Backup Architect (f/m)

Job Description

Airbus Commercial Aircraft is looking for a Backup Architect (f / m) to join the DIC public and private cloud team based in Toulouse, France. You will be part of a team developing IT Backup Services, IT Resilience, and Cyber security for Hosting. As part of the DIC public and private cloud team, you will drive the strategy, design, and implementation of our backup services to secure critical information assets, ensuring they are recoverable and compliant with regulatory standards.

Working environment: Toulouse is a dynamic city in the southwest of France, served by an international airport and located near the Mediterranean, Atlantic, and the Pyrenees. It offers many outdoor activities and a vibrant cultural scene.

Benefits

• Financial rewards: Attractive salary, success and profit sharing, employee savings plan, voluntary stock purchase plan.
• Work / Life Balance: Extra days‑off for special occasions, holiday transfer option, staff council with social, cultural and sport activities.
• Wellbeing / Health: Complementary health insurance (disability, invalidity, death), on‑site health services, concierge, gym, carpooling application.
• Individual development: Upskilling opportunities, unlimited access to 10,000+ e‑learning courses, certifications, accelerated programmes, national and international mobility.

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 with robust failover capabilities.
• Evaluate emerging technologies (immutable backups, air‑gapped storage) to modernise the data protection stack and reduce technical debt.
• Drive automation and orchestration of backup and recovery processes to improve efficiency and minimise the risk of 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, focusing 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 technical and non‑technical stakeholders.

Additional Information

• Company: Airbus Operations SAS
• Employment Type: Permanent Classe Emploi (France) – Classe G13
• Experience Level: Professional
• Job Family: Digital

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