Backup and Storage Administrator

Responsible for day-to-day administration duties including Backup, Storage environment, File Shares and Data Domain.

Responsibilities:

• Configure and support daily tasks with backup repositories, storage configuration, and replication technology with Veeam.
• Support different storage types related activities including SAN, NAS, and Object ECS storages.
• Perform the required upgrades for backup solutions, storage solutions, servers & proxy servers, etc., including software installation & platform upgrades.
• Participate in developing solutions to protect for disaster recovery.
• Monitor backup jobs, execute restore jobs, troubleshoot failed jobs, and initiate corrective actions.
• Control and optimize backup frequency, retention, and stability in alignment with the service owners.
• Understand Backup data lifecycle management policy and handle the related implementation activities.
• Configure data replication across sites for data redundancy and perform periodic restoration and backup validation.
• Develop the required scripts to automate daily activities related to backup and storage if needed.
• Deep troubleshooting for any backup failure and provide resolutions with root causes.
• Support backup recovery and archiving in a large, complex, and widely distributed environment.
• Guide and mentor L1/L2 Backup members.
• Create and update documentation for backup procedures, solutions, licensing, and applicable project artifacts.
• Provide status and progress reports for backup environment related activities and tasks on a regular/periodic basis.
• Develop initiatives on how to improve backup infrastructure.
• Support Tape Library solutions such as ML3 or any other solution.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field.
• 7+ years of experience with Backup and Storage Administration.
• 3+ years worked in a large environment.
• Expertise/Certification in Veeam Backup Tool.
• Expertise/Certification in Cohesity.
• Basic knowledge of Server Administration.
• Experience in recovering data from other threats using backup technology.
• Experience in recovering data from ransomware attacks using immutable storage.
• Experience and advanced knowledge in backup lifecycle management.
• Good knowledge of VMware and other Hypervisor hosts and cluster architecture in order to verify backups and storage migration plans.
• Analytical skills for troubleshooting complex issues.

Training and Certification:

• Veeam Certified Engineer.
• Cohesity Training Completion (Data Protection/Data Management Preferable).
• Windows Operating System Fundamentals.
• ITIL Foundation Certification.