Storage & Backup Administrator

Our innovative company is looking to fill the role of Storage & Backup Administrator. Day‑to‑day activities include developing and documenting system specifications, implementing hardware and OS, maintaining high operational uptime stringent SLAs, coordinating with applications and database teams and other operational and project‑based tasks for which please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications listed below.

Key Responsibilities:

• Perform tasks necessary to fulfill service level agreements with end‑users regarding storage allocations, limitations, security, and availability.
• Perform and test backups and restores to ensure that enterprise data is effectively protected.
• Communicate and enforce, through system procedures, data storage retention policies.
• Follow change control, incident response, and testing processes for modifications to storage appliances and software.
• Anticipate, mitigate, identify, respond to, and resolve issues with storage devices, storage access, and data retrieval.
• Monitor, analyze, and predict trends for storage equipment performance, space allocation, and data growth to recommend enhancements to the IT storage team.
• Remain informed on storage laws, trends, and issues, including current and emerging technologies and best practices; advise, counsel, and educate executive and management teams on their relative importance.
• Ensure that information storage measures and equipment adhere to all applicable laws and regulations.
• Perform storage server/database transaction and security audits leading to identification and mitigation of security threats to enterprise data. Recommend and implement changes where necessary.
• Create required reports in response to business user needs.
• Develop, document, and maintain operational processes and tasks.
• Understanding of Storage & backup automation Develop and maintain documentation related to patching processes and procedures.
• Participate in on‑call rotation for after‑hours patching activities.

• Operational expertise with enterprise‑class storage systems is a must for this position. Solid understanding of storage architecture design techniques, theories, principles, and practices.
• Working technical experience with designing, building, installing, configuring, and supporting storage servers and management software.
• Hands‑on IBM/Net App/EMC storage troubleshooting experience.
• Hands‑on experience in managing VTL, e.g., Cybernetics.
• Hands‑on experience with Cohesity / TSM / IBM Defender.
• Hands‑on experience on SAN switch management.
• Understanding of Disaster recovery tools & management (VMware SRM / Zerto).
• Understanding of ITIL processes and best practice.
• Understanding of SLA terms.
• Excellent troubleshooting abilities.

• Bachelor’s degree in related field, or relevant experience.
• Minimum 5+ years of experience in Storage & Backup administration.
• Excellent communication skills. Ability to communicate effectively to the teams as well as IT Executive Management.
• Fluency in English, both written and spoken.
• Must be highly motivated and have a positive attitude.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal and organizational skills.
• Proven track record working in a global and multicultural environment.
• Critical thinking, deductive thinking, problem‑solving skills.
• Must work well in a team environment.
• Must have strong reporting and analytical skills.
• Excellent listening and customer service skills.

• Ready to work in 24X7 shifts & on‑call schedule.

• The post holder will be expected to undertake training to ensure that his or her skills are current.

Accendra is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, genetic information, religion, disability, age, status as a veteran, or any other status prohibited by applicable national, federal, state or local law.

Note:

Accendra is not accepting unsolicited assistance from search firms for this employment opportunity. Please, no phone calls or emails. All resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at our Company via email, the Internet, or in any form and/or method without a valid written search agreement in place for this position will be deemed the sole property of our Company.

No fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by our Company as a result of the referral or through other means.