Storage Backup Administrator

Accendra Health; Pune District; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Accendra Health is seeking a Storage & Backup Administrator to design, implement, and document storage systems. You will ensure high uptime, enforce SLAs, and coordinate with apps and database teams on operational tasks and projects.

The role requires 5+ years in storage/backups, strong communication in English, and a proactive, team-oriented approach. On-call rotations and 24x7 shift readiness are expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in related field, or relevant experience.
• Minimum 5+ years of experience in Storage & Backup administration.
• Excellent communication skills. Ability to communicate effectively to the teams as well as IT Executive Management
• Fluency in English, both written and spoken
• Must be highly motivated and have a positive attitude.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal and organizational skills
• Proven track record working in a global and multicultural environment.
• Critical thinking, Deductive thinking, Problem solving skills.
• Must work well in a team environment. Must have strong reporting and analytical skills.
• Excellent listening and customer service skills

Responsibilities

• Fulfill service level agreements with end-users regarding storage allocations, limitations, security, and availability.
• Perform and test backups and restores to ensure data protection.
• Enforce data storage retention policies through system procedures.
• Follow change control, incident response, and testing processes for storage modifications.
• Monitor storage equipment performance and predict trends to recommend enhancements.
• Ensure compliance with laws and regulations for information storage.
• Conduct storage server/database audits and mitigate security threats.
• Create reports responding to business user needs.
• Develop, document, and maintain operational processes and tasks.
• Participate in on-call rotation for after-hours patching activities.

Skills

Storage & Backup

SLA Management

Troubleshooting

Disaster Recovery

ITIL

Education

Bachelor’s degree in related field

Tools

IBM Defender

NetApp

EMC

Cohesity

TSM

VMware SRM

Zerto

Job description

Our innovative company is looking to fill the role of Storage & Backup Administrator. Day-to-day activities include developing and documenting system specifications, implementing hardware and OS, maintaining high operational uptime stringent SLAs, coordinating with applications and database teams and other operational and project-based tasks please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications listed below.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

Key Responsibilities:

• Perform tasks necessary to fulfill service level agreements with end-users regarding storage allocations, limitations, security, and availability.
• Perform and test backups and restores to ensure that enterprise data is effectively protected.
• Communicate and enforce, through system procedures, data storage retention policies.
• Follow change control, incident response, and testing processes for modifications to storage appliances and software.
• Anticipate, mitigate, identify, respond to, and resolve issues with storage devices, storage access, and data retrieval.
• Monitor, analyze, and predict trends for storage equipment performance, space allocation, and data growth to recommend enhancements to the IT storage team.
• Remain informed on storage laws, trends, and issues, including current and emerging technologies and best practices; advise, counsel, and educate executive and management teams on their relative importance.
• Ensure that information storage measures and equipment adhere to all applicable laws and regulations.
• Perform storage server/database transaction and security audits leading to identification and mitigation of security threats to enterprise data. Recommend and implement changes where necessary.
• Create required reports in response to business user needs.
• Develop, document, and maintain operational processes and tasks.
• Understanding of Storage & backup automation Develop and maintain documentation related to patching processes and procedures.
• Participate in on-call rotation for after-hours patching activities.

Information Technology:

• Operational expertise with enterprise-class storage systems is a must for this position. Solid understanding of storage architecture design techniques, theories, principles, and practices.
• Working technical experience with designing, building, installing, configuring, and supporting storage servers and management software.,
• Hands-on IBM/NetApp/EMC storage troubleshooting experience
• Hands-on experience in managing VTL E.g. Cybernetics
• Hands-on experience Cohesity / TSM /IBM defender
• Hands-on experience on SAN switch management
• Understanding of Disaster recovery tools & management (VMware SRM /Zerto)
• Understanding of ITIL processes and best practice
• Understanding of SLA terms
• Excellent troubleshooting abilities

Skills and Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in related field, or relevant experience
• Minimum 5+ years of experience in Storage & Backup administration
• Excellent communication skills. Ability to communicate effectively to the teams as well as IT Executive Management
• Fluency in English, both written and spoken
• Must be highly motivated and have a positive attitude.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal and organizational skills
• Proven track record working in a global and multicultural environment.
• Critical thinking, Deductive thinking, Problem solving skills.
• Must work well in a team environment.Must have strong reporting and analytical skills.
• Excellent listening and customer service skills

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Ready to work in 24X7 Shifts & on call schedule.

Training:

• The post holder will be expected to undertake training to ensure that her/his skills are current