Lead Infrastructure Engineer – Backup & Disaster Recovery (m/f/d)

Location: Ismaning

Cultural Fit

You see disaster recovery as the discipline that makes infrastructure trustworthy – not just running, but built to bounce back? You bring structure to chaos before it ever happens – failovers proven in practice, not just promised on paper? Then welcome to AND-E.

How you'll make an impact

• Own the enterprise Disaster Recovery strategy, framework, and governance.
• Conduct Business Impact Analysis (BIA) and define RTOs/RPOs together with business stakeholders.
• Plan and execute Disaster Recovery exercises, including failover/failback testing, with post-test reports and remediation tracking.
• Ensure backup, replication, and recovery solutions meet regulatory requirements (e.g., DORA, ISO 22301, ISO 27001).
• Maintain Disaster Recovery documentation, recovery runbooks, and dependency maps.
• Manage third-party vendors supporting backup, replication, and Disaster Recovery services.
• Define and report Disaster Recovery KPIs to senior management and support crisis management during business disruptions.

What it takes to succeed in this role

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science, Information Systems, Business Continuity Management, or equivalent experience.
• 7+ years of experience in IT infrastructure or business continuity, including 3–4 years focused specifically on enterprise Disaster Recovery.
• Hands-on experience defining and validating RTOs/RPOs and translating them into technical recovery requirements.
• Proven track record planning and executing Disaster Recovery exercises for critical systems, with structured post-test reporting.
• Solid technical understanding of backup and recovery technologies across on-premises and cloud environments (e.g., Veeam, Zerto, AWS/Azure DR).
• Working knowledge of DORA, ISO 22301, and ISO 27001, including audit preparation experience.
• Strong cross-functional collaboration skills; fluent English required, German language skills are an advantage.

Why join us?

• Growth is important to us, that’s why we support your personal and professional development.
• A working environment based on trust, encouragement and constructive feedback.
• Collaboration with people from different countries and cultures.
• 32 days annual leave plus 2 days off.
• Flexible working hours and home office policy (approx. 60% possible).
• Attractive employee conditions for car insurance.
• Exceptional company benefits: Employer subsidy for occupational pension scheme and disability pension, supplementary company health insurance, capital-forming benefits.
• Optional: Job ticket, car parking spaces, monthly travel allowance.
• EGYM Wellpass.
• Financial subsidy as a small wish-fulfiller.
• Free coffee, tea, water and weekly fruit delivery.
• Health management and pme family service.