Senior Backup Engineer, Fintech - Remote Eligible

Optasia Systems Engineering Role

Optasia is a fully enabled B2B2X financial technology platform covering scoring, financial decisioning, disbursement, and collection. We are committed to enabling financial inclusion for all. We are changing the world our way.

Since company's inception, over a decade ago, we have grown to become a global leader in the Fintech fields, constantly expanding and adding new solutions, offerings, and untapped monetization opportunities for all our partners and clients.

As member of the Systems Engineering team in Optasia, your primary objective is to deliver reliable and high-quality backup and recovery operations by executing, optimizing, and maintaining the organization's backup, retention, and disaster recovery processes across all platforms.

What you will do:

• Manage, monitor, and optimize backup and restore operations across all platforms.
• Support Veeam, Barman, and NiFi backup environments, ensuring data integrity and recovery readiness.
• Participate in disaster recovery planning, testing, and execution using VMware vRealize Automation and related VMware tools.
• Handle incidents, perform root cause analysis, and ensure timely resolution of backup or recovery issues.
• Maintain and update backup configurations, retention policies, and recovery procedures.
• Document operational runbooks, test results, and technical configurations.
• Work with the Team Leader to improve performance, scalability, and resilience of backup and DR systems.
• Ensure alignment with compliance, audit, and data protection requirements.
• Contribute to capacity planning, automation, and service improvement initiatives.

What you will bring:

• 3-5 years of experience in IT infrastructure, focusing on backup and disaster recovery operations.
• Strong technical expertise in Veeam, Barman, and NiFi.
• Hands-on experience with VMware DR environments (VRA, SRM, or similar).
• Solid understanding of RPO/RTO concepts, backup design, and data retention.
• Experience in incident handling, troubleshooting, and performance tuning.
• Familiarity with regulatory and compliance standards (ISO 27001, GDPR, or similar).
• Excellent attention to detail, documentation, and teamwork skills.

Why you should apply: What we offer: Competitive remuneration package Extra day off on your birthday Performance-based bonus scheme All the tech gear you need to work smart Optasia's Perks: Be a part of a multicultural working environment Meet a very unique and promising business and industry Gain insights for tomorrow market's foreground.

Optasia's Values:

#1 Drive to Thrive: Fully dedicated to evolving. We welcome all challenges and learning opportunities. #2 Customer-First Mindset: We go above and beyond to meet our partners' and clients' expectations. #3 Bridge the Gap: Knowledge is shared, information is exchanged and every opinion counts. #4 Go-Getter Spirit: We are results oriented. We identify any shortcomings that hold us back and step up to do what's needed. #5 Together we will do it: We are committed to supporting one another and to understanding and respecting different perspectives, as we aim to reach our common goals.