Vault365 appoints Stephen Seagrave as Senior Data Architect

Vault365 has appointed Stephen Seagrave as Senior Data Protection Architect, a role that includes responsibility for the company's Veeam practice.

Seagrave joins the Dublin-based data protection specialist after more than 15 years at eir business and its predecessor, where he helped establish and expand a Veeam backup services operation.

In his new position, he will focus mainly on pre-sales work with channel partners and resellers. This will include designing backup and recovery systems based on Vault365's products and services, while helping to expand the company's Veeam-related work in Ireland and the UK.

The appointment adds experience in backup architecture and recovery planning at a time when demand for data protection services remains strong across sectors handling sensitive and business-critical information.

Before joining Vault365, Seagrave worked at Hibernia Evros Technology Group, which later became part of eir following its acquisition of Evros. He went on to serve as Principal Backup Consultant in the enlarged business, delivering data protection services to large organisations in sectors including banking, healthcare, pharmaceuticals and government.

During that time, he developed services covering on-premises backup, private cloud-based backup-as-a-service and immutable storage. Those areas have become increasingly important for customers seeking to limit disruption after cyber incidents or system failures.

Track record

Vault365 is a Veeam Platinum Partner in Ireland and the UK, placing the appointment in a part of the market where vendors rely heavily on specialist resellers and service providers to reach end customers. Seagrave's brief reflects that channel-led model, with an emphasis on partner engagement as well as technical design.

He also holds certifications including Veeam Certified Engineer and Veeam Certified Architect. He is the only Veeam Vanguard in Ireland, a status within Veeam's global engineer community that gives members access to product management and development teams.

That distinction could help a provider seeking to stand out in a competitive backup and recovery market. It also gives Vault365 another senior technical figure with direct familiarity with Veeam's product direction and customer deployment issues.

New role

Seagrave outlined his view of the move and the work ahead in statements released alongside the appointment.

"I bring Vault365 a wealth of insight in designing and implementing backup solutions for companies of all sizes, from small business to large enterprise. I will draw on my extensive experience with Veeam technology to further drive Vault365's capabilities and help to cement our position as a leading Veeam partner. In addition, exclusive Irish membership of the Veeam Vanguard programme gives Vault365, our partners and our customers a unique offering in the industry," said Stephen Seagrave, Senior Data Protection Architect at Vault365.

In a second statement, he focused on the company's investment and its target markets.

"The investment that Vault365 is making in both its services and its team is priming the company for continued growth in both the Irish and UK markets. In my new role, my focus is to bring Vault365 customers the best in cutting-edge technology to reduce recovery time and increase resiliency in the face of advanced cyber threats," said Seagrave.

The appointment underlines how specialist service providers continue to recruit experienced technical staff as customers place more emphasis on backup integrity, recovery times and ransomware resilience. For firms built around vendor ecosystems such as Veeam, senior hires can also play a commercial role by supporting sales discussions, partner relationships and solution design.

Seagrave's background suggests Vault365 is seeking to strengthen that mix of technical and partner-facing work. His experience spans both direct customer delivery and the development of managed backup offerings, areas that remain central to providers serving organisations with complex data protection requirements.

At eir, he provided enterprise data protection services to some of Ireland's biggest companies in sectors including banking, healthcare, pharmaceuticals and government as the business technology operation evolved through acquisition and reorganisation.