Come join our Technology Team and start reimagining the future of the automotive aftermarket. We are a highly motivated tech-focused organization, excited to be amid agile innovation and transformational change. Driven by Advance's top-down commitment to empowering our team members, we are focused on delighting our Customers with Care and Speed, through delivery of world class technology solutions and products.
You will be a key member of a growing and passionate group focused on collaborating across business and technology resources to drive forward key programs and projects building enterprise capabilities across Advance Auto Parts.
Join the AAP team and start reimagining the future of automotive retail. Disrupt the way consumers buy auto parts and take on the industry's biggest challengers to execute on AAP's top-down commitment to digital expansion.
You will be part of a team helping the company live its mission of 'Advancing a World in Motion'. The role is part of a merit-based organization with a culture of professional growth and development, and emphasis on the latest tools, platforms and technologies.
We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Unix Administration & Backup/Storage Platform Engineer to lead and manage enterprise Unix/Linux, Backup, Storage, and Recovery platforms across on-premises and cloud environments. This role will serve as a technical leader responsible for platform stability, automation, recovery readiness, storage operations, and infrastructure resiliency across hybrid cloud environments.
The ideal candidate will possess deep expertise in Unix/Linux Administration, Commvault, NetApp, IBM Storage, Nutanix, and cloud-native backup and recovery solutions in Azure and Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
Unix / Linux Administration (Primary Focus)




Own and manage enterprise Unix/Linux infrastructure across on-premises and cloud environments.
Administer, configure, harden, patch, upgrade, and troubleshoot Linux platforms.
Lead OS lifecycle management, security compliance, vulnerability remediation, and performance tuning activities.
Develop and maintain standard OS builds, automation, and configuration management processes.
Support application onboarding, middleware integration, and infrastructure services running on Linux platforms.
Troubleshoot complex operating system, performance, networking, storage, and application-related issues.
Drive automation using Shell scripting, Python, Ansible, or similar tools.
Partner with Security, Application, Cloud, and Infrastructure teams to ensure platform resiliency and operational excellence.
Own and manage enterprise Backup & Storage platforms across on-premises and cloud environments.
Manage and support Commvault Backup & Recovery, including administration, configuration, upgrades, patching, troubleshooting, optimization, and recovery operations.
Administer enterprise storage platforms including NetApp and IBM Storage.
Define and manage backup policies, retention policies, storage lifecycle management, governance, compliance, and disaster recovery standards.
Perform storage architecture reviews, capacity planning, performance analysis, optimization, and technology refresh initiatives.




Support backup and recovery operations for enterprise databases including Oracle, MySQL, PostgreSQL, DB2, and MongoDB.
Troubleshoot complex backup, storage, replication, and recovery issues across hybrid cloud environments.

Required Skills & Experience

- 8+ years of experience in Unix/Linux Administration, Storage, Backup, and Infrastructure Operations.
- Strong hands-on Linux administration experience in enterprise environments.
- Experience managing Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), Unix/Linux platforms, patching, upgrades, troubleshooting, and automation.
- Experience administering NetApp and IBM Storage platforms.
- Experience supporting Nutanix infrastructure and virtualization environments.
- Hands-on experience with Azure Backup and Google Cloud Platform (GCP) Backup & Recovery services.
- Experience supporting enterprise databases including Oracle, MySQL, PostgreSQL, DB2, and MongoDB.
- Experience with capacity planning, performance tuning, infrastructure operations, and platform lifecycle management.
- Experience with automation tools such as Ansible, Terraform, Shell Scripting, Python, or PowerShell.

Experience supporting hybrid cloud environments across Azure and GCP.
Cloud certifications in Azure or Google Cloud Platform.
Commvault, NetApp, Nutanix, Linux, or Storage-related certifications.
Experience supporting large-scale enterprise infrastructure platforms.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.

📌 Senior Systems Engineer - Middleware (Secunderabad)
🏢 Advance Auto Parts
📍 Secunderabad