Junior Backup; Remote Engineering

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We are looking for a Junior Backup Specialist who will support the Backup team in daily operations on Veritas Net Backup
, helping to ensure the continuity of the backup/restore service. The candidate will work with procedures and runbooks, gradually becoming autonomous in troubleshooting, policy, and application restore. Acquisition of knowledge in the field of backup on Azure and AWS
.

RAL: €26K - €48K

• Daily monitoring of jobs in Veritas Net Backup and alert management;
• Initial guided troubleshooting of common errors;
• Execution of standard restores (files/VM/simple DB) with supervision;
• Basic system operations on backup targets:
  • On Linux: services, logs, permissions, file system, cron, firewall;
  • On Windows: services, Event Viewer, volumes/VSS, Task Scheduler, firewall;
    Network checks (DNS, ports, routing) and disk space.
• Support for policy/SLP based on templates; opening of changes/tickets;
• Collaboration with DBA/Sysadmin for application‑consistent backups;
• Updating documentation and operational reports (success rate, capacity).

Basic system administration skills (mandatory)

• Linux: basic commands, services (systemd), log management, permissions, mount, SSH;
• Windows Server: services, VSS, Event Viewer, shares/NTFS permissions;
• Networking: TCP/IP, DNS, ports/firewall, concepts of latency/throughput;
• Storage: SAN/NAS/DAS, snapshot vs. clone, concept of deduplication/compression;
• Scripting: basic Bash and/or Power Shell (log parsing, simple automations);
• Basic ITSM/ITIL: Incident/Change/Problem and good documentation practices.

Database fundamentals

• ACID concepts, transactions, checkpoint, journaling/redo/WAL, PITR;
• Types of DB backups: full, differential/incremental, transaction log; hot/online vs. cold/offline; crash‑consistent vs. application‑consistent coherence;
• Introductory knowledge of the most common databases (at least one):
  • SQL Server: recovery model (Full/Simple), log backup, restore chain;
  • Oracle: ARCHIVELOG, basic RMAN concepts;
  • Postgre
    
    SQL: WAL, base backup + WAL for PITR;
  • MySQL/InnoDB: redo/binlog, snapshot vs. dump;
• Ability to read a typical DB error during backup/restore and correctly involve the DBA.

• Policy & Schedules, SLP, retention and backup windows;
• Understanding of common status codes and performing ordered checks (network → credentials → policy → storage).

• VMware (VADP, snapshot), DB plug‑ins (RMAN/SQL), basic cloud knowledge (AWS/Azure/GCP);
• Net Backup architecture:
  Master/Media/Client, Catalog, Storage Unit, MSDP;
• Veritas certification (including willingness to obtain it).

• Real work life balance;
• Training monthly budget (time and money);
• A structured career path with clear expectations and salary for each level;
• Support of a buddy in the first week of work;
• A coach as a guide in choosing the most suitable experiences for your ambitions;
• Benefits and corporate welfare programs: company prizes and welcome pack with all the equipment you need to work;
• Agile Nomads
  
  Experience:
  
  opportunity to work for 2 weeks abroad;
• Referral bonus, if you bring people as talented as you;
• The opportunity to attend one conference per year;
• A company rated 4.8 out of 5 for employee satisfaction on Glassdoor and certified as a Great Place to Work;
• Inclusive environment where you can be who you really are;
• Stimulating…