Backup Architect (f/m)

Job Position

Airbus Commercial Aircraft seeks a Backup Architect (f / m) to join our DIC public and private cloud team in Toulouse, France. You will develop IT Backup Services, IT Resilience, and Cybersecurity for Hosting and design the strategy, implementation, and governance of our backup services.

Location

Toulouse, France – a dynamic city in the southwest of France with a strong aerospace and research presence.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain a long‑term data protection strategy and technology roadmap for hybrid, multi‑cloud, container, and on‑premise environments.
• Lead the technical design of scalable, resilient, and secure Disaster Recovery architectures, ensuring robust failover capabilities.
• Evaluate emerging technologies (immutable backups, air‑gapped storage) to continuously modernize the data protection stack and reduce technical debt.
• Drive the automation and orchestration of backup and recovery processes to improve efficiency and minimise human error.
• Act as the technical authority and highest escalation point for complex data recovery failures, bridging operations, security, and business continuity.

Qualifications

• Significant professional experience in IT Infrastructure, with a strong focus on Backup and Recovery Architecture.
• Deep knowledge of Enterprise Backup platforms (Veritas, Cohesity, Veeam) and storage technologies (SAN, NAS, DAS, Object Storage).
• Strong understanding of virtualization platforms, database backup methodologies, cloud, and container technologies.
• Solid grasp of security strategies including ransomware protection, encryption, and Zero Trust architecture.
• Strong analytical thinking, crisis management skills, and the ability to communicate technical risks effectively to both technical and non‑technical stakeholders.

Benefits

• Financial rewards: attractive salary, success and profit‑sharing schemes, employee savings plan, and voluntary employee stock purchase plan.
• Work/life balance: extra days off, holiday transfer options, staff council with social, cultural and sporting activities.
• Wellbeing/health: complementary health insurance coverage (disability, invalidity, death) and on‑site services such as a health centre, concierge services, gym and a car‑pooling application.
• Individual development: upskilling opportunities, unlimited access to more than 10,000 e‑learning courses, certifications, career path programmes and international mobility options.

Employment Details

• Employment type: Permanent, Classe G13 (France)
• Experience level: Professional
• Job family: Digital

EEO Statement

Airbus is committed to achieving workforce diversity and creating an inclusive working environment. We welcome all applications irrespective of social and cultural background, age, gender, disability, sexual orientation or religious belief. Airbus is, and always has been, committed to equal opportunities for all.