Job Description
We are seeking a highly experienced, hands-on Senior Storage & Backup Engineer to support, manage, and enhance enterprise storage, backup, and disaster recovery infrastructure.
Key Responsibilities
- Administer, configure, maintain, and troubleshoot enterprise Commvault backup and recovery infrastructure.
- Manage Commvault backup policies, schedules, retention, deduplication, storage utilization, and restoration processes.
- Monitor backup operations, investigate failures, and optimize backup and recovery performance.
- Administer and troubleshoot NetApp and Dell EMC SAN storage environments.
- Support Azure NetApp Files, including storage provisioning, configuration, performance monitoring, and troubleshooting.
- Manage Fibre Channel SAN switches, including zoning, fabric configuration, connectivity, and performance troubleshooting.
- Diagnose and resolve complex hardware, software, storage, and backup-related incidents.
- Support storage capacity planning, infrastructure upgrades, migrations, patching, and system optimization.
- Perform backup restoration validation, disaster recovery testing, and recovery readiness assessments.
- Collaborate with infrastructure, cloud, networking, and application teams to ensure system availability and reliability.
- Maintain technical documentation, troubleshooting procedures, and operational runbooks.
Required Qualifications
- Minimum 10 years of experience in enterprise IT infrastructure, storage, backup, or related engineering roles.
- Strong, hands-on Commvault administration and troubleshooting experience (primary requirement).
- Proven experience supporting NetApp storage systems.
- Experience with Dell EMC SAN technologies.
- Knowledge and practical experience with Azure NetApp Files.
- Strong understanding of Fibre Channel SAN architecture, switch administration, zoning, and troubleshooting.
- Experience diagnosing complex enterprise storage, backup, and infrastructure issues.
- Solid understanding of backup and recovery strategies, replication, disaster recovery, and high availability.
- Familiarity with Windows, Linux, virtualization technologies, and enterprise storage protocols.
- Excellent troubleshooting, analytical, documentation, and communication skills.
- Ability to work independently in a remote environment and collaborate effectively with distributed technical teams.
Preferred Qualifications
- Commvault certifications
- NetApp certifications (NCDA / NCIE)
- Dell Technologies storage certifications
- Microsoft Azure certifications
- Cisco or Brocade SAN certifications
- Experience with PowerShell, Python, or infrastructure automation
- Experience supporting large-scale enterprise or mission-critical infrastructure environments
Ideal Candidate
We are looking for a senior-level, technically strong, hands-on engineer, not someone whose experience is limited to infrastructure management or coordination.
Core Skills
Commvault | Enterprise Backup & Recovery | NetApp | Dell EMC SAN | Azure NetApp Files | Fibre Channel | SAN Switch Management | Disaster Recovery | Enterprise Storage | Infrastructure Troubleshooting
Rate:
Not specified
Location:
Remote
IR35 Status:
Outside
Remote Status:
Remote
Industry:
IT
Seniority Level:
Senior