Location: Oman Employment Type: Onsite Oman – Full-Time Contract Experience: Minimum 7 Years Contract Duration: 24 Months Open Positions: 1 About the Role

We are seeking an experienced IBM Storage, SAN & Spectrum Protect Backup Expert to design, implement, administer, and optimize enterprise storage, SAN, and backup infrastructure. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience managing IBM Storage systems, SAN environments, and IBM Spectrum Protect (TSM) backup solutions while ensuring high availability, data protection, disaster recovery, and optimal infrastructure performance. Key Responsibilities

Storage Administration

● Install, configure, administer, and maintain IBM Storage systems and enterprise storage infrastructure.

● Manage storage provisioning, allocation, expansion, and capacity planning.

● Monitor storage health, performance, and utilization to ensure optimal availability.

● Perform firmware upgrades, hardware maintenance, and storage optimization. SAN Infrastructure

● Design, configure, and manage Storage Area Network (SAN) environments.

● Administer Fibre Channel switches, zoning, LUN masking, multipathing, and storage connectivity.

● Troubleshoot SAN connectivity, performance, and hardware-related issues.

● Ensure high availability and redundancy of SAN infrastructure. Backup & Recovery

● Install, configure, and administer IBM Spectrum Protect (IBM Tivoli Storage Manager - TSM).

● Develop and maintain enterprise backup policies and schedules.

● Perform backup verification, restoration testing, and disaster recovery planning.

● Ensure successful backup operations and timely recovery of critical business data.

● Optimize backup performance and storage utilization. Monitoring & Operations

● Monitor storage, SAN, and backup infrastructure using enterprise monitoring tools.

● Proactively investigate incidents, alerts, and performance issues while ensuring compliance with SLA requirements.

● Perform root cause analysis and implement preventive measures to improve system reliability.

● Provide Level 3 technical support for complex infrastructure incidents and escalations. Automation & Optimization





● Design and implement automation workflows to streamline storage and backup operations.

● Optimize storage performance through tuning, resource balancing, and capacity management.

● Automate routine administrative tasks using scripting and management tools.

● Plan and execute infrastructure upgrades, migrations, and technology refresh initiatives. Maintenance & Security

● Apply software updates, firmware patches, and version upgrades for storage and backup platforms.

● Perform preventive maintenance to ensure infrastructure stability and performance.

● Implement storage security best practices, encryption, and access controls.

● Ensure compliance with organizational security policies and industry standards. Documentation & Reporting

● Maintain detailed documentation including storage configurations, SAN topology, backup policies, SOPs, and operational runbooks.

● Document infrastructure changes in accordance with change management procedures.

● Prepare regular operational, performance, and management reports.

● Maintain accurate inventory and asset records. Collaboration

● Work closely with infrastructure, server, virtualization, database, and application teams to support enterprise platforms.

● Coordinate with vendors and OEM support for hardware maintenance and issue resolution.

● Participate in infrastructure projects involving storage, virtualization, and disaster recovery.

Required Qualifications

● Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.

● Minimum 7 years of hands-on experience in enterprise storage and backup administration.

● Strong expertise in:

○ IBM Storage Systems

○ IBM Storage Virtualize (Preferred)

○ IBM Spectrum Protect (TSM)

○ Enterprise SAN Infrastructure





○ Fibre Channel Technologies

○ Backup & Disaster Recovery

● Experience managing enterprise storage environments supporting mission-critical applications.

● Strong troubleshooting and performance optimization skills.

● Excellent communication and documentation abilities.

Preferred

Certifications

● IBM Certified Administrator – Spectrum Protect

● IBM Certified Storage Professional

● IBM Storage Virtualize Certification

● Brocade SAN Administration Certification (Preferred)

● Cisco MDS Storage Networking Certification (Preferred)

● ITIL Foundation (Preferred) Technical Skills

● IBM Storage Systems

● IBM FlashSystem

● IBM Storage Virtualize

● IBM Spectrum Protect (TSM)

● SAN Administration

● Fibre Channel

● Brocade SAN Switches

● Cisco MDS Switches

● LUN Provisioning

● Zoning & Masking

● Multipathing

● Storage Replication

● Snapshot Technologies

● Data Deduplication

● Backup & Restore Operations

● Disaster Recovery

● Capacity Planning

● Storage Performance Tuning

● RAID Technologies

● Enterprise Monitoring Tools

● Shell Scripting / PowerShell (Preferred) Soft Skills

● Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities.

● Strong verbal and written communication skills.

● Ability to work independently and collaboratively in cross-functional teams.

● Solid documentation and reporting skills.

● Effective time management and organizational skills.

● Ability to perform under pressure in enterprise production environments. Key Deliverables

● Highly available, secure, and optimized enterprise storage infrastructure.

● Reliable SAN connectivity and performance across all environments.

● Successful execution of backup, recovery, and disaster recovery operations.

● Timely resolution of storage, SAN, and backup-related incidents.

● Accurate documentation of configurations, SOPs, and operational procedures.

● Successful implementation of infrastructure upgrades, automation, and optimization initiatives.

● Compliance with organizational security, backup, and data protection standards.

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