Storage and Backup Engineer

Required Skills

• Minimum 8+ years of relevant IT work experience in managing and configuring enterprise Storage and Backup environments and related services in a complex heterogenous environment
• Extensive hands-on experience in the administration and troubleshooting of block and file storage systems across multiple vendor platforms (e.g., NetApp, Dell PowerStore, Dell ECS systems)
• Excellent knowledge in the installation and administration of Enterprise Backup systems (e.g., DELL Avamar, PPDM, Data Domain, Veeam B&R and other market leaders in backup solutions)
• Expert-level troubleshooting and problem resolution for storage and backup infrastructures.
• Solid understanding and knowledge of storage technologies (Cisco/Brocade Fabric switches, VSANs, WWPNs, NPIV, multipathing, Fibre channel, iSCSI)
• Strong understanding of data protection, disaster recovery, and best practices in backup and storage management.
• Good understanding and knowledge of networking technologies
• Working Experience in shell scripting and automation tools (e.g., Python, Ansible, Terraform)
• Ability to work under pressure with minimum supervision
• Customer-centric approach to delivery and problem solving
• Good knowledge of ITIL service management methodology