Skills

Python Bash Jira GitHub DevOps Monitoring Configuration Management Ansible Test Scrum Redhat Backup and Restore Software Development Confluence

Job Specifications

Role: Data Protection Automation Engineer

Location: South Yorkshire (inside IR35)

Start Date: Early October 2025

End date: December 2025

We are currently seeking an experienced professional to join our team in the role of Data Protection Automation Engineer. You should have excellent knowledge of the scrum framework, with all its artifacts and techniques. You’ll also need the ability to coordinate people and projects with your mind set on deliverables.

What you will be expected to in this role:

Contribute to sprints, retrospective meetings and daily stand-ups
Work with product owners to handle backlogs and new requests
Work collaboratively as part of a team and be an excellent individual contributor
Design, develop, test and support automation for the data protection services (NetBackup and CommVault) within the bank.
Design, develop, test and support reporting and monitoring capabilities for the automation.
Provide engineering support on the bank’s data protection automation and their use.
Undertake product evaluation, new features, and versions.
Produce clear and comprehensive documentation for all automation produced.
Mentor less experienced members of staff

The following skills are required for this role:

Highly practiced with use of collaboration tools (Jira, Confluence)
Hands on experience in Devops SCM tooling, with expert level use of GitHub
Have excellent knowledge of Scrum techniques and artifacts (such as definition of done, user stories, automated testing, backlog refinement)
Comprehensive experience in configuration management and orchestration using Redhat Ansible
Extensive knowledge of software development languages, including Python, Bash
Proficient in designing, developing, and testing Rest API services.
Proficient in using third-party API services, and understanding how/where to locate their capability

Additional skills which would be ideal:

Ability to convert Puppet code into other platforms (Ansible)
Data Protection (Backup and Restore) experience
General on-premise infrastructure experience
Knowledgeable in Cohesity NetBackup and related infrastructure
Knowledgeable in Commvault and related infrastructure

About the Company

Deloitte drives progress. Our firms around the world help clients become leaders wherever they choose to compete. Deloitte invests in outstanding people of diverse talents and backgrounds and empowers them to achieve more than they could elsewhere. Our work combines advice with action and integrity. We believe that when our clients and society are stronger, so are we. Deloitte refers to one or more of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited (“DTTL”), its global network of member firms, and their related entities. DTTL (also refer... Know more