Backup Consultant in Plano, Texas

Backup Consultant
- Commvault, VEEAM & Cohesity

Location
- Day 1 ONSITE
- Melbourne, FL (preferred choice) or Frisco, TX or Morrisville, NC

Job Description:

Comm Vault:
Very strong working knowledge of Commvault Comm Server 10,11. Thorough understanding of Commvault policy-drive backup/restore architecture and best practices. Well versed with configuring and maintaining Comm Serve, Media Agents and clients. Expertise in Bundled custom service, Commvault and partners convert existing data and ingest into the Commvault platform. Competent in configuring disaster recovery and fault tolerant features. Competent in configuring Storage Policies and copies for de-duplicated disk and tape libraries.

Competent in configuring Schedules and Schedule Policies for data management and administrative functions. Competent in installation and configuration of Non-de-duplicated and Deduplication Media Agents in Small to Extra Large environments. Competent in installation and configuration of disk and tape libraries. Competent in installing, configuring and troubleshooting client backup/restore agents. Experienced in Windows and Unix/Linux server administration including routine patching in a Comm Vault environment.

Knowledgeable in TCP/IP and SAN technologies. Knowledgeable in Commvault firewall configuration and deployment issues. Knowledgeable in data center operations including handling tape library configuration and day to day operations. Competent in monitoring and administering Commvault daily operations including performance monitoring and resource management. Experienced in Commvault Maintenance Advantage incident submission and resolution. Experienced in Commvault upgrades, Service Pack and Hotfix deployment.

Experienced in managing the Comm Serve Software Cache and Remote Caches. Competent in resolving file and system level restore requests. Knowledgeable in Commvault auditing, command line operations, logging and reporting features. Configure Comm Server Version 11.x, Media Agents, Client & Data Base Deduplication Agents and Libraries. Implement Commvault Deduplication. IP Network, WAN and LAN free (SAN) based data backup design and configuration (familiarity).

Data protection and backup recovery solutions familiarity such as using virtual tape, disk to disk to tape, data replication. Unix and/or Windows systems administration experience. Configuring, Maintaining NDMP backups for various NAS technologies. Configuring, Maintaining and Troubleshooting Database Backups
- Oracle, SQL, SAP, Exchange. Perform all chargeback estimation, provisioning, and documentation tasks in a timely manner. Produce regular reports for management, to assist in cost recovery, capacity planning and consolidation. Scripting / Automation of Minor Tasks. Installation, Configuration and Administration of Commvault. Configuring Multiplexing, Multi-streaming and Disk Staging to optimize the Backup process. SAN and NAS implementation of Commvault e.g., Net App, EMC-Clarion/Celera.

Administration and planning contribution to Disaster Recovery with Commvault for Windows and UNIX platforms. Handle issues related to Commvault Catalog databases, Storage Units, Policies, De-Duplication, vStorage APIs, etc.

VEEAM & Cohesity:
Experience in handling backup operations using VEEAM Backup and Replication tool. Experience in managing day to tasks like managing backup jobs / replication jobs. Experience in handling Cohesity data management solution. Experience in troubleshooting and fixing backup issues. Experience in using cloud storage containers in backup. Adding new clients to backup using VEEAM & Cohesity. Monitoring and reporting using VEEAM and Cohesity.

Experience in upgrade of agents on the environment to newest release.

Soft Skills:

Excellent communication and conversation skills (Verbal and Written). Good documentation skills. Good working knowledge of MS OFFICE (Including MS Project and Visio). Should have a great customer handling skills. Able to handle unforeseen situations.