Storage and Backup Administrator

Letitbex Ai

Key ResponsibilitiesBackup Management

• Administration and management of enterprise backup platforms such as Veeam, Commvault, NetBackup, or similar solutions (Veeam expertise preferred).
• Monitor and manage backup jobs, ensuring successful execution and resolving failures or performance issues.
• Configure and optimize backup policies in alignment with business and compliance requirements.
• Handle backups restore requests, ensuring timely validation and successful recovery. Conduct periodic recovery testing to verify backup integrity and restore readiness.
• Coordinate and execute disaster recovery (DR) drills and recovery testing.
• Perform backup capacity planning to ensure adequate storage of resources for data protection.
• Generate operational reports for backup success rates, capacity usage, and SLA compliance.
• Implement and maintain ransomware protection mechanisms, including immutable backup repositories.

Storage Management

• Administration and operational support for enterprise SAN/NAS storage platforms such as NetApp, Dell EMC, HPE, Pure Storage, or equivalent technologies.
• Perform LUN provisioning, allocation, and mapping to servers and virtualization platforms.
• Monitor storage performance and implement performance tuning to optimize system efficiency.
• Conduct capacity planning and forecasting to support future infrastructure growth.
• Execute firmware upgrades, patching, and lifecycle management of storage systems.
• Manage replication, snapshot, and data protection features across storage arrays.
• Support cloud storage integrations and hybrid storage environments where applicable.
• Troubleshoot storage-related incidents and perform root cause analysis.

Disaster Recovery & Business Continuity

• Develop and maintain Disaster Recovery (DR) documentation and runbooks.
• Ensure alignment with defined Recovery Point Objective (RPO) and Recovery Time Objective (RTO) targets.
• Coordinate and participate in DR testing and simulation exercises.
• Support failover and failback procedures during DR events.
• Assist in DR audits and compliance verification activities.

Security & Compliance

• Implement and maintain backup encryption for data at rest and in transit.
• Manage Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) for backup and storage platforms.
• Ensure proper audit logging and monitoring for backup and storage activities.
• Support compliance reporting aligned with frameworks such as ISO, SOC, HIPAA, GDPR, or similar standards.
• Enforce data retention policies and governance requirements.

Required Skills & Experience

• Minimum 8+ years of experience in enterprise storage and backup administration
• Strong hands-on experience with Veeam Backup & Replication (highly preferred).
• Experience with other backup solutions such as Commvault, Veritas NetBackup, or equivalent.
• Hands-on experience managing SAN/NAS storage systems from major vendors.
• Experience with backup architecture, DR planning, and recovery procedures.
• Strong troubleshooting and root cause analysis skills.
• Experience in large enterprise or datacenter environments.
• Good understanding of data protection, ransomware mitigation, and immutable backups.

Preferred Qualifications Vendor certifications such as:o Veeam Certified Engineer (VMCE)o NetApp / Dell EMC / HPE Storage certificationso Relevant backup or storage certifications Experience supporting virtualized environments (VMware / Hyper-V / KVM).Exposure cloud backup and storage platforms (AWS, Azure, or similar).