Backup Engineer (Rubrik Platform)

Job Summary

The Backup Engineer (Rubrik Platform) is responsible for the end-to-end design, implementation, operation, and optimization of backup and recovery services within Haleon s global infrastructure landscape. The role ensures data protection, cyber resilience, and recoverability across hybrid environments spanning Azure cloud regions, manufacturing sites (Edge), and enterprise workloads.

The engineer will operate the Rubrik Cloud Data Management (CDM) platform, including virtual clusters, physical appliances (Edge), and Rubrik Security Cloud (RSC), ensuring consistent execution of backup, replication, recovery, and compliance requirements.

This role is critical to supporting business continuity, ransomware resilience, and regulatory compliance, enabling secure and rapid restoration of services across Haleon s global estate.

Key Responsibilities

Backup Architecture Engineering

• Design and implement a scalable backup and recovery architecture using Rubrik CDM across:
  • Azure virtual clusters.
  • On-premise Rubrik Brik appliances.
  • Edge appliances at manufacturing sites.
  • Rubrik Cloud Vault (offsite third copy).
• Define and enforce:
  • Backup strategies (full, incremental, snapshot-based).
  • Retention and archival policies.
  • Replication and disaster recovery design (site-to-cloud / region-to-region).
• Configure integration with enterprise platforms:
  • VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF).
  • VMWare (vCenter).
  • Windows/Linux servers.
  • SQL/Oracle/Postgres Databases.
  • Active Directory.
  • Microsoft 365 and enterprise applications.
• Continuously assess the platform architecture and improve performance, scalability, and resilience.

Administration Operations (Engineering Support)

• Engineer and ensure that the Operations teams maintain:
  • Rubrik clusters (Azure and on-premise).
  • Rubrik Security Cloud (RSC) for centralized management.
  • Backup agents (RBS and others where applicable).
• Support Operations in executing daily operational activities:
  • Backup scheduling and job monitoring.
  • Failure analysis and re-runs.
  • Capacity and storage management.
• Ensure system availability and performance across all Rubrik environments.

Monitoring, Alerting Incident Management

• Configure and manage monitoring:
  • Backup success/failure rates.
  • Cluster health and hardware metrics.
  • Replication and archival jobs.
• Enable proactive alerting for anomalies and failures.
• Act as escalation point for backup incidents:
  • Troubleshoot failures and performance issues.
  • Support in performing root cause analysis.
  • Implement corrective and preventive actions.

Data Protection Recovery Assurance

• Perform and validate:
  • Backup integrity checks.
  • Restore testing (file-level, VM-level, application-level where applicable).
  • Disaster recovery and replication failover tests.
• Ensure RPO/RTO targets are met for all critical workloads.
• Support user acceptance testing (UAT) for backup and recovery processes.

Security Ransomware Resilience

• Engineer, implement and maintain:
  • Backup immutability (e.g., Azure immutable blob/CCES where applicable).
  • Role-based access control and privileged access governance.
  • Encryption and secure communication configurations.
• Support integration with Rubrik security capabilities such as:
  • Anomaly Detection.
  • Ransomware protection and recovery workflows.
  • Rubrik Cloud Vault.

Integration Infrastructure Alignment

• Work with adjacent engineering teams to integrate backup services into:
  • Azure networking (VLANs, subnets, DNS, firewall rules).
  • Identity and access systems (CyberArk/SailPoint).
  • CMDB and change management processes.
• Validate network connectivity and infrastructure prerequisites:
  • Cluster communication.
  • RSC connectivity.
  • RCV connectivity.
  • Replication paths.

Change, Configuration Compliance (Engineering Support)

• Maintain all Rubrik assets in CMDB:
  • Clusters, nodes, and appliances.
  • Software versions and configurations.
• Execute changes in line with:
  • Change Management procedures.
  • Security and compliance controls.
• Support audits by providing:
  • Backup evidence.
  • Recovery validation reports.
  • Compliance documentation.

Documentation Knowledge Management

• Develop and maintain:
  • Runbooks and SOPs for backup and recovery operations.
  • Architecture diagrams and platform qualification documentation.
• Provide knowledge transfer and operational readiness documentation for BAU teams.

Stakeholder Collaboration

• Collaborate with:
  • Infrastructure teams (Windows/Linux/VMware).
  • Cloud engineering teams (Azure).
  • Security and risk teams (DTIS).
  • Application owners.
• Translate business requirements into actionable backup strategies.
• Provide advisory support on data protection best practices.

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