Backup Engineer

Niveshan Technologies India Private Limited; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Niveshan Technologies India Pvt Ltd is seeking a Backup Specialist in Hyderabad to manage enterprise backup solutions, ensure data integrity, and optimize storage usage. The role involves planning backups across platforms, performing recovery drills, and coordinating with vendors to resolve complex issues.

Strong troubleshooting and communication skills are essential for this on-site position. Applicants should have 4 years of Backup/Storage/Server experience and familiarity with VMware/Hyper-V.

Qualifications

• 4 years of experience in Backup/Storage/Servers.
• Experience with virtualization technologies (VMware, Hyper-V, etc.).
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

Responsibilities

• Schedule and execute regular backups across platforms (Barracuda, Cohesity, Veeam, Commvault).
• Plan and execute periodic backup restoration drills to validate recovery strategies.
• Document drill results and implement improvements.
• Investigate and resolve backup failures, restore failures, and data corruption incidents.
• Coordinate with OEMs/Vendors for support and resolution of complex backup issues.
• Regularly assess backup storage requirements and optimize configurations.
• Recommend upgrades or additional storage solutions as needed.
• Ensure backups adhere to security policies, including encryption and access controls.
• Implement compliance measures for data protection regulations.
• Monitor backup jobs for failures and generate reports on health and performance.
• Implement offsite backup copies to support DC-DR scenarios.
• Manage on-premises backup storage solutions & retention policies.
• Optimize storage resources for efficient utilization.
• Define and configure backup policies for Production, Test, and Dev environments.
• Ensure retention policies align with regulatory and business requirements.
• Ensure secure copies of backups are maintained.
• Maintain logs and documentation for compliance and audits.
• Generate daily, weekly, and monthly backup reports.
• Maintain incident logs and perform root cause analysis for failures.
• Prepare compliance reports for audits.
• Document backup architecture and recovery procedures.

Skills

Backup & Storage

Troubleshooting

Communication

Teamwork

Tools

VMware

Hyper-V

Job description

Niveshan Technologies India Pvt Ltd | Full time

CompanyName: NiveshanTechnologies India Pvt ltd

PositionTitle: Backup Specialist

Roles & Responsibilities:

• · Scheduleand execute regular backups across all platforms (Barracuda, Cohesity, Veeam,Commvault).
• · Planand execute periodic Backup Restoration drills to validate the effectiveness ofbackup and recovery strategies.
• · Documentdrill results and implement necessary improvements.
• · Investigateand resolve backup failures, restore failures, and data corruption incidents.
• · Coordinatewith OEMs/Vendors for support and resolution of complex backup issues.
• · Regularlyassess backup storage requirements and optimize backup configurations.
• · Recommendupgrades or additional storage solutions as needed.
• · Ensurebackups adhere to security policies, including encryption and access controls.
• · Implementnecessary compliance measures for data protection regulations
• · Monitorbackup jobs for failures and take corrective actions & Generate reports andanalytics on backup success rates and storage utilization.
• · Implementoffsite backup copies to support disaster recovery (DC-DR) scenarios
• · Managementof on-premises backup storage solutions & Retention policy
• · Optimizationof storage resources to ensure efficient utilization.
• · Defineand configure backup policies for different environments (Production, Test, andDev).
• · Ensureretention policies align with regulatory and business requirements.
• · Ensureappropriate copies of backups are taken and stored securely.
• · Maintainlogs and documentation for compliance and audit requirements.
• · Generatedaily, weekly, and monthly reports on backup health and performance.
• · Maintainincident logs and conduct root cause analysis for failed backup jobs.
• · Preparecompliance reports for regulatory and internal audits.
• · Documentbackup architecture and recovery procedures.

Qualifications:

• · 4years of experience in Backup/Storage/Servers,
• · Experiencewith virtualization technologies (VMware, Hyper-V, etc.).
• · Strongtroubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
• · Excellentcommunication and interpersonal skills.
• · Abilityto work independently and as part of a team.