Backup Administrator(Linux)

Coforge

Mumbai

On-site

INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000

Full time

8 days ago

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Job summary

Coforge in Mumbai is seeking a skilled Backup Administrator with 6+ years of hands-on experience in enterprise backup environments and Linux administration. You will manage backup and recovery infrastructure and support disaster recovery operations.

Responsibilities include monitoring jobs, enforcing retention policies, performing DR testing, and collaborating with Infrastructure, Storage, Database, Cloud, and Applications teams.

Qualifications

6+ years of hands-on experience in enterprise backup environments.
Exposure in Linux administration.
Experience with disaster recovery planning and testing.

Responsibilities

Administer and maintain enterprise backup infrastructure.
Manage backup, restore, and recovery operations across critical environments.
Monitor backup jobs, identify failures, and perform timely resolution.
Implement and manage backup policies, retention schedules, and storage optimization.
Perform Disaster Recovery (DR) testing and recovery exercises.
Troubleshoot Linux server issues impacting backup operations.
Collaborate with Infrastructure, Storage, Database, Cloud, and Application teams.
Create and maintain operational procedures and documentation.
Perform capacity planning and ensure backup compliance requirements are met.

Skills

Linux administration

Backup & Recovery

DR planning

Shell scripting Bash

SAN/NAS Storage

Performance monitoring

Tools

Veritas NetBackup

Commvault

Veeam

Dell EMC NetWorker

Rubrik

Cohesity

IBM Spectrum Protect (TSM)

Job description

We are looking for a highly skilled Backup Administrator with a minimum of 6 years of hands‑on experience in enterprise backup environments and exposure in Linux administration. The candidate will be responsible for managing backup and recovery infrastructure, ensuring data protection, troubleshooting backup issues, and supporting disaster recovery operations.

Key Responsibilities

Administer and maintain enterprise backup infrastructure.
Manage backup, restore, and recovery operations across critical environments.
Monitor backup jobs, identify failures, and perform timely resolution.
Implement and manage backup policies, retention schedules, and storage optimization.
Perform Disaster Recovery (DR) testing and recovery exercises.
Troubleshoot Linux server issues impacting backup operations.
Collaborate with Infrastructure, Storage, Database, Cloud, and Application teams.
Create and maintain operational procedures and documentation.
Perform capacity planning and ensure backup compliance requirements are met.

Mandatory Skills

Backup Technologies (Expertise in Any One or More)