The Backup and Storage Administrator is responsible for ensuring the availability, integrity, security, and recoverability of enterprise data across on-premise and cloud platforms. The expected result of this role is resilient, cost-effective backup and object storage services that meet business recovery objectives, regulatory requirements, and operational SLAs.

RESPONSIBILITIES & DUTIES

-Design, implement, administer, and maintain enterprise backup solutions using Commvault, including backup, restore, replication, and disaster recovery workflows across physical, virtual, and cloud workloads.

-Administer and optimize object storage platforms including AWS S3 and Cloudian S3, ensuring durability, performance, lifecycle management, and access controls.

-Monitor backup jobs, storage utilization, capacity trends, and recovery success rates; proactively remediate failures and performance issues.

-Collaborate with infrastructure, cloud, security, and application teams to integrate backup and storage solutions into new and existing platforms.

-Automate operational tasks using scripting and cloud-native tools; document standards, architectures, and operational runbooks.

-Develop, maintain, and assess backup, restore, and disaster recovery procedures; support audit requests and compliance requirements (e.g., retention, immutability, encryption).

POSITION REQUIREMENTS

-Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field (preferred; equivalent experience acceptable).

-5+ years of experience in enterprise backup and storage administration.

-Firsthand experience with Commvault

-Strong experience with AWS S3, including lifecycle policies, IAM, encryption, and cost optimization.

-Experience supporting hybrid cloud and on-prem environments.

Preferred

-Experience with Cloudian S3 or other S3-compatible object storage platforms

-Certifications: AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate, Commvault certification

Physical Abilities / Demands

-Ability to support after-hours maintenance windows and possible on-call rotations

-Ability to work extended periods at a computer and respond to incidents as required

KNOWLEDGE & COMPETENCIES

-Ability to make technical and operational decisions that directly impact data availability, recovery time objectives (RTO), recovery point objectives (RPO), and storage costs, requiring a high level of judgment and attention to detail.

-Capable of diagnosing complex, multi-layered issues spanning backup software and storage platforms.

-Provide independent analysis, prioritization, and execution with minimal oversight, while aligning with architectural standards and business requirements.

-Ability to operate independently, managing workload and priorities with limited supervision.

-Provide technical guidance to peers and project teams, communicating best practices with for Enterprise-wide storage and data protection

-Solves both routine operational issues and complex, high-impact problems such as failed recoveries, capacity shortfalls, and cross-platform integration challenges.

-Improve reliability and efficiency through automation, process improvement, and forward-looking storage and backup strategies.