DR & Backup Specialist - VMware, Linux & Automation

eir Ireland; Dublin; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

eir is seeking a Backup and Disaster Recovery Consultant to join its Consultancy & Delivery team in Ireland. You will install, configure and maintain backup/DR systems, servers, SANs and hypervisors, while integrating into SAN and automating with scripting tools.

The role emphasizes proactive monitoring, technical documentation, and mentoring, reporting to the Head of Infrastructure Practice. Relevant vendor certs are desirable.

Qualifications

• More than 3 years of work experience in similar jobs.
• Proven experience with Windows and Linux based scripting (PowerShell, bash, Ansible, Terraform, Python).
• Experience in working with automation, DevOps or containerization tools.
• Experience with virtualization platforms (VMware, Nutanix, HPE VME, OpenShift).
• Working experience with Linux CentOS (Rocky), RedHat, Ubuntu (Desirable).
• Proven experience with Dell server, HPE Server or other relevant vendor servers.
• Experience with TCP/IP Networking.
• Systematism and precision in work.
• Proactive approach and providing solutions.
• Relevant vendor certification (VCP, NCP, RHSCA, VMCE, etc) (Desirable).
• Organizational and mentoring skills.

Responsibilities

• Installation, configuration and maintenance of backup & disaster recovery systems
• Installation, configuration and maintenance of servers & storage area network
• Integration of server infrastructure into SAN
• Installation, configuration and maintenance of hypervisor platforms (VMware, Nutanix, HPE VME, OpenShift)
• Installation, configuration and maintenance of Linux servers and associated services (RHEL, Ubuntu)
• Proactive monitoring of infrastructure and identifying potential problems (bottlenecks, misconfigurations).
• Compiling and producing technical documentation for all infrastructure layers.

Skills

Windows scripting

Linux scripting

Automation/DevOps

Containerization

TCP/IP Networking

Documentation

Mentoring

PowerShell

Bash

Ansible

Terraform

Python

Tools

VMware

Nutanix

HPE VME

OpenShift

Job description

eir is seeking a Backup and Disaster Recovery Consultant to join its Consultancy & Delivery team in Ireland. You will install, configure and maintain backup/DR systems, servers, SANs and hypervisors, while integrating into SAN and automating with scripting tools.

The role emphasizes proactive monitoring, technical documentation, and mentoring, reporting to the Head of Infrastructure Practice. Relevant vendor certs are desirable.