Backup & Storage Administrator F/H

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Job Title: Backup & Storage Administrator

Job Summary

We are seeking a skilled Backup and Storage Administrator to manage enterprise-grade storage and backup solutions within a high-performance AI infrastructure. This role is critical to ensuring data availability, integrity, and security across GPU-accelerated workloads, leveraging Dell PowerScale, PowerStore, and Data Domain systems. You will support scalable AI/ML pipelines by maintaining robust backup, recovery, replication, and archival strategies across RoCE and InfiniBand-enabled environments.

Key Responsibilities

Backup Management

Manage, configure, and maintain enterprise backup solutions (e.g., Dell Backup Solutions, Veritas NetBackup, Commvault, Veeam, Rubrik, etc.).

Schedule and monitor backup jobs, ensuring successful completion and addressing failures promptly.

Perform regular backup testing and recovery drills to validate disaster recovery (DR) readiness.

Implement retention policies and ensure compliance with organizational and regulatory requirements.

Storage Management

Administer SAN, NAS, and object storage systems (e.g., Dell Powerscale and PowerStore), optimized for AI training, inference, and RAG workloads.

Monitor storage performance, capacity, and health to prevent downtime or degradation.

Plan and execute storage provisioning, upgrades, and replication across GPU clusters and ingestion pipelines.

Ensure optimal tiering and allocation for AI workloads, including LLM fine-tuning, Data Lakehouse ingestion, and federated querying.

Disaster Recovery & Business Continuity

Develop, maintain, and test disaster recovery and business continuity plans for data storage and backup.

Support DR failover/failback exercises and documentation.

Monitoring & Reporting

Maintain dashboards, alerts, and reports for backup and storage performance, capacity, and incidents using various logging & monitoring tools

Analyse trends and recommend improvements in infrastructure and processes.

Security & Compliance

Ensure backup and storage systems adhere to security best practices and compliance requirements (e.g., GDPR, HIPAA, ISO 27001).

Implement encryption, access control, and audit logging across AI data pipelines and storage layers.

Collaboration & Support

Work closely with server, network, and application teams to ensure seamless data protection.

Work closely with platform, DevOps, and AI teams to ensure seamless data protection across OpenShift environments.

Provide Level 2/3 support for incidents related to backup and storage infrastructure.

Required Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field (or equivalent experience).

3–5 years of experience in enterprise backup and storage administration.

Hands-on experience with at least one enterprise backup solution and with Dell Data Domain, PowerScale, or PowerStore

Strong knowledge of SAN, NAS, object storage, deduplication, and replication technologies.

Familiarity with disaster recovery planning and execution.

Proficiency in scripting (PowerShell, Bash, or Python) for automation.

Preferred Qualifications

Certifications such as:

Dell Backup & storage certifications

Veritas NetBackup Certified Specialist (VCS)

Commvault Certified Professional

NetApp Certified Data Administrator (NCDA)

AWS/Azure storage certifications

Soft Skills

Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.

Good communication and documentation skills.

Ability to work independently and in a team environment.

Detail-oriented with a focus on reliability and security.

Workplace type:Hybrid Working

Equal Opportunity Employer

NTT DATA is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer with a global culture that embraces diversity. We are committed to providing an environment free of unfair discrimination and harassment. We do not discriminate based on age, race, colour, gender, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, disability, pregnancy, marital status, veteran status, or any other protected category. Accelerate your career with us. Apply today

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