Storage & Backup Engineer - SC Clearance required

Location: Edinburgh, EH5 2XS, hybrid, 1 to 2 days per week onsite
Contract: 6 months
Rate: Up to £425 per day, Umbrella
Clearance: Active SC Clearance required
Start: ASAP

Candidates must already hold active SC Clearance.

We are looking for an SC Cleared Storage & Backup Engineer to join an operational infrastructure team supporting enterprise backup and storage services.

This is a hands-on BAU role covering backup operations, storage management, incident resolution and ongoing service improvement.

Key Responsibilities

• Work as part of the operational Storage & Backup team.
• Perform daily BAU checks and manual backup refreshes.
• Manage and support enterprise backup environments.
• Carry out storage management activities, including Robocopy.
• Maintain directory structures and Distributed File System, DFS, environments.
• Support storage and backup requirements across ongoing digital projects.
• Manage and resolve ServiceNow and Azure DevOps, ADO, tickets.
• Respond to service failures and operational incidents.
• Support wider delivery activities where required.
• Identify opportunities to improve services and introduce automation.

Essential Experience

• Strong experience working within operational IT support environments.
• Hands-on experience within the storage and backup domain.
• Experience supporting business-critical backup and storage services.
• Strong troubleshooting and incident resolution skills.
• Experience working with operational ticketing and support processes.
• Active SC Clearance.

Technical Skills

Operational experience with one or more of the following is preferred:

• Dell EMC Avamar
• Veritas NetBackup
• IBM Storage Protect / Storage Protect Plus
• Enterprise storage management
• Robocopy
• DFS
• ServiceNow
• Azure DevOps

Additional Information

The role is predominantly remote, with an expectation to attend the Edinburgh site approximately 1 to 2 days per week.

Candidates must already hold active SC Clearance.