We are looking for an experienced Backup Administrator to join our Data Center Operations team. The successful candidate will be responsible for managing enterprise backup and recovery environments, ensuring business continuity, data protection, and high availability across critical infrastructure.
This role is ideal for professionals with strong hands-on experience in Commvault Backup & Recovery, virtualization technologies, storage infrastructure, and disaster recovery operations.
Key Responsibilities
- Administer and monitor enterprise backup and recovery operations using Commvault.
- Perform backup validation and execute restore requests for files, virtual machines, databases, and applications.
- Troubleshoot backup failures and ensure backup success rates meet organizational SLAs.
- Configure and manage Commvault infrastructure, including:
- CommServe
- Media Agents
- Storage Policies
- Backup Policies
- Libraries
- Deduplication
- Client configurations
- Perform Commvault upgrades, patching, and lifecycle management.
- Monitor storage utilization, backup performance, and deduplication efficiency.
- Support disaster recovery planning, backup testing, and business continuity initiatives.
- Integrate and manage cloud-based backup storage solutions.
- Produce operational reports, compliance reports, and root cause analysis documentation.
- Ensure backup environments comply with security, retention, and regulatory policies.
- Work closely with infrastructure, storage, virtualization, and database teams to support enterprise platforms.
Requirements
Education
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related discipline.
Experience
- 3–5 years of hands-on experience administering Commvault Complete Backup & Recovery.
- Strong experience supporting enterprise backup environments.
- Experience with backup and restore operations for physical and virtual environments.
- Experience working within enterprise data centers.
Technical Skills
- Commvault Backup & Recovery
- Windows Server Administration
- Linux Administration
- VMware or Hyper-V backup integration
- SQL Server and Oracle database backup
- SAN/NAS storage
- Cloud backup integration
- Backup lifecycle management
- Disaster Recovery (DR)
- RPO/RTO concepts
- Deduplication technologies
- Storage administration
- Backup monitoring and troubleshooting
- Security and compliance
- Documentation and reporting
Preferred Certifications
- Commvault Certified Professional (CCP)
- Commvault Certified Engineer (CME)
- Commvault Certified Administrator (CSA)
- ITIL Foundation
- VMware VCP
- Microsoft Certifications
Soft Skills
- Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills
- Excellent documentation abilities
- Effective communication
- Ability to work under pressure
- Strong teamwork and stakeholder collaboration
