Backup Administrator

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Imagine the sheer breadth of talent it takes to inspire the future. We don’t expect you to ‘fit’ every requirement – your life experience, character, perspective, and passion for achieving great things in the world are equally important to us. .

What you bring to the team:

Role: Backup Administrator

Work Location: Hyderabad

Working hours: Willingness to work in 24x7 & night shifts as required

Job Description:

Has an experience of more than 6yrs in Data Protection (Backup) administration (Preferably NetBackup)

• Excellent understanding of Backup technology with a clear understanding of Filesytems, OS, VADP, NDMP, DB backups, snapshots & systems recovery technologies

• Effectively Deliver services to the customer with the activities listed below

• Pursue opportunities to optimize, automate, standardize to drive efficiencies YoY

Team function

• NetBackup 9 and above versions administration experience

• NetBackup application backup/restore utilities and scripting (GUI & CLI)

• Dell EMC Datadomain, Veritas Appliance support

• Red Hat Linux/Windows System Administration (emphasis on Linux)

• Ethernet, Wireless, and TCP/IP configuration and troubleshooting

• Able to liaise effectively with the network support, service desk, client support, database, architecture, and security groups work with OEMs & Third Party vendors

• Identifies multiple alternatives to resolves business needs

• Looks for improvement and growth opportunities in own area

• Monitors production systems in order to identify or recognize production problems

• Assist with Root cause analysis as needed

• Monitoring of all backup and restore activities

• Restarting of failed backups

• Handle incidents relating to backup failures and change tickets related to restore requests

• Tape drive and Tape library administration

• Perform restores from Netbackup (Windows, Unix, RMAN, VM, NAS)

• Developing and deploying NetBackup, OpsCenter reports

• Network Administration (related to firewalls, LAN, etc)

• Windows and Unix OS, NDMP, VM (VADP), Oracle (RMAN) backups in a NetBackup environment

• Ability to automate utilizing PowerShell, Perl

• Act as subject matter expert (SME) and highest contact point of technical problem escalation within the Server Solutions Team for Veritas Netbackup Operations

• Provide advanced technical assistance

• Performs troubleshooting techniques on storage processes, applications, and hardware in a SOX compliant manner

• Works in conjunction with entire Platform Support team & Vendors to maintain system uptime on all enterprise wide platform devices to a world-class level

• Provide documentation and technical specifications to IT staff for planning and implementing new or upgrades of IT infrastructure.

• System administration and IT certifications in Linux, Microsoft, or other network related fields are added advantage.

• Experience working with various levels of technical individuals at remote locations and vendors to resolve problems or in implementing new solutions.

• Experience using a ticket management system for work prioritization and daily workload management.

• Analytic and methodical approach to problem solving;

• Ability to remain calm and objective in a high-pressure environment;

• Must have strong self-management and be ready to use own initiative; communication, influencing and organizational skills are a must;

• Demonstrate accountability, independent initiatives and willingness to work with teams across multiple locations and time zones;

• Strong team player skills;

• Flexible and being able to manage time effectively;

• Able to work with sense of urgency under multiple deadlines and successfully organize and complete tasks with minimal supervision;

• Fluent English

Good to have –

• Dell EMC Networker Administration

• Good knowledge on other Microsoft technologies like Active Directory/DNS/DHCP/Group Policies

• CCNA Certified & Window/Linux & Hitachi Product: UCP Advisor / DS Series Hardware Knowledge

Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent in Information Technology or other related technology fields of study.

• ITIL Certification –preferred but not mandatory.

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Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) are integral to our culture and identity. Diverse thinking, a commitment to allyship, and a culture of empowerment help us achieve powerful results. We want you to be you, with all the ideas, lived experience, and fresh perspective that brings. We support your uniqueness and encourage people from all backgrounds to apply and realize their full potential as part of our team.

How we look after you

We help take care of your today and tomorrow with industry-leading benefits, support, and services that look after your holistic health and wellbeing. We’re also champions of life balance and offer flexible arrangements that work for you (role and location dependent). We’re always looking for new ways of working that bring out our best, which leads to unexpected ideas. So here, you’ll experience a sense of belonging, and discover autonomy, freedom, and ownership as you work alongside talented people you enjoy sharing knowledge with.

We’re proud to say we’re an equal opportunity employer and welcome all applicants for employment without attention to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, age, disability status or any other protected characteristic. Should you need reasonable accommodations during the recruitment process, please let us know so that we can do our best to set you up for success.