knowledge of VMware, Proxmox VE, and Microsoft Hyper-V
• Knowledge of Active Peer Persistence and Logical Volume Management (LVM); experience with Dell Storage, Synology NAS, or VMware vSAN is beneficial
• Understanding of secure operations for business-critical systems, including ransomware/data-loss/unauthorized access prevention; information security certification is a plus
• Ability to systematically analyze complex failures, develop sustainable solutions, implement changes with risk awareness, and maintain careful documentation
• Transparent communication and constructive collaboration with IT teams, system owners, and vendors
• Willingness to work on-call
• German (C2) and English (B2)

Benefits

• Permanent full-time role with 40 hours/week
• 13th month salary
• 31 days of vacation
• Company laptop or tablet
• Company pension scheme
• Employee discounts
• Referral bonus
• JobRad leasing
• Company doctor and preventive care
• Flexible working time models
• Individual life and health counseling via EAP
• Partial mobile work
• Onboarding and structured introduction
• Company and team events