Banking IT Operations Specialist – 24x7 Backup & DR

SmartRecruiters, Inc.; Manama; On-site; BHD 18,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

VAM Systems in Bahrain is seeking an IT Operations Specialist to manage mission-critical banking applications, monitor 24x7 service availability, perform data backups, and coordinate data replication between Bahrain and DR sites.

The role requires 1–2 years in IT operations, knowledge of Windows, Linux and Solaris, and experience with Oracle and SQL Server databases; familiarity with backup tools like Veritas NetBackup and VEEAM, plus after-hours support and collaboration with IT teams.

Qualifications

• Data Center Operations experience in monitoring, incident handling and escalation.
• Banking domain / financial institutions experience preferred.
• Working knowledge of databases like Oracle and SQL Server.
• IT certifications in Windows, Linux, SQL etc. helpful; ITIL is a plus.
• Experience with end-of-day/start-of-day processes, backups, restores, and replication.

Responsibilities

• Run all operation tasks on mission-critical banking applications.
• Monitor and ensure 24x7 service availability.
• Take data backups of all business applications.
• Ensure data replication between Bahrain and DR site.
• Escalate user-reported and system/application faults.
• Takeover first-levels help desk after-hours.
• Support other IT teams.

Skills

Data Center Operations

Banking domain

Oracle

SQL Server

Windows

Linux

Solaris

ITIL

Veritas NetBackup

Veeam

Control-M

Tools

Veritas NetBackup

VEEAM

Control-M

Oracle

SQL Server

Windows

Linux

Solaris

Job description

VAM Systems in Bahrain is seeking an IT Operations Specialist to manage mission-critical banking applications, monitor 24x7 service availability, perform data backups, and coordinate data replication between Bahrain and DR sites.

The role requires 1–2 years in IT operations, knowledge of Windows, Linux and Solaris, and experience with Oracle and SQL Server databases; familiarity with backup tools like Veritas NetBackup and VEEAM, plus after-hours support and collaboration with IT teams.