Summary
The Backup Assistant Lead Engineer is in charge of the Companyโs backup operations including backup infrastructure support, troubleshooting, new backup provisioning, new projects support, capacity monitoring & planning, capacity upgrade, technology refresh and project management. The roles also include planning and execution in backup infrastructure upgrades, migrations and ensuring systems & backup devices are up-to-date with the latest patches and coherent across the organization. He/She maintains technical documentation for backup infrastructure and addresses multi-faceted issues in a collaborative manner with other departments, provides guidance to the team and assists in communications with stakeholders.
System Administration Processes
ยท Plan, design, perform day-to-day backup operation, maintenance, and advanced troubleshooting of
ยท systems
ยท Align backup administration with overall strategic IT service direction and business needs
ยท Be able to independently perform backup implementation and troubleshooting for different types of OS, Databases and Applications
ยท Participate and support in DR exercises to ensure DR readiness
ยท Plan and track budgets for maintenance, new implementation, technology refresh of backup devices
ยท Perform business case justifications and cost/benefit analyses for spending and initiatives
ยท Manage and support internal and external auditors for backup operation audits
ยท Anticipate internal and/or external business challenges and/or regulatory issues
ยท Develop policies, procedures, and controls to ensure efficient backup and restoration process is in place.
ยท Be open and willing to perform cross-team training and support beyond backup infrastructure support
Develop New Systems
ยท Partner with stakeholders to recommend innovative and automated approaches for backup administration and operation
ยท Recommend and define systems requirements for new technology implementations to improve the efficiency, cost effectiveness and automation of processes whenever possible.
ยท Lead and perform Proof-of-Concept (PoC) of new technologies and devices
ยท Perform capacity planning and forecasting, work closely with various teams on their backup requirements and incorporate their requirements to the backup infrastructure
ยท Support backup implementation for usersโ new projects and requirements
Optimize and Fine-Tune Systems Performance
ยท Recommend processed, product or service improvements, resource optimization and cost savings
ยท Oversee hardware, software and firmware upgrades and patch management
ยท Recommend new technologies, methodologies, systems or opportunities for cost savings, security and service quality improvement
ยท Monitor System performance and do capacity planning & performance tuning to optimize System performance, operations and better utilization of IT hardware resources.
ยท Regularly review and revise of backup Disaster Recovery (DR) solutions and procedures, and exercise & practice DR
IT Operations and Planning
ยท Plan and prepare annual budget for Backup infrastructure projects, technology refresh, maintenance & support renewal and manpower requirement.
ยท Implement Technology Refresh of systems and equipment
ยท Manage incident, problem and change management and service requests
ยท Manage the vendor and vendor selection process (calling for proposals, evaluation and awarding of tenders, etc.).
ยท Provide primary maintenance standby support.
ยท Manage projects and vendors for new implementations as well as support & maintenance of backup infrastructure
Requirements / Qualifications:
ยท Diploma or Degree in Computer Science or equivalent
ยท Must be a team player with at least 5 yearsโ experience in Backup technologies and operation support
ยท Experience of managing 24x7 operations for mission[1]critical services
ยท Experience in working with Data Protection using Veritas NetBackup and other backup tools
ยท Experience in supporting Veritas Clustering technologies and setup
ยท Good knowledge in configuring and troubleshooting Windows, Unix/Solaris/AIX/Linux, VMware, and RedHat Virtualisation
ยท Knowledge of working with Veritas disk appliance, Data-Domain or any disk-to-disk backup and Tape library like Quantum
ยท Good knowledge in scripting and automation will be an advantage
Note: Junior positition is also open to hire. iIf you have either experience in Linux environment or Back up and is eager to learn both do apply.
EA Licence No: 11C5502 | EAP Registration No: R22109400