Network Systems Specialist - Backup Administrator

CTG is seeking to fill a Network Systems Specialist – Backup Administrator position for our client.

Location: Buffalo, NY

Duration: Client Permanent Placement

• Provide a full range of technical services for infrastructure technologies, including servers and SAN environments, covering setup, configuration, implementation, security, system traffic analysis, capacity planning, and daily operations.
• Serve as the primary enterprise backup administrator.
• Administer and support Veeam and Commvault enterprise backup platforms.
• Manage and schedule backups to ensure timely and reliable data protection.
• Monitor backup jobs, investigate failures, and implement corrective actions.
• Verify backup integrity and perform restore operations (file-level, application-level, and VM-level) as required.
• Troubleshoot backup and recovery issues under defined SLAs.
• Maintain backup documentation, operational runbooks, logs, and audit/compliance records.
• Collaborate with infrastructure, application, and security teams to ensure backup solutions align with business continuity and disaster recovery objectives (RTO/RPO).
• Support small infrastructure-related projects and ongoing system operations.

• Hands-on administration of enterprise backup and recovery solutions, specifically Commvault and/or Veeam Backup & Replication.
• Strong understanding of backup methodologies, retention policies, and restore operations.
• Experience monitoring backups, troubleshooting failures, and executing restores in production environments.
• Administration experience in virtualized environments (VMware vSphere and/or Microsoft Hyper-V).
• Working knowledge of Windows Server environments; familiarity with Linux systems supporting repositories or hardened backup targets.
• Knowledge of SAN/NAS storage technologies, disk-based repositories, and backup capacity planning.
• Understanding of disaster recovery practices, backup verification, and restore testing.
• Familiarity with security practices including patching, access controls, and vulnerability remediation related to backup infrastructure.
• Strong documentation, analytical, and problem-solving skills.

• Minimum of 3+ years of experience in backup administration or infrastructure support roles supporting enterprise environments.

One of the following is required:

Degrees must be granted by an accredited college, university, or recognized educational institution.

• Advanced experience with Commvault Enterprise environments, including policy design, storage configuration, and reporting.
• Advanced Veeam features such as scale-out repositories, replication, and enterprise monitoring.
• Commvault Certified Professional (CCP) and/or Veeam Certified Engineer (VMCE) certifications.
• VMware, Microsoft, or storage-focused infrastructure certifications.
• Experience backing up databases and enterprise applications (e.g., SQL Server, Oracle).
• Scripting or automation experience (Power Shell or shell scripting).
• Exposure to hybrid or cloud-integrated backup architectures and object storage tiering.
• Strong communication skills when working with infrastructure, application, security, and audit teams.

Excellent verbal and written English communication skills and the ability to interact professionally with a diverse group are required.

CTG does not accept unsolicited resumes from headhunters, recruitment agencies, or fee based recruitment services for this role.

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