Storage Backup Engineer

Yallo Talent; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 167,000 - 279,000; Full time

Job summary

Yallo Talent is seeking an experienced IT professional to manage and maintain Veeam backup and replication alongside storage administration. You will ensure data integrity through regular tests, collaborate with Level 3 support, and implement disaster recovery procedures in line with policy.

Responsibilities include optimizing backup schedules, training Level 1 technicians, and diagnosing storage hardware/software issues while monitoring capacity and performance across storage environments.

Qualifications

• Must have hands-on Veeam Backup experience.
• Hands-on storage administration experience with Dell EMC, HPE and NetApp.
• Veeam certification is a plus.
• Willing to work Afternoon & Night shifts.

Responsibilities

• Backup & Storage Administration.
• Manage & maintain Veeam Backup & Replication environments for performance.
• Perform regular backup and restore tests to validate data integrity.
• Collaborate with Level 3 support and IT teams on complex issues.
• Implement and document DR procedures and policies.
• Optimize backup schedules and storage usage to reduce costs.
• Provide training and support to Level 1 technicians.
• Configure backup jobs to meet policy and SLA.
• Diagnose and resolve storage hardware/software issues.
• Monitor storage systems for availability, performance and capacity.
• Troubleshoot connectivity between hosts and storage.
• Perform switch administration and firmware upgrades.
• Investigate storage alerts, faults and hardware failures.
• Manage capacity for storage devices in the environment.

Skills

Veeam Backup

Storage administration

Backup & Restore

Shift work ability

Tools

Dell EMC

HPE

NetApp

Job description

Should have demonstrated experience & proficiency in managing & maintaining Veeam backup & replication, Storage administration.

Will be responsible for

• Backup & Storage Administration
• Manage & maintain Veeam Backup & Replication environments, ensuring optimal performance & reliability.
• Perform regular backup and restore tests to validate data integrity and availability.
• Collaborate with Level 3 support and other IT teams to resolve complex backup and recovery issues.
• Implement and document backup and disaster recovery procedures, ensuring compliance with organizational policies.
• Optimize backup schedules and storage utilization, reducing costs and improving efficiency.
• Provide training and support to Level 1 technicians, enhancing overall team performance.
• Configuring backup jobs to meet defined policy and provide data restore within the SLA.
• Diagnosed and resolved hardware and software issues related to backup and recovery processes
• Monitor storage systems for availability, performance, and capacity utilization.
• Troubleshoot connectivity issues between hosts and storage systems.
• Perform switch administration and firmware upgrades.
• Investigate and resolve storage alerts, faults, and hardware failures.
• Capacity Management for the storage devices in the environment.

Desired Competencies (Technical/Behavioral Competency)

• Must have good expertise knowledge/hands-on Veeam Backup Solution
• Hands-on experience in Storage administration of Dell EMC, HPE, NetApp products.
• Veeam certification will be added value.
• Should be open to work in shifts especially Afternoon & Night shifts