NetBackup Administrator Job Description
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NetBackup Administrator Job Description
- Ability to automate utilizing PowerShell, Perl
- Act as subject matter expert (SME) and highest contact point of technical problem escalation within the Server Solutions Team for Veritas Netbackup Operations
- Act as subject matter expert (SME) and contact point of technical problem escalation within the Server Solutions Team for Windows based servers
- Provide advanced technical assistance
- Identify, troubleshoot and resolve Windows and Linux Server and UPS problems and monitor system performance
- Assist on Server Project execution and planning
- Assist on system design and planning
- Performs troubleshooting techniques on storage processes, applications, and hardware in a SOX compliant manner
- Works in conjunction with entire Platform Support team & Vendors to maintain system uptime on all enterprise wide platform devices to a world-class level
- Participate in shifts, on-call rotation for off-hours & Weekend support
- Backup technology experience with a clear understanding of snapshots, data & systems recovery technologies
- Ethernet, Wireless, and TCP/IP configuration and troubleshooting
- Self-reliance and proactive work style
- NetBackup 7.6 (or newer versions) administration in a Storage Area Network (SAN) environment
- NetBackup application backup/restore utilities and scripting (GUI & CLI)
- Red Hat Linux/Windows System Administration (emphasis on Linux)
NetBackup Administrator Job Description
- Able to liaise effectively with the network support, service desk, client support, database, architecture, and security groups work with OEMs & Third Party vendors
- Identifies multiple alternatives to resolves business needs
- Looks for improvement and growth opportunities in own area
- Monitors production systems in order to identify or recognize production problems
- Assist with Root cause analysis as needed
- Monitoring of all backup and restore activities
- Restarting of failed backups
- Handles incidents relating to backup failures and change tickets related to restore requests
- Perform restores for Netbackup and Avamar (Windows, Unix, Exchange, SQL, VM)
- Escalation to additional NetBackup levels in the event the failure cannot be resolved
- Veritas Clustering Server (VCS) or InfoScale
- Cloud, View, SQL, DFS, VMware Snapshot, and vRealize Automation restore processes
- Developing and deploying NetBackup, OpsCenter reports
- Network Administration (related to firewalls, LAN, etc)
- Domino, Informix, Oracle, and DB2 backups in a NetBackup environment
- Strong written and oral communication in English is a must
NetBackup Administrator Job Description
- Monitor and review tape device status
- Contact vendors to open service calls for support of hardware
- Provide follow up on backup tickets in other team’s queues
- Provide and submit daily/weekly team reports
- 10+ years implementing and troubleshooting NetBackup and Storage
- Knowledge of NetApp is Perferred
- Ability to effectively communicate, present and articulate strategies across various audiences
- Perform business impact analysis and risk assessments to reduce the likelihood of significant service outage or disasters
- You should have experience on backup product Avamar
- Shown knowledge on UNIX/Linux/Windows
- Five or more years of experience with Symantec NetBackup 7.6 or greater
- Three or more years of experience with VMWare
- Three or more years of experience with MS Windows, and Linux environments
- Installation and configuration experience with Windows Server 2012 R2, Oracle Linux Server 6 or higher
- Desktop Troublshooting experience
- Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of eight (8) years’ of IT experience
NetBackup Administrator Job Description
- Provide high availability(24x7)
- Will include being involved installed and Configured of VERITAS Netbackup 7.5.0.4/7.5.0.6/7.6.1.2/7.7.3 Master Server, Media Server, and Clients across various Operating System platforms
- Responsible for installation and configuration of VERITAS Netbackup 7.5.0.4/7.5.0.6/7.6.1.2/7.7.3 Master Server, Media Server, and Clients across various Operating System platforms
- Hands on in Scripting language UNIX Shells(KORN/BASH) or either in Perl/Python/Ruby
- Orchestration tools like Puppet, Ansible, Chef
- Exposed to Administration on Solaris 10, 11 and AIX 6, 7 versions
- Knowledge of LTO tape libraries and tape drives
- Experience with Netbackup version 7.x
- Experience backing up VMWare, SQL and Oracle RMAN
- Experience with and full understanding of Storage Lifecycle Policies
- Candidate exposed to working in Production environment
- L2 in current role with sound knowledge in Administration of RHEL 6 and 7 versions
NetBackup Administrator Job Description
- Standing up, maintaining (including upgrading) and troubleshooting physical and virtual master and media servers
- Knowledge of backing up to Amazon S3 buckets desirable
- The candidate’s knowledge of current backup solutions is required to support and troubleshoot with Cloud backup administrators and assist engineering as needed
- Windows 2003, 2008 R2 and Windows 2012 R2 servers
- Server Cluster Management
- NetBackup 7.x-8.x
- Bachelor's degree or 8 years of professional experience in lieu of a degree plus the requirements below
- In depth knowledge of Enterprise Level Backup Systems and their operation
- Ability to work with customers and interface at all levels of the organization, both internally and externally
- MCSE certification or equivalent training and knowledge
- The candidate should have 5 – 8 years of in-depth knowledge of creating, modifying and troubleshooting backup jobs and policies, to include tape and disk backups, in physical and virtual environments
- Installing/upgrading NetBackup clients, administration consoles and Ops Center