Backup And Storage Engineer

Athena Consultancy Services; Hyderabad; Hybrid; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Athena Consultancy Services is seeking a seasoned backup specialist to design and deliver enterprise data protection solutions across multiple OEM products. You will manage upgrades, agents, BMR, archival, and reporting while collaborating with PM teams to meet milestones.

The role emphasizes scripting, automation, capacity planning, and proactive problem solving to ensure robust data lifecycle management across complex storage environments.

Qualifications

• Must have expertise across two OEM backup products (NetBackup, Networker/Avamar, TSM, Data Protector, Commvault).
• Knowledge of upgrades, application/DB agents, BMR and archival solutions.
• Familiar with ACLS, NDMP, LANfree, snapshot, FlashCopy and storage-tying concepts.
• Strong scripting to automate reports and collect capacity/performance stats.
• Experience leading transformation, migration and transition projects with customers.

Responsibilities

• Lead enterprise customer projects including transformation, migration and transition.
• Identify risk factors in deployed environments and propose mitigation plans.
• Develop PoC and provide documentation such as project plans and reports.

Skills

Backup product expertise

Project management

Troubleshooting

Scripting/Automation

Reporting and alerting

Capacity planning

Tools

NetBackup

Networker/Avamar

Tivoli Storage Manager

Data Protector

Commvault

CDP/FlashCopy

Deduplication

BMR

Job description

Technical Requirements Must have expertise in the entire range of backup products from any two OEMs (Netbackup, EMC Networker/Avamar , IBM Tivoli Storage Manager, HP Data Protector,Commvault) Knowledge on OEM products for version upgrade, Application,DB mail server Agent, BMR,Storage devices (Libraries, VTL technologies), Deduplication, encryption,CDP,Archival solution,reporting and alert management tools Technical knowledge on ACLS, NDMP ,LANfree environment ,snapshot ,flashcopy , CDP ,storage tieing concepts. Troubleshoot Issues related to backup, performance issue Data Life cycle management & implementation Should have extensive knowledge on project management and help PM team to achieve defined milestones Experience in handling enterprise customers and capable of leading Transformation, Migration & Transition projects Perform Product Evaluation and Proof of Concept
Identify risk factors in the deployed customer environment -- develop SIP and propose solution for mitigation Scripting skills to automate and extract reports, capacity, performance statistics and recommend improvement plan Documentation : Prepare POC, white papers ,Project plan, solution design documents , checklist, tasklist and reports formats for the project Identify risk areas and suggest mitigation plan and work with Project management team Ability to define the road map for Backup infrastructure.