Senior Backup Engineer — DR & Automation Lead

TEEMA Group; Toronto; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

TEEMA Group in Toronto, Ontario seeks a Senior Backup Administrator to manage enterprise backup platforms, schedules, storage targets, and retention configurations. You will monitor jobs, diagnose failures, and perform recoveries across Windows, Linux, virtualization, and databases.

The role requires designing robust backup procedures, DR planning, and participating in audits. You will mentor junior staff, optimize automation, and coordinate with cross-functional teams to ensure data protection

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience.
• 5+ years hands-on experience administering enterprise backup and recovery platforms.
• Strong experience with backup technologies such as Veritas NetBackup, NBU Flex Appliance, CommVault, Veeam, Rubrik, NinjaOne, or similar platforms.
• Experience supporting Windows, Linux, virtualization platforms, enterprise storage, and database backup integrations.
• Proven ability to design optimal database backup strategies aligned with RPO, RTO, and compliance requirements.
• Knowledge of retention policies, disaster recovery concepts, and data protection best practices.

Responsibilities

• Administer and maintain enterprise backup platforms, schedules, storage targets, and retention configurations.
• Monitor daily backup jobs, investigate failures, and drive remediation.
• Perform file-level, server-level, VM, database, and application recoveries as needed.
• Design backup and recovery procedures to meet business continuity and DR requirements.
• Coordinate with multiple IT teams to resolve backup incidents and service requests.
• Automate routine tasks using scripting or orchestration tools; contribute to runbooks and SOPs.
• Provide guidance and mentorship to junior backup or infrastructure staff.

Skills

Backup administration

Veritas NetBackup

NBU Flex Appliance

CommVault

Veeam

Rubrik

NinjaOne

Windows

Linux

Virtualization

Database backup

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology / Computer Science / Engineering

Tools

Veritas NetBackup

NBU Flex Appliance

CommVault

Veeam

Rubrik

NinjaOne

Job description

TEEMA Group in Toronto, Ontario seeks a Senior Backup Administrator to manage enterprise backup platforms, schedules, storage targets, and retention configurations. You will monitor jobs, diagnose failures, and perform recoveries across Windows, Linux, virtualization, and databases.

The role requires designing robust backup procedures, DR planning, and participating in audits. You will mentor junior staff, optimize automation, and coordinate with cross-functional teams to ensure data protection