Senior Backup Administrator

Infosys; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Infosys in Bengaluru seeks a Senior Backup Administrator to manage Commvault backup infrastructure across on-prem and cloud environments. You will configure, monitor, and troubleshoot backup/restore operations, perform recovery tasks for servers, databases, and applications, and ensure adherence to retention policies and DR testing.

The role requires strong scripting in Python, Linux administration, and experience with AWS backup services, with ITIL-aligned incident management to maintain SLAs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in CS/IT or related field.
• 7+ years of experience in enterprise backup administration.
• Experience with hybrid cloud environments and AWS/Commvault certifications are highly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage and administer Commvault backup infrastructure.
• Configure, monitor, and troubleshoot backup and restore operations.
• Perform server, file system, database, and application recovery activities.
• Maintain backup policies, schedules, retention, and lifecycle management.
• Conduct periodic disaster recovery and restore testing.
• Ensure compliance with defined RPO and RTO requirements.

Skills

Commvault Backup Administration

Python scripting

Linux administration

Backup & Recovery concepts

Disaster Recovery Planning

Database backup and recovery

Storage technologies

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or related field

Tools

EC2

EBS

S3

RDS

Aurora

IAM

CloudWatch

Job description

Senior Backup Administrator

Technical Skills

• Commvault Backup Administration
• AWS Services:
  • EC2
  • EBS
  • S3
  • RDS
  • Aurora
  • IAM
  • CloudWatch
• Python Scripting
• Linux Administration (RHEL/CentOS)
• Backup & Recovery Concepts
• Disaster Recovery Planning
• Database backup and recovery
• Good to have understanding on Storage Technologies (NAS, SAN, FSx, NetApp)

Preferred Skills

• Commvault
• Python
• Monitoring tools and automation frameworks
• ITIL Incident, Change, and Problem Management

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or related field.
• 7+ years of experience in enterprise backup administration.
• Experience with hybrid cloud environments.
• AWS and Commvault certifications are highly preferred.

Backup Administration

• Manage and administer Commvault backup infrastructure.
• Configure, monitor, and troubleshoot backup and restore operations.
• Perform server, file system, database, and application recovery activities.
• Maintain backup policies, schedules, retention, and lifecycle management.
• Conduct periodic disaster recovery and restore testing.
• Ensure compliance with defined RPO and RTO requirements.

AWS Backup & Cloud Operations

• Manage AWS backup solutions for EC2, EBS, RDS, Aurora, FSx, and S3 workloads.
• Implement snapshot, agent-based, and cloud-native backup strategies.
• Configure IAM roles, encryption, and security controls for backup operations.
• Support cross-region and cross-account backup and recovery solutions.
• Optimize cloud storage costs using lifecycle policies and tiered storage.

Automation & Python Scripting

• Develop Python scripts for:
  • Backup health checks
  • Automated reporting
  • Alert managementBackup validation
  • Log analysis
  • Capacity monitoring
• Automate routine operational tasks to reduce manual intervention.
• Integrate backup workflows with monitoring and ticketing systems.

Monitoring & Incident Management

• Monitor backup jobs and troubleshoot failures.
• Perform root cause analysis for backup and restore issues.
• Handle critical incidents and ensure SLA compliance.
• Generate operational and management reports.
• Work closely with infrastructure, database, application, and cloud teams.

Security & Compliance

• Implement backup encryption and ransomware protection mechanisms.
• Support compliance audits and data retention requirements.
• Maintain immutable backup copies and cyber-resiliency controls.
• Ensure adherence to organizational security standards.