Herisau
Backup & Infrastructure Engineer (m/f/d)
- 08 November 2026
- 80 – 100%
- Permanent position
- German (Fluent)
- 9100 Herisau
About the job
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Backup & Infrastructure Engineer (m/f/d)
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Role:
Data is the backbone of modern companies. You ensure that business-critical systems are always protected, available, and reliably recoverable? You combine deep infrastructure knowledge with modern backup technology and want to develop resilient IT architectures? Here, demanding backup and recovery concepts, virtualisation, and cyber resilience are the focus.
Responsibilities:
Design, engineering, and further development of modern backup and recovery architectures
Technical responsibility for central data backup platforms in virtualised and hybrid IT environments
Implementation and optimisation of backup solutions with Veeam, Commvault, or comparable technologies
Development of holistic disaster recovery and business continuity concepts
Ensuring defined Recovery Time Objectives (RTO) and Recovery Point Objectives (RPO)
Building and further developing immutable backup architectures (Immutable Backups)
Implementation of modern cyber resilience strategies to protect against ransomware and data loss
Planning and conducting regular restore and recovery tests
Integration of backup solutions into VMware, Hyper-V, and cloud infrastructures
Automation and optimisation of backup processes using PowerShell and scripting
Monitoring and continuous improvement of backup performance, capacities, and data integrity
Technical support for infrastructure transformations and data centre projects
Qualifications:
Several years of experience in system engineering, backup engineering, or infrastructure engineering
Very good knowledge of modern backup and recovery solutions, ideally Veeam Backup & Replication
Experience with Commvault, Veritas, or comparable enterprise backup platforms is an advantage
Solid knowledge of VMware vSphere or Microsoft Hyper-V
Understanding of storage architectures, replication, and data management
Experience with disaster recovery, business continuity, and recovery concepts
Knowledge of immutable storage, air-gap strategies, and ransomware protection
Good knowledge of Windows Server and ideally Linux
Experience with PowerShell and automation of infrastructure processes
Understanding of cloud backup and hybrid data backup architectures
Analytical skills and a strong security awareness
Independent, solution-oriented, and quality-conscious working style
Benefits:
- Home office
- Interesting and varied tasks/projects
- Flexible working hours
- Market- and performance-based salaries
- Comfortable office with modern infrastructure
- Flat hierarchies
- Attractive training and development opportunities
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Work location
Herisau
Contact
Joshua de Boers,
+41443852112