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Backup and Disaster Recovery Consultant
Closing Date: 14/10/2026
Location: Dublin
Reference #: 2075

Role Title:

Backup and Disaster Recovery Consultant

Business Area:

Consultancy & Delivery

About This Role:

eir Business is the B2B division of eir and one of Ireland's leading providers of telecommunications, technology, cloud, cybersecurity, managed IT and workplace solutions. Supporting organisations of all sizes, from SMEs to large enterprises and public sector bodies, eir Business delivers secure, end-to-end connectivity and digital transformation services that help customers operate more efficiently, securely and effectively. Leveraging Ireland's largest mobile network, extensive fixed-line infrastructure, cloud capabilities and 24/7 expert support, eir Business partners with customers to design, implement and manage technology solutions that enable innovation, productivity and business growth.

Why This Role:

The successful candidate will report directly to our Head of Infrastructure Practice. The Backup & Disaster Recovery Consultant will have solid technical capability, excellent verbal and written skills and a high focus on the quality of work.

Expectations From The Role:

  • Installation, configuration and maintenance of backup & disaster recovery systems 

  • Installation, configuration and maintenance of servers & storage area network 

  • Integration of server infrastructure into SAN 

  • Installation, configuration and maintenance of hypervisor platforms (VMware, Nutanix, HPE VME, OpenShift) 

  • Installation, configuration and maintenance of Linux servers and associated services (RHEL, Ubuntu). 

  • Proactive monitoring of infrastructure and identifying potential problems (bottlenecks, misconfigurations). 

  • Compiling and producing technical documentation for all infrastructure layers. 

Requirements For A Successful Application:

  • More than 3 years of work experience in similar jobs 

  • Proven experience with Windows and Linux based scripting (PowerShell, bash, Ansible, Terraform, Python) 

  • Experience in working with automation, DevOps or containerization tools 

  • Experience with virtualization platforms (VMware, Nutanix, HPE VME, OpenShift (Desirable) 

  • Working experience with Linux CentOS (Rocky), RedHat, Ubuntu (Desirable) 

  • Proven experience with Dell server, HPE Server or other relevant vendor servers. 

  • Experience with TCP/IP Networking 

  • Systematism and precision in work. 

  • Proactive approach and providing solutions 

  • Relevant vendor certification (VCP, NCP, RHSCA, VMCE, etc) (Desirable) 

  • Organizational and mentoring skills  

Others:


About eir 
Our purpose is to connect for a better Ireland.   
Our ambition is to be the number one choice for telecommunications and technology solutions, delivering for our customers today and into the future. 
Our new values and behaviours reflect both who we are and who we strive to become.  They are the way that we bring our purpose to life in eir. 
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We are committed to creating an inclusive and supportive work environment. If you require any reasonable adjustments during the application or interview process, please let us know, and we will work with you to meet your needs. 
If successful in the interview process, eir reserves the right to conduct appropriate suitability checks in relation to prospective employees including but not limited to reference checking and/or other searches using publicly available information. 
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