Senior Specialist – Backup & Data Protection

LSEG (London Stock Exchange Group)

Senior Specialist focused on engineering and automating backup and data protection platforms for LSEG. Collaborating across teams to ensure resilient and secure data solutions.

Posted 7/16/2026full-timeColombo • 🇱🇰 Sri LankaSeniorWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in designing and implementing enterprise backup and recovery solutions, with a strong focus on cyber resilience, automation, and compliance with regulatory standards. Proficient in leveraging technologies such as Rubrik and Dell PowerProtect to enhance data protection services and drive continuous improvement.

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Rubrik CDMCyber ResiliencePython ProgrammingBackup and Recovery ArchitecturesCI/CD Orchestration

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Hard Skills

Backup and Recovery ArchitecturesCyber Resilience CapabilitiesPython ProgrammingCI/CD OrchestrationAutomationData Protection TechnologiesService TelemetryMonitoringDisaster Recovery PrinciplesAnalytical Problem-Solving

Soft Skills

CollaborationParticipant ManagementInfluencing Technical Direction

Tools & Technologies

Rubrik Security CloudDell PowerProtect Data ManagerBrocade SAN NetworkingCisco SAN NetworkingPure StorageDell EMCHitachi VantaraNetApp

Certifications & Qualifications

Backup Technologies CertificationCloud Technologies CertificationStorage Technologies CertificationAutomation CertificationData Protection Technologies Certification

Industry Keywords

Cyber RecoveryData Governance FrameworksRegulatory Compliance RequirementsEnterprise Backup ServicesService Automation

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudPython

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design, engineer, implement and continually enhance enterprise backup, recovery, cyber recovery, and data protection services aligned to enterprise architecture, cyber resilience objectives, and regulatory requirements.
Own the technical lifecycle of products, including enhancements, feature adoption and lifecycle planning.
Develop and maintain automation capabilities, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), and reusable engineering patterns to improve consistency, efficiency, and scalability.
Evaluate emerging technologies and product capabilities to strengthen cyber recovery, immutability, ransomware resilience, and service automation.
Partner with Architecture, Security, Infrastructure, and application teams to embed backup and data protection requirements into new platform and service designs.
Update and maintain engineering standards, design principles, reference architectures, and guidelines for technologies.
Lead or contribute to strategic initiatives including cloud transformation, datacentre migration, platform modernisation, and resilience improvement programmes.
Produce and maintain technical documentation, implementation standards, operational readiness requirements, and knowledge transfer materials to support sustainable service delivery.
Perform proof-of-concept activities, engineering validation, resilience testing, and recovery testing to ensure solutions meet functional and operational requirements.
Work with product stakeholders to help shape priorities, refine technical requirements, and contribute to the engineering backlog for the service.
Monitor vendor roadmaps, industry trends, and emerging technologies to find opportunities for service optimisation and modernisation.
Provide expert technical support for complex issues, major incidents, and problem management activities, driving sustainable engineering outcomes.
Collaborate with Service Management, Risk, Compliance, and Security teams to ensure engineered solutions align with governance, control, and service standards.
Drive continuous improvement across the service, with a focus on automation, standardisation, observability, and reducing manual operational effort.
Support strategic capacity planning, retention requirements, scalability considerations, and long-term service evolution in line with business demand.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Required knowledge of: Rubrik CDM, Rubrik Security Cloud, Dell PowerProtect Data Manager and associated cyber recovery products
Cyber resilience capabilities, ransomware recovery, and disaster recovery principles
Backup and recovery architectures and technologies supporting virtualized, physical, database, and enterprise application workloads
Good proficiency in Python, hands-on experience with CI/CD orchestration tools, and familiarity with API-driven integrations and endpoints.
Observability, service telemetry, monitoring, and platform health management
Information security principles, regulatory compliance requirements, and data governance frameworks
Added advantage: Exposure to enterprise primary storage technologies such as Pure Storage, Dell EMC, Hitachi Vantara, NetApp, or similar platforms
Familiarity with Brocade and Cisco SAN networking technologies
Broader understanding of storage infrastructure concepts that support enterprise backup and recovery services
Preferred experience: Experience engineering enterprise-scale backup and data protection platforms within large, complex, global organisations
Experience working within a product-based, platform engineering operating model
Solid skills in contribution to solution design, automation, engineering, and analytical problem-solving skills
Experience building scalable, automated, and customer-oriented infrastructure platforms
Collaboration and participant management skills across engineering, architecture, security, and operations teams
Ability to influence technical direction and contribute to strategic technology outcomes
Relevant certifications in backup, cloud, storage, automation, or data protection technologies would be advantageous.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Healthcare
Retirement planning
Paid volunteering days
Wellbeing initiatives