Senior Storage & Backup Architect

Systems Limited; Karachi Division; On-site; PKR 2,600,000 - 4,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Systems Limited is seeking a Senior Storage & Backup Administrator to lead the administration, protection, and continuous availability of enterprise storage and data protection platforms across on-premises, object, and cloud environments. The role includes end-to-end ownership of backup/recovery, DC vault operations, storage infra, Windows file services, and DR activities.

Responsibilities include managing Commvault platforms, PPDM, CRS Vault, cloud backups, and various storage arrays (Isilon,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field.
• Minimum 10 years of experience in enterprise storage and backup administration.
• Strong hands-on experience with Commvault Backup Platform and Commvault Cloud (Metallic).
• Hands-on experience with Dell PowerProtect Data Manager (PPDM) and Dell Cyber Recovery Solution (CRS) Vault.
• Strong experience with Dell PowerScale (Isilon), Dell ECS, and Pure Storage FlashBlade.
• Experience with OCI Object Storage and OCI Native Backup.
• Strong knowledge of Windows File Server clusters, DFSN, and DFSR.
• Hands-on experience with DR failover/failback, BCP, and RPO/RTO implementation.

Responsibilities

• Administer and manage Commvault Backup Platform across VMs, databases, Kubernetes, and file shares.
• Manage Commvault Cloud (Metallic) for Microsoft 365 backup and recovery.
• Design and manage backup policies, workload protection, and restores using PPDM.
• Manage Dell CRS Vault, including air-gapped data synchronization and compliance.
• Manage Azure Native Backup and OCI Native Backup environments.
• Administer Dell PowerScale (Isilon) file clusters, including NFS/SMB provisioning and access controls.
• Administer Dell ECS object storage with bucket policies and API integrations.
• Administer Pure Storage FlashBlade for high-performance storage and S3 provisioning.
• Manage Azure Files/Azure Blob Storage with access policies and lifecycle management.
• Administer OCI Object Storage including bucket administration and cross-region replication.
• Configure DFS Namespaces and DFSR; execute DR failover/failback per runbooks.
• Support BCP activities and recovery readiness; monitor RPO and RTO.

Skills

Leadership

Storage & Backup

Troubleshooting

Stakeholder coordination

Documentation

Independent work

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Commvault

PPDM

Dell ECS

Isilon PowerScale

Azure Backup

OCI Object Storage

Job description

Systems Limited is seeking a Senior Storage & Backup Administrator to lead the administration, protection, and continuous availability of enterprise storage and data protection platforms across on-premises, object, and cloud environments. The role includes end-to-end ownership of backup/recovery, DC vault operations, storage infra, Windows file services, and DR activities.

Responsibilities include managing Commvault platforms, PPDM, CRS Vault, cloud backups, and various storage arrays (Isilon,