Backup & Disaster Recovery Specialist

Cape Town - South Africa

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 30+ days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Backup & Disaster Recovery (DRaaS) Specialist - Cape Town

Key Responsibilities

Backup Operations
- Design implement and manage automated backup schedules for critical systems.
- Define and enforce data retention policies to meet business and compliance requirements.
- Monitor backup performance and resolve issues proactively.
Disaster Recovery (DRaaS) Planning
- Design and implement disaster recovery solutions ensuring RTO (Recovery Time Objective) and RPO (Recovery Point Objective) targets are met.
- Manage replication strategies (on-prem hybrid and cloud).
- Develop and maintain detailed DR runbooks.
Testing & Compliance
- Conduct regular DR testing failover simulations and system recovery drills.
- Ensure solutions align with ISO 22301 compliance standards.
- Work closely with compliance and audit teams to provide evidence of resilience.
Continuous Improvement
- Stay updated with emerging DRaaS technologies and practices.
- Provide recommendations for improving resilience and reducing recovery times.
- Train IT staff and business units on backup and recovery procedures.
Collaboration
- Work closely with infrastructure cloud and security teams to ensure integrated DR strategies.
- Support business continuity planning across departments.

Qualifications & Experience

Minimum 5 years experience in backup storage and disaster recovery solutions (preferably in enterprise cloud & hybrid environments).
Strong knowledge of DRaaS technologies (Hitachi Veeam Commvault Azure Backup AWS Backup etc.).
Hands-on expertise in:
- Automated backup scheduling and retention policies
- Data replication across sites and/or cloud
- RTO/RPO design and planning
- DR testing and failover procedures
Familiarity with ISO 22301 (Business Continuity Management) standards and compliance frameworks.
Strong troubleshooting skills in backup/restore failures performance and capacity planning.
Knowledge of networking virtualization (VMware Hyper-V) and storage systems.
Relevant certifications an advantage:
- Veeam Certified Engineer (VMCE) / Commvault / Hitachi Data Protection
- ISO 22301 Lead Implementer / Auditor
- Cloud certifications (Azure AWS GCP) preferred.

Backup & Disaster Recovery (DRaaS) Specialist - Cape Town Key Responsibilities Backup OperationsDesign implement and manage automated backup schedules for critical systems.Define and enforce data retention policies to meet business and compliance requirements.Monitor backup performance and resolve i...

Backup & Disaster Recovery (DRaaS) Specialist - Cape Town

Key Responsibilities

Backup Operations
- Design implement and manage automated backup schedules for critical systems.
- Define and enforce data retention policies to meet business and compliance requirements.
- Monitor backup performance and resolve issues proactively.
Disaster Recovery (DRaaS) Planning
- Design and implement disaster recovery solutions ensuring RTO (Recovery Time Objective) and RPO (Recovery Point Objective) targets are met.
- Manage replication strategies (on-prem hybrid and cloud).
- Develop and maintain detailed DR runbooks.
Testing & Compliance
- Conduct regular DR testing failover simulations and system recovery drills.
- Ensure solutions align with ISO 22301 compliance standards.
- Work closely with compliance and audit teams to provide evidence of resilience.
Continuous Improvement
- Stay updated with emerging DRaaS technologies and practices.
- Provide recommendations for improving resilience and reducing recovery times.
- Train IT staff and business units on backup and recovery procedures.
Collaboration
- Work closely with infrastructure cloud and security teams to ensure integrated DR strategies.
- Support business continuity planning across departments.

Qualifications & Experience

Minimum 5 years experience in backup storage and disaster recovery solutions (preferably in enterprise cloud & hybrid environments).
Strong knowledge of DRaaS technologies (Hitachi Veeam Commvault Azure Backup AWS Backup etc.).
Hands-on expertise in:
- Automated backup scheduling and retention policies
- Data replication across sites and/or cloud
- RTO/RPO design and planning
- DR testing and failover procedures
Familiarity with ISO 22301 (Business Continuity Management) standards and compliance frameworks.
Strong troubleshooting skills in backup/restore failures performance and capacity planning.
Knowledge of networking virtualization (VMware Hyper-V) and storage systems.
Relevant certifications an advantage:
- Veeam Certified Engineer (VMCE) / Commvault / Hitachi Data Protection
- ISO 22301 Lead Implementer / Auditor
- Cloud certifications (Azure AWS GCP) preferred.