Storage & Backup Architect

Storage & Backup Architect Experience: 6+ years of relevant experience, including 2+ years in a Storage & Backup Architecture or similar role.

Location: UAE Position Summary We are looking for an experienced Storage & Backup Architect to lead the design and technical governance of enterprise storage, backup, and data protection solutions.

This is a hands-on architecture role covering SAN/NAS, storage performance, replication, backup, recovery, High Availability (HA), Disaster Recovery (DR), and capacity planning . The role will ensure storage and backup environments are scalable, resilient, secure, and recoverable.

Key Responsibilities

Lead storage and backup architecture and solution design. Design enterprise SAN/NAS, block and file storage solutions. Define storage tiering, replication, performance, and capacity planning requirements. Design and govern backup and data protection solutions, including retention and immutability.

Define and maintain Recovery Point Objectives (RPO) and Recovery Time Objectives (RTO). Design High Availability (HA) and Disaster Recovery (DR) solutions for storage and backup environments. Develop and maintain High-Level Design (HLD) and Low-Level Design (LLD) documentation.

Define restore testing and recovery validation processes to ensure data can be successfully recovered. Integrate storage and backup solutions with virtualization, database, and infrastructure platforms. Evaluate storage and backup technologies and provide technical recommendations.

Define architecture standards, technical guidelines, and best practices. Provide technical guidance to storage and backup engineers during implementation and delivery. Review technical implementations to ensure alignment with approved architecture and design standards.

Support troubleshooting and resolution of complex storage, backup, and recovery issues. Collaborate with infrastructure, database, virtualization, security, and architecture teams. Technical Requirements Strong knowledge of enterprise SAN/NAS and block/file storage architecture.

Experience with Fibre Channel, SAN fabrics, storage tiering, and replication. Strong experience with enterprise backup and data protection platforms. Knowledge of backup retention and immutability. Strong understanding of RPO/RTO, restore testing, and recovery assurance.

Experience with storage performance and capacity planning. Strong knowledge of High Availability and Disaster Recovery architecture. Experience integrating storage and backup technologies with virtualization and database environments. Experience producing HLD, LLD, architecture diagrams, and technical standards.

Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field. 6+ years of relevant experience, including at least 2+ years in Storage & Backup Architecture or a similar role. Relevant storage vendor certification is preferred. ITIL 4 Foundation is preferred.

Backup or data-protection vendor certifications are an advantage. Strong communication and stakeholder-management skills. Ability to provide technical leadership and guidance to engineering teams.

Key Skills

SAN / NAS | Storage Architecture | Backup Architecture | Data Protection | Fibre Channel | Replication | RPO / RTO | Disaster Recovery | High Availability | Backup & Recovery | Storage Performance | Capacity Planning | HLD / LLD