Title: Backup Engineer / Admin
Location: Clifton, NJ (Hybrid 2 days onsite a week)
Duration: 6+ Months Contract
Any visa
Pay rate: $55/hr
Candidates will be responsible for configuring and managing backup, restore and replication using NetBackup, Data Domain, Commvault, & VAST. The role includes ensuring reliable client connectivity and data protection across environments. Candidates should have hands-on experience with enterprise backup solutions and possess strong networking and troubleshooting skills. Strong oral and written communication skills are a must.
In this role, you will:
- Plan and perform regular maintenance tasks on data protection infrastructure such as software version upgrades, firmware updates, data migrations and hardware diagnostics.
- Install, upgrade and demise backup infrastructure to meet business demand and maintain the estate in-line with vendor product roadmaps.
- Maintain backup infrastructure to mitigate security vulnerabilities and meet organizational controls such as capacity planning and evergreening.
- Perform regular data recovery tests and disaster recovery procedures.
- Provide consultancy and guidance on data protection standards and best practice.
- Produce clear and comprehensive documentation and operational procedures.
To be successful in this role, you should meet the following requirements:
- Extensive experience of working with enterprise class backup software, such as Cohesity Netbackup and CommVault, at scale.
- Extensive experience of working with enterprise class backup hardware, such as Cohesity Appliances, DELL Data Domain, CommVault Hyperscale, VAST / S3.
- Excellent knowledge of data protection options for different technologies such as databases (Oracle, SQL, Sybase, MongoDB, DB2), and filesystems.
- Good understanding of other storage platforms / technology such as SAN, NAS and object.
- Basic understanding of networking concepts such as VLAN, trunking, LACP, IP addressing and routing.
- Knowledge / experience of agile working (Kanban or Scrum).
- Experience of data protection solutions on external cloud (nice to have).
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