Lead - Systems Administration / Backup & Storage SME

Who are we looking for? A Senior Backup & Storage SME having 10-12+ years of experience working as Backup & Storage technical SPOC for BAU operations. He/ She should have handled and have strong experience in managing large/complex Backup and storage systems for an enterprise client. Technical Skills: 10-12 years of experience in designing, managing, and optimizing backup and storage solutions in a large-scale enterprise environment. Expert in backup technologies like Commvault, VEEAM, Rubrik, and storage platforms such as 3PAR, NetApp, EMC Data Domain, and AWS. Oversees the end-to-end management of backup and storage systems, ensuring high availability, security, and compliance with organizational standards. Leads complex troubleshooting and issue resolution for backup and storage-related problems, ensuring minimal service disruptions. Develops and enforces backup strategies, retention policies, and disaster recovery procedures, ensuring compliance with business continuity requirements. Guides and mentors’ teams in optimizing backup performance, reducing RTO/RPO, and ensuring efficient data management and protection. Provides expertise in scaling backup and storage infrastructures to support organizational growth, ensuring future-proof solutions. Oversees the integration of cloud-based storage solutions (AWS, Azure) and backup strategies into the overall enterprise architecture. Conducts regular system performance audits, identifying optimization opportunities and ensuring systems meet peak performance levels. Works closely with IT security teams to ensure that backup and storage systems are secure, encrypted, and compliant with regulatory requirements. Provides technical leadership during infrastructure upgrades, migrations, and integrations of backup and storage systems. Leads efforts to automate backup and storage processes, streamlining operations and reducing manual intervention. Collaborates with cross-functional teams, including database, networking, and application teams, to ensure integrated and efficient backup and storage solutions. Develops and implements capacity planning, ensuring that backup and storage infrastructure is scalable and aligned with business requirements. Conducts periodic reviews and updates of backup systems, recommending improvements, cost‑effective solutions, and risk mitigation strategies. Provides expert guidance and knowledge transfer to junior and mid‑level engineers, driving improvements in operational efficiency and performance. Process Skills: Strong knowledge on ITIL and worked on incident/change/problem on regular basis. Strong Backup & Storage skills in assisting juniors in troubleshooting the Backup and storage related issues. Expert knowledge on Critical incident management and SLA management. Behavioral Skills: Effective interpersonal, team building and communication skills Able to thrive in rapid environment and adopt new technology Fastly. Qualification: Bachelor’s or master’s degree preferably in Computer Science or Information Systems and/or equivalent formal training or work experience. 10-12+ years of relevant experience in Backup & Storage Infrastructure. Must have certification on one Backup Product and One Storage product from the above-mentioned skills. #J-18808-Ljbffr ALLTECH CONSULTING SVC INC