Backup Administrator

About the role

The Backup Administrator manages the organization's backup, recovery and disaster recovery systems so that business data stays protected, recoverable and compliant. The role covers daily backup operations, storage and media management, security hardening, upgrades, documentation, collaboration with other teams and recovery and disaster recovery testing.

Key responsibilities

• Configure, schedule and monitor daily, weekly and monthly backup jobs across physical, virtual (VMware/Hyper-V) and cloud environments
• Coordinate with DBAs and application teams on backups for SQL Server, Oracle, SAP, Exchange, Microsoft 365 and similar systems
• Review backup reports and alerts daily, investigate failed jobs and fix root causes
• Manage backup storage (disk, deduplication appliances, tape libraries, object storage), capacity planning, tape rotation and offsite vaulting
• Implement immutable or air-gapped backups, encryption and access controls to protect against ransomware
• Patch and upgrade backup software, agents and appliances
• Maintain documentation and report on backup status; work with system, network, storage and security teams and support change management and incident processes
• Perform file, VM, database and full system restores within agreed RTO/RPO targets
• Maintain DR plans, replicate data to secondary sites or cloud, and run regular DR drills and restore tests

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, IT or a related field
• 2 to 3 years of experience in system or backup administration
• Strong knowledge of Windows Server, Linux and Active Directory
• Basic networking (TCP/IP, DNS, firewalls, bandwidth planning)
• Understanding of RTO/RPO and DR concepts
• Good documentation and communication skills

Required skills

• Enterprise backup tools: Cohesity NetBackup, Acronis, Veeam, Veritas Backup Exec
• Virtualization: VMware vSphere, Hyper-V
• Storage: SAN/NAS, deduplication, snapshots, tape libraries (LTO)
• Cloud backup: AWS, Azure, Microsoft 365 backup