Storage and Backup Administrator

Job Description Storage & Backup Administrator

• Manage Backup/Monitoring/Antivirus/Nessus/Qradar endpoint.
• Manage various HA cluster.
• Ensure daily/weekly/monthly backup are performed successfully on daily basis.
• Documentation Create/Update SOPs and desk side notes.
• Exceptionally good written and verbal communication skills
• Understand and provide input in designing of the infrastructure with optimized approach.
• Operate Storage in main Datacenter and DR site.
• Providing operational support of the Dell EMC PowerStore, NetApp FAS2750,Dell EMC, HPE NAS environment.
• Create, manage, and maintain FCIP replications configurations between main site and DR.
• Administer and maintain SAN configuration and operations.
• Create, manage, and maintain storage configurations and replication between main site and DR.
• Create and manage Storage Pools, Volumes, Snapshots
• Conduct regular performance tuning for the hosted storage system.
• Ensure License compliance for Storage and SAN environment.
• Work with technology providers to upgrade Storages operating system, and Firmware to new versions.
• Keep up to date documentation for the storage, diagrams, and baselines.
• Provides system administration and maintenance support on Linux and UNIX-based environments in client/server, network, and data storage capacities.
• Administer and maintain NetApp storage arrays, including FAS, AFF, and ONTAP systems.
• Perform regular system monitoring, capacity planning, and performance tuning to ensure optimal functionality.
• Manage NetApp Snapshots, SnapMirror, and SnapVault technologies for data protection and disaster recovery.
• Ensure data availability and redundancy using appropriate configurations like RAID, LUN provisioning, and storage virtual machines (SVMs).
• Manage the creation, modification, and removal of storage volumes, LUNs, Qtrees, and NFS/CIFS shares.
• Perform capacity planning and forecasting based on current usage trends and future business needs.
• Implement and enforce storage policies, including data retention, access controls, and security protocols.
• Advanced knowledge and experience with tape-based backup hardware
• Administer, configure, and manage enterprise backup solutions (e.g., Veritas NetBackup, Avamar,Data Domain).
• Ensure regular and reliable backup operations for systems, databases, applications, and virtual environments.
• Manage backup schedules, execution, and monitoring, ensuring all backups complete successfully.
• Maintain data recovery processes, including the execution of test restores to validate data integrity.
• Configure and optimize storage for backup systems, ensuring efficient use of resources.
• Experience with deduplication storage systems, with Veritas Netbackup, Avamar and Data Domain being preferred
• Experience with SAN Fabric Technologies
• Experience in installation and management of integration clients
• Experience in Tape Library management
• Perform daily monitoring and management of the backup environment
• Perform problem management and incident correlation on re-occurring issues
• Create and provide reports for backup and storage environments, related activities, and tasks
• Create and update documentation for backup environments
• Be an escalation point on all backup issues
• Provide 24x7 IT operations support in a team on a rotation and on-call basis
• Develop and exhibit technical subject matter expertise on the assigned backup and storage systems along with associated processes and procedures
• Continuously monitor backup systems for performance and reliability.
• Troubleshoot and resolve backup failures or data integrity issues promptly.
• Analyze backup logs and performance reports to identify trends or potential issues before they impact operations.
• Perform root cause analysis for backup failures and implement corrective actions.
• Deploy and configure backup solutions, including backup servers, storage devices, and client agents.
• Regularly update backup software, applying patches and upgrades to ensure compatibility and performance.
• Scale backup systems as required to meet the growing data protection needs of the organization.

Mandatory Skills for Backup Administration:-

Experience with tools like Backup Exec, Veeam, NetBackup, Commvault, or Acronis.

Setting up and managing backup schedules (full, incremental, and differential backups).

Expertise in disaster recovery and restoring systems, applications, and data.

Familiarity with cloud-based backup solutions (Azure Backup, AWS Backup, etc.).

Mandatory Skills for Storage Management:-

Proficiency in SAN, NAS Storage along with Storage Area Network.

Experience with Dell EMC, NetApp, HPE, or similar storage solutions.

Understanding RAID levels and their use cases for performance and redundancy.

Integration with VMware vSphere, Hyper-V, or similar virtualization platforms.

Expertise in Fiber Channel (FC) and iSCSI protocols.

Using tools to analyze storage performance (e.g., IOPS, latency).

Techniques to optimize storage utilization and backup windows.

Preferred Skills:

• Certification in backup solutions (e.g., Veritas Certified Professional, etc.).
• ITIL certification or experience with ITIL processes for incident, change, and problem management.
• Knowledge of virtualization platforms (e.g., VMware, Hyper-V) and their integration with backup solutions.
• Familiarity with database backup and recovery (e.g., Oracle, SQL Server, MySQL).
• 8 years of Storage admin experience
• Deep knowledge of Dell EMC PowerStore, NAS environment
• Deep knowledge of SAN Switches and SAN fabric