Position Summary

The Lead Infrastructure Engineer (Storage/Backup) is responsible for the design, implementation, and operational support of enterprise storage and data protection platforms, with a focus on Dell EMC storage systems, NetApp and Veritas NetBackup. This role ensures high availability, performance optimization, and resiliency of storage and backup services across on‑prem and hybrid/cloud environments.

Primary Responsibilities

Storage Infrastructure Engineering

- Administer and support enterprise SAN/NAS storage environments (EMC PowerMax, NetApp, Isilon, etc.),

- Manage Cisco MDS SAN fabric (zoning, VSANs, trunking), perform capacity management, and optimize performance.

- Ensure availability, reliability, and performance of storage platforms supporting critical applications.

- Execute lifecycle management including firmware upgrades, patching, and health checks.

Backup & Recovery (NetBackup)

- Design, implement, and administer Veritas NetBackup (including Flex Appliances).

- Define and manage backup policies, retention schedules, and recovery procedures.

- Monitor and troubleshoot backup jobs to ensure SLA compliance.

- Perform restore validations, DR testing, and backup audits.

Data Protection & Disaster Recovery

- Develop and implement enterprise backup and disaster recovery strategies.

- Integrate backup solutions with virtualization (VMware).

- Support replication, archiving, and data lifecycle management initiatives.





Operational Excellence & Incident Management

- Lead troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and resolution of storage/backup incidents.

- Drive service reliability improvements and prevent recurring issues.

- Support 24x7 operations/on-call rotation as needed.

Capacity Planning & Performance Optimization

- Monitor storage utilization and forecast growth requirements.

- Optimize backup performance, deduplication, and storage efficiency.

- Plan and execute storage expansion and refresh activities.

Automation, Compliance & Documentation

- Automate storage and backup operations using scripting (PowerShell, Python).

- Maintain technical documentation, SOPs, and architecture diagrams.

- Ensure compliance with security, governance, and regulatory requirements.

Collaboration & Leadership

- Partner with cloud, virtualization, database, and application teams to deliver integrated solutions.

- Provide technical leadership and mentoring to junior engineers.

- Act as SME for enterprise storage and backup technologies.

Requirements

Basic Qualifications

- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field (or equivalent experience).

- 8-10 years of experience in enterprise storage and backup engineering.

- Hands-on expertise with:

- Dell EMC, Pure storage platforms (PowerMax, NetApp, Isilon, Pure etc.)

- Veritas NetBackup (including flex appliance) administration and architecture

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