About this role
<div><div style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent"><div style="font-size:16.0px;word-wrap:break-word"><H2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px">Who we are</H2> </div><div><p><span>Sumitomo Mitsui Finance Dublin Limited (SMFD) is a wholly owned subsidiary of SMBC and is growing rapidly as a Centre of Excellence for the bank’s universal banking business across EMEA. It provides a range of technology and operational support services, aligned to SMBC’s growth, innovation, and transformation strategies. </span></p></div></div><div style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent"><div style="font-size:16.0px;word-wrap:break-word"><H2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px">Role Summary</H2> </div><div><p>Is the next step in your career at Sumitomo Mitsui Finance Dublin Limited (SMFD)? We’re looking for an experienced <strong>Backup and Recovery – Infrastructure Engineer </strong>(Assistant Vice President) to join our Platform Engineering team!</p> <p>This is a fantastic opportunity to play a key role and be at the centre of implementing strategic change within the infrastructure space.</p> <p>In this role you will be responsible for:</p> <ul type="disc"> <li>Managing and maintaining enterprise backup systems (including archive storage), ensuring high availability, performance, and data integrity across a global infrastructure.</li> <li>Monitoring, troubleshooting, and optimising data protection environments, including proactive incident response and lifecycle management of hardware and software.</li> <li>Collaborating with cross-functional IT teams and vendors to implement new solutions, support business continuity and disaster recovery plans, and ensure compliance with security and operational standards.</li> </ul> <p>For you to succeed in the role, you’ll need to have:</p> <ul type="disc"> <li>Strong practical experience with enterprise backup technologies and archive storage solutions, such as Rubrik, Netbackup, VEEAM, EverPure, ECS or similar platforms, in highly virtualised environments.</li> <li>Solid understanding of networking, virtualisation, and data centre operations, with hands-on experience in managing hardware lifecycles, patching, and disaster recovery readiness.</li> <li>Excellent troubleshooting and communication skills, with the ability to work collaboratively across global teams and manage vendor relationships effectively.</li> </ul> <p> </p> <p>The anticipated salary range for this role is €57,000-€107,000, with the final offer determined based on the candidate’s skills, experience, role scope, location, and relevant market factors. In addition to base salary, the role may be eligible for a discretionary incentive award and a competitive benefits package, including core benefits such as pension provision.</p></div></div><div style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent"><div style="font-size:16.0px;word-wrap:break-word"><H2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px">Position Description</H2> </div><div><p>About this role:</p> <p>This role has been created to ensure the operational stability, resilience, and lifecycle management of the organisation’s enterprise data protection infrastructure. It plays a critical part in supporting business continuity, disaster recovery, and secure data management across a global IT estate. The role will engage with stakeholders including infrastructure and platform teams, application owners, IT operations, and external vendors.</p> <p> </p> <p>This role will enable you to:</p> <ul type="disc"> <li>Manage and maintain enterprise backup systems and archive storage, ensuring high availability and performance.</li> <li>Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimise data protection environments, including proactive incident response and lifecycle management.</li> <li>Support business continuity and disaster recovery readiness across global data centres.</li> <li>Collaborate with global IT teams and vendors to implement new solutions and maintain operational standards.</li> <li>Maintain technical documentation and integrate automation where appropriate.</li> </ul> <p> </p> <p>What will you bring to the role?</p> <ul type="disc"> <li>Strong experience with enterprise backup and storage technologies (e.g, Rubrik, Netbackup, VEEAM, EverPure, ECS).</li> <li>Solid understanding of networking, virtualisation, and data centre operations.</li> <li>Hands-on experience in managing hardware/software lifecycles and patching schedules.</li> <li>Excellent communication and troubleshooting skills, with the ability to work across global teams.</li> </ul> <p> </p> <p>Desirable:</p> <ul type="disc"> <li>Knowledge of scripting or automation tools (e.g. PowerShell, APIs).</li> <li>Experience working in regulated, process-driven environments.</li> <li>Familiarity with enterprise server/storage hardware and cloud-based backup solutions.</li> </ul></div></div><div style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent"><div style="font-size:16.0px;word-wrap:break-word"><H2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px">Competencies</H2> </div><div><div>Customer Focus</div><div>Driving Change</div><div>Driving Results</div><div>Embraces Diversity</div><div>Enterprise Leadership</div><div>Judgement and Decision Making</div><div>Risk Management</div><div>Strategic and Visionary</div><div>Trust and Integrity</div></div></div><div style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent"><div style="font-size:16.0px;word-wrap:break-word"><H2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px">What we offer</H2> </div><div><p>For all the expertise and experience you bring to help us make a difference, it’s only sustainable if we support you to build your career and be your best self so we offer competitive company benefits, centred around promoting positive well-bring and work-life balance. We also believe in fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment, where all team members perspectives and contributions are valued. Initiatives in place which promote a diverse and inclusive culture and healthy work life balance include hybrid working, Sport & Social Clubs and Diversity and Inclusion networks.</p> <p>As an employee of SMBC you have access to a host of both useful and exciting benefit offerings. See below some of the benefits on offer to you:</p> <ul> <li>Hybrid and flexible working </li> <li>Competitive paid leave days</li> <li>Benefits to support your physical wellbeing, including private medical insurance and life and invalidity insurance </li> <li>Various policies to support your mental wellbeing, including a robust behavioural health network with counselling and coaching services </li> <li>Access a wide range of learning and development opportunities and career progression opportunities </li> <li>Ambitious remuneration package</li> </ul> <p>So, if you like a challenge and want to continuously grow and develop in a role where you will be supported along the way by a dynamic and diverse team, apply today!!</p> </div></div></div>