System Engineer Backup

At customer site, Antwerpen, Gent, Hasselt
Engineering & Service Desk
Professional, Freelancer

Do you want to contribute to maintaining and expanding the backup environment in terms of infrastructure, processes, and technologies? Do you enjoy actively thinking and working on improvement proposals? Then you are in the right place in the Data Management Backup team!

  • As a System Engineer Backup, you will be part of an international team and contribute to the backup platform of our own Cegeka Private Cloud and our clients.
  • You will install, configure, and manage the backup components for Cegeka or Cegeka's clients.
  • You will collaborate on the further expansion of our infrastructure and the innovation of our backup services.
  • You will leverage your knowledge and experience to provide third-line support alongside senior engineers in the team.
  • You will regularly take on projects.
  • You will ensure that documentation, instructions, procedures, and knowledge are kept up-to-date.
  • You will help define the standards and best practices for infrastructure/applications to provide a sustainable solution in line with customer expectations.
  • You have an interest in automation and are involved in automating tasks currently performed manually.
  • Based on a rotating schedule (every 5 to 6 weeks), you will contribute to the 24-hour on-call support.

What you need to succeed:

  • You have extensive hands-on experience with Dell-EMC Networker Backup and Dell-EMC DataDomain Storage. Knowledge of Commvault, Veeam, NetBackup, or other backup technologies are a plus
  • You are experienced in working with Windows systems and have knowledge of Linux systems
  • You have a bachelor or master degree in IT or equivalent through experience
  • You are a team player, take initiative, and can work independently and accurately
  • You are customer-focused and strive for the best solution for incidents and issues
  • You speak and write fluently Dutch and English
  • You are open to weekend and evening work in the context of planned (project) tasks.

What are we offering:

  • Cegeka proves year after year in the Whitelane Research that we are a reliable and leading partner in the field of IT services, with a first place for Security/Hosting and a remarkable second place for digital transformation
  • We ask a lot from you (talents). Fortunately, you also get a lot in return! Competencies and character are essential to us, in addition to experience and ambitions. Cegeka continuously invests in talent management so that every employee can realize their potential
  • You start with a Top Employer
  • A market-based salary supplemented with fringe benefits. An electric car with a charging card or a mobility budget, meal vouchers, eco vouchers, an interesting group and hospitalization insurance, a mobile phone subscription, a fixed expense allowance, a powerful laptop, and the possibility to give your salary package a personal touch thanks to our Flex Reward Plan
  • Flexible working hours and a beautiful work/life balance
  • A top team: where new fresh ideas and initiatives are always welcome! Team events, monthly happy hours, and an ever-legendary company party are also part of it
  • Continuous learning: knowledge-sharing meetings, participation in conferences, and external training. Knowledge sharing and learning are central! Depending on your own interests and initiatives, Cegeka offers various horizontal and vertical career paths
  • We value sustainability by striving for carbon neutrality with the electrification of our fleet and an environmentally friendly data center. We develop innovative solutions with a positive impact on the environment, people, and society, and aim for an inclusive and diverse work environment where everyone is valued and heard.
  • #LI-PS1

Aspire to more: our promise to you!

At Cegeka you get all the opportunities you need to develop further as a professional. Together we discover what you really want to do for our clients and colleagues. We would like to invite you to grow with us. In an unprecedented variety of challenging and meaningful IT projects. Make your mark on projects with interesting customers where we can make the difference. Aspire to more!


We are always working together here. Intensively, with lots of fun and commitment. It is a culture driven by family values: full of trust, people-oriented, open, loyal and respectful. We offer a lot of freedom and responsibility. We want you to be part of the next phase of a proud, successful, fast-growing, innovative, European IT company full of ambitions.

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