Senior Storage and Backup Administrator

About the role

We are looking for a Senior Storage and Backup Administrator to join the Global IT Operations team. The role involves the design, deployment, configuration, and maintenance of enterprise storage and backup environments.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, configure, and maintain enterprise storage systems including SAN, NAS, and object storage environments.
• Manage and optimize storage platforms, especially: Dell PowerFlex, Dell Unity, Dell Data Domain, Synology.
• Perform storage provisioning, capacity planning, performance tuning, and lifecycle management.
• Monitor storage performance, availability, and utilization to proactively identify and resolve issues.
• Implement and maintain storage replication, snapshots, deduplication, compression, and tiering strategies.
• Administer enterprise backup solutions such as Veeam, Commvault, Azure Backup, AWS Backup.
• Develop and maintain backup, retention, and recovery policies aligned with business and compliance requirements.
• Perform backup monitoring, troubleshooting, validation, and recovery testing.
• Lead Disaster Recovery drills and ensure RPO/RTO objectives.
• Ensure successful execution of backup jobs and rapid restoration capabilities.
• Manage backup infrastructure across physical, virtual, and cloud workloads.
• Implement data protection and ransomware recovery strategies.
• Ensure backup and storage environments comply with security policies and regulatory requirements.
• Participate in audits, risk assessments, and compliance reviews.
• Maintain secure access controls and encryption standards for storage and backup systems.
• Support virtualization and physical platforms including VMware, Hyper-V, Windows, Linux for both Storage and Backup.
• Provide Level 3 technical support for storage and backup incidents / requests. Perform root cause analysis and coordinate with vendors.
• Create and maintain technical documentation, architecture diagrams, and operational procedures.
• Mentor junior administrators and provide technical guidance to the broader IT team.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or equivalent experience.
• 7+ years of experience administering enterprise storage and backup environments.
• Strong experience with backup tools such as Veeam, Commvault, Cloud Backup.
• Strong experience with SAN/NAS technologies (Dell PowerFlex, Dell Unity, Dell Data Domain).
• Hands-on experience with VMware and Hyper-V environments.
• Solid knowledge of Windows and Linux server environments.
• Solid knowledge with cloud platforms such as Azure and AWS.
• Scripting and Automation knowledge using PowerShell / Shell.
• Good understanding of networking concepts.
• Strong troubleshooting and analytical skills.
• Experience supporting Disaster Recovery and data protection strategies.
• Able to work in a global, collaborative environment.
• Excellent communication and proactive problem-solving skills.