CHENNAI · FULLTIME
Lead Infrastructure Engineer - Enterprise Backup

Staples
Chennai · onsite · Posted 4d ago
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Section · 01
About this role
Job Summary
Responsibilities
Backup Recovery (NetBackup)
Data Protection Disaster Recovery
Operational Excellence Incident Management
Capacity Planning Performance Optimization
Automation, Compliance Documentation
Collaboration Leadership
Requirements
Basic Qualifications
Preferred Qualifications
Disclaimer: This job posting has been aggregated from external source. Role details, content, and availability are subject to change. Applicants are advised to confirm the latest information directly on the company website before applying.
The Lead Infrastructure Engineer - Enterprise Backup is responsible for the design, implementation, and operational support of Enterprise Backup data protection platforms, with a focus on Veritas NetBackup and Flex Appliances. This role ensures high availability, performance optimization, and resiliency of backup services across on-prem and hybrid/cloud environments.
Responsibilities
Backup Recovery (NetBackup)
- Design, implement, and administer Veritas NetBackup (including Flex Appliances).
- Define and manage backup policies, retention schedules, and recovery procedures.
- Monitor and troubleshoot backup jobs to ensure SLA compliance.
- Perform restore validations, DR testing, and backup audits.
Data Protection Disaster Recovery
- Develop and implement enterprise backup and disaster recovery strategies.
- Integrate backup solutions with virtualization (VMware).
- Support replication, archiving, and data lifecycle management initiatives.
Operational Excellence Incident Management
- Lead troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and resolution of backup incidents.
- Drive service reliability improvements and prevent recurring issues.
- Support 24x7 operations/on-call rotation as needed.
Capacity Planning Performance Optimization
- Monitor backup utilization and forecast growth requirements.
- Optimize backup performance, deduplication, and storage efficiency.
- Plan and execute storage expansion and refresh activities.
Automation, Compliance Documentation
- Automate backup operations using scripting (PowerShell, Python).
- Maintain technical documentation, SOPs, and architecture diagrams.
- Ensure compliance with security, governance, and regulatory requirements.
Collaboration Leadership
- Partner with cloud, virtualization, database, and application teams to deliver integrated solutions.
- Provide technical leadership and mentoring to junior engineers.
- Act as SME for enterprise backup technologies.
Requirements
Basic Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field (or equivalent experience).
- 8-10 years of experience in enterprise backup engineering.
- Hands-on expertise with Veritas NetBackup (including Flex Appliance) administration and architecture.
- Backup recovery concepts (replication, deduplication, retention).
- Experience supporting production environments with high availability and SLA requirements.
- Shift timings 3 pm to 11 pm Indian Standard Time.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with data protection appliances (Data Domain, NetBackup appliances).
- Knowledge of virtualization platforms (VMware vSphere, Hyper-V).
- Familiarity with ITSM tools (ServiceNow).
- Certifications (preferred): Veritas NetBackup Certification, ITIL Foundation.
Disclaimer: This job posting has been aggregated from external source. Role details, content, and availability are subject to change. Applicants are advised to confirm the latest information directly on the company website before applying.
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Section · 02
Skills
AutomationData DomainitsmIncident ManagementDisaster recoveryinfrastructure engineeroperational supportdata protectionauditsNetBackupbackup solutionsitsm toolsDr TestingcloudArchitectureAdministrationhypercompliance
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About Staples

Staples
Retail
50000-100000
employees
1986
40 years old
Mumbai, Maharashtra
India
₹15.8L PA avg
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