Backup Administrator – Commvault / Veeam

About the role

We are seeking an experienced Backup Administrator to join our Data Center Operations team. You will manage enterprise backup and recovery environments, ensuring business continuity, data protection, and high availability across critical infrastructure.

Key responsibilities

• Administer and monitor backup and recovery operations using Commvault.
• Validate backups and execute restore requests for files, virtual machines, databases, and applications.
• Troubleshoot backup failures and maintain SLA‑aligned success rates.
• Configure and manage Commvault components such as CommServe, Media Agents, Storage and Backup Policies, Libraries, and Deduplication.
• Perform upgrades, patching, and lifecycle management of the backup platform.
• Monitor storage utilization, backup performance, and deduplication efficiency.
• Support disaster‑recovery planning, testing, and business‑continuity initiatives.
• Integrate and manage cloud‑based backup storage solutions.
• Produce operational, compliance, and root‑cause analysis reports.
• Ensure compliance with security, retention, and regulatory policies.
• Collaborate with infrastructure, storage, virtualization, and database teams.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, IT, or related field.
• 3–5 years of hands‑on experience administering Commvault Complete Backup & Recovery.
• Proven experience supporting enterprise backup environments in physical and virtual settings.
• Experience working within enterprise data centers.
• Relevant certifications such as Commvault Certified Professional, Engineer, or Administrator are a plus.

Required skills

• Commvault Backup & Recovery
• Windows Server Administration
• Linux Administration
• VMware or Hyper‑V backup integration
• SQL Server and Oracle database backup
• SAN/NAS storage
• Cloud backup integration
• Backup lifecycle management
• Disaster Recovery (DR) concepts
• RPO/RTO planning
• Deduplication technologies
• Storage administration
• Backup monitoring and troubleshooting
• Security and compliance
• Documentation and reporting