Storage & Backup Architect

Bengaluru - India

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 30+ days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

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What Well Bring:

We are looking for a Storage & Backup Engineer to design operate and continuously improve enterprise data protection and software-defined storage platforms. This role will focus on Commvault backup & recovery scale-out file/object storage (Isilon/ECS/Pure FlashBlade) and IBM Spectrum Scale (GPFS) / ESS platforms with strong emphasis on Linux scripting and automation.

What Youll Bring:

Key Responsibilities

1) Commvault Backup Recovery and DR Engineering

Administer and support enterprise Commvault environments (CommServe MediaAgents storage policies scheduling retention reporting).
Monitor backup jobs troubleshoot failures optimize performance and ensure backup integrity through routine restore validations and test restores.
Build and enhance backup strategies to meet RPO/RTO objectives audit/compliance requirements and business continuity goals.
Drive operational excellence: capacity planning usage analytics patching security hardening and documentation of backup procedures/runbooks.

2) Storage Platforms Isilon / ECS / Pure FlashBlade (File & Object)

Operate and support Dell EMC Isilon (OneFS) including node lifecycle activities access controls snapshots/replication troubleshooting and performance tuning.
Support ECS object storage and its integration patterns (capacity management tiering troubleshooting; collaboration with app/platform teams).
Administer and optimize Pure FlashBlade file/object storage environments including availability performance analysis and operational best practices.

3) IBM Spectrum Scale (GPFS) / ESS Engineering

Administer IBM Spectrum Scale (GPFS) clusters and ESS systems: health monitoring patching/upgrades troubleshooting and performance optimization.
Support distributed storage operations including namespace quotas policies replication/HA patterns and operational governance.

4) Linux Scripting Automation

Build automation for backup/storage operations using Bash/Python scheduling reporting configuration drift checks and self-healing workflows. (Automation emphasis aligns with the SDS charter scope.)
Implement repeatable operational tooling (runbooks CI-style checks infrastructure scripts) and integrate with ITSM/change workflows.

5) Operations Collaboration and Governance

Participate in on-call rotation handle incidents perform RCA and implement preventive improvements.
Work closely with platform security network and application teams on migrations upgrades and stability initiatives (e.g. storage utilization management and platform lifecycle).
Maintain high-quality documentation and contribute to knowledge base / standard operating procedures.

Impact Youll Make:

Required Skills & Experience (Must-Have)

Technical (Primary)

Commvault (v11 preferred): administration monitoring troubleshooting restores reporting retention DR testing.
Experience with at least two of the following storage technologies:
- Dell EMC Isilon (OneFS)
- Dell EMC ECS (object storage)
- Pure Storage FlashBlade
IBM Spectrum Scale (GPFS) / ESS administration and operational troubleshooting.
Strong Linux administration and scripting/automation (Bash/Python; Ansible or similar is a plus).

Professional / Operational

Production support mindset (incident/problem/change) strong troubleshooting documentation stakeholder communication.
Ability to work across time zones and coordinate with global teams.

Preferred / Nice-to-Have

Cisco SAN (MDS / FC) experience: zoning troubleshooting upgrades
Experience with storage migrations (NAS/object) performance analytics and ITIL-aligned operations.
Exposure to virtualization/cloud integrations (e.g. backing up virtual workloads; object storage targets).

Education

Bachelors degree in Engineering / Computer Science / IT (or equivalent practical experience)

Certifications (Optional but Beneficial)

Commvault certification (Professional/Advanced)
Dell Technologies (Isilon) certification
IBM Spectrum Scale / ESS
Pure Storage (FlashBlade)
RHCSA/RHCE or Linux equivalent

This is a hybrid position and involves regular performance of job responsibilities virtually as well as in-person at an assigned TU office location for a minimum of two days a week.

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TransUnions Job Applicant Privacy NoticeWhat Well Bring:We are looking for a Storage & Backup Engineer to design operate and continuously improve enterprise data protection and software-defined storage platforms. This role will focus on Commvault backup & recovery scale-out file/object storage (Isil...