Hybrid Engineer – Infrastructure & BCDR Focus Job at Kontak Recruitment

• A growing information technology services business based in Bryanston is looking for a skilled and driven Hybrid Engineer to join a close-knit technical team that genuinely values collaboration, continuous learning, and making a meaningful difference in the environments they support. This is an organisation where technical depth is respected, knowledge sharing is encouraged, and people are given the space to grow into more senior and specialised roles over time.
• This is a hands-on, multi-faceted role suited to an engineer who thrives in varied environments and enjoys solving complex infrastructure and recovery challenges across a diverse customer base. The successful candidate will work across both managed services and project-based engagements, bringing expertise in Veeam, virtualisation, hybrid cloud, and disaster recovery to help customers build more resilient and future-ready environments. If you are someone who takes pride in your technical craft, communicates well with customers, and is always looking for ways to improve how things are done, this team will feel like the right fit.

Minimum Requirements

• Matric (Senior Certificate) is essential
• VMCE certification is preferred and will be a strong advantage in selection
• Microsoft Azure certifications are advantageous
• VMware and/or AWS certifications are advantageous
• Minimum 3 to 5 years of experience in infrastructure support, backup and disaster recovery, virtualisation platforms, and hybrid cloud environments
• Proven experience in an MSP or multi-customer support environment
• Strong practical experience with Veeam Backup and Replication, including Backup Copy Jobs, Veeam Replication, SureBackup, hardened repositories, and offsite backup design
• Solid hands-on experience with VMware vSphere and Microsoft Hyper-V
• Strong understanding of disaster recovery methodologies, backup retention strategies, business continuity principles, and ransomware recovery
• Exposure to Veeam Data Cloud is advantageous
• Experience with Azure and/or AWS infrastructure environments
• Familiarity with Windows Server infrastructure including Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, Group Policy, File Services, and hybrid connectivity solutions such as VPNs and site-to-site integrations

Key Responsibilities

• Deploy, configure, and maintain Veeam Backup and Replication environments across multiple customer sites
• Design and implement backup, disaster recovery, and business continuity solutions tailored to customer requirements
• Perform backup validation testing and disaster recovery simulations to verify recovery readiness
• Configure and manage immutable backups, replication, offsite retention, and ransomware recovery strategies
• Assist customers with DR planning, RPO and RTO alignment, and resilience assessments
• Troubleshoot backup failures, replication issues, and recovery operations across hybrid environments
• Support backup and recovery for VMware, Hyper-V, physical servers, NAS workloads, and cloud-hosted infrastructure
• Assist with the implementation and support of Veeam Data Cloud solutions and cloud-based backup services
• Manage and support Hyper-V and VMware virtualised environments across multiple customer environments
• Administer Windows Server infrastructure including Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, Group Policy, and File Services
• Participate in infrastructure modernisation and migration projects
• Configure and maintain hybrid connectivity solutions including VPNs and site-to-site integrations
• Assist with infrastructure failover, recovery testing, and DR readiness activities
• Act as a high-tier escalation point for infrastructure and DR-related incidents
• Participate in infrastructure discovery workshops and resilience assessments
• Assist with pre-sales scoping, technical discovery, and solution design activities
• Produce technical documentation, DR runbooks, and customer-facing reports
• Proactively identify opportunities to improve customer resilience, backup posture, and operational maturity
• Work collaboratively with internal technical and account management teams to deliver strong customer outcomes