Backup & Storage Specialist; Systems Engineer

We are hiring for the post of Backup & Storage Specialist (Systems Engineer) - Qatar for a Semi-Govt. based Co.

Maintain the overall health, security, and documentation of backup, storage, server, virtualization, and hyperconverged systems to support reliable operations and compliance.

• Perform routine system maintenance tasks, including patching, firmware updates, and health checks across Windows/Linux servers, VMware/vSAN/Nutanix environments, SAN/HCI arrays, and Azure/GCP resources.
• Ensure system security through access controls, encryption management, vulnerability scanning, and adherence to organizational policies and standards (e.g., GDPR, ISO 27001).
• Maintain comprehensive documentation for configurations, procedures, and runbooks related to backup schedules, storage mappings, and recovery processes.
• Provide tier‑2 support to end‑users and IT teams on storage and backup queries, including capacity reporting and performance optimization recommendations.

• Oversee the implementation and maintenance of enterprise backup solutions using tools like Commvault to ensure reliable data protection and rapid recovery.
• Configure and manage Commvault backup policies, schedules, and retention strategies for physical, virtual, cloud‑based, and hyperconverged workloads.
• Perform regular backup integrity checks, testing, and disaster recovery drills to validate restore capabilities.
• Troubleshoot backup failures, optimize performance, and generate reports on backup success rates and storage utilization.
• Integrate backup solutions with monitoring tools for automated alerts on anomalies or compliance issues.

• Administer SAN, NAS, and hyperconverged storage systems (including vSAN and HCI platforms such as VMware vSAN, Nutanix, or HPE Simpli Vity) to provide scalable, high‑availability storage infrastructure supporting critical business applications.
• Design, deploy, and maintain SAN and HCI environments, including provisioning, zoning, LUN management, and vSAN datastore configuration for optimal I/O performance.
• Monitor storage capacity, performance metrics, and health using tools like EMC Unisphere or vendor‑specific HCI dashboards; perform capacity planning and forecasting.
• Implement data tiering, replication, and snapshot technologies to enhance data resilience and efficiency.
• Collaborate with application teams to ensure storage configurations align with workload demands and SLAs.

• Manage storage and backup integrations in multi‑cloud environments (Azure and GCP) alongside on‑premises and hyperconverged systems for seamless hybrid operations.
• Provision and manage Azure Blob Storage, Azure Files, and GCP Cloud Storage for hybrid backup workflows, including data migration and synchronization.
• Configure cloud‑native backup services (e.g., Azure Backup, GCP Persistent Disk snapshots) and integrate them with Commvault for unified management.
• Optimize cloud storage costs through lifecycle policies, archiving, and deduplication while ensuring data sovereignty and compliance.
• Conduct security assessments for cloud storage access controls, encryption, and integration with on‑premises VMware/vSAN/Nutanix environments.

• Support Windows and Linux server operations (with emphasis on Red Hat Enterprise Linux, CentOS, Ubuntu, and other major distributions) within virtualized and hyperconverged environments, focusing on storage integration and performance tuning.
• Administer Windows Server and Linux systems, including patching, scripting (Power Shell/Bash), and configuration for storage attachments.
• Manage VMware vSphere and Nutanix AHV environments, including VM provisioning, vMotion, storage vMotion, and vSAN for non‑disruptive operations.
• Integrate virtualization hosts with enterprise storage arrays and HCI platforms via protocols like iSCSI, FC, and NFS; monitor for bottlenecks and resource contention.
• Develop automation scripts for routine tasks such as storage provisioning in virtual environments and server backup orchestration.