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Judge Group, Inc.

Cyber Recovery Engineer

Chicago, IL

$80 - $100/hr

This role focuses on isolated recovery environments (IRE), clean room operations, backup platforms, and regulatory compliance. You'll partner with senior engineers and grow into ownership of recovery ...

Noblesoft Technologies

Backup Engineer

Raritan, NJ · On-site

$50 - $55/hr

Backup Engineer - Veritas NetBackup Location: Raritan, NJ (5days onsite ... Install and configure Backup/Recovery tools ( Veritas NetBackup ) * Maintain & update/upgrade ...

Diverse Lynx

Disaster Recovery Engineer

Lebanon, TN · On-site

Disaster Recovery Engineer || Lebanon, NJ - Onsite || Fulltime || 8 - 10 years of experience The ... VMware SRM, Zerto, Azure Site Recovery, AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery. " Backup systems: Commvault ...

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What is the difference between Backup Recovery Engineer vs Data Storage Engineer?

AspectBackup Recovery EngineerData Storage Engineer
CertificationsCompTIA Storage+, Cisco CCNA, vendor-specific backup certificationsSNIA certifications, Cisco CCNA, vendor-specific storage certifications
Work EnvironmentData centers, IT departments, enterprise environmentsData centers, enterprise IT, cloud storage facilities
Industry UsageIT, finance, healthcare, any sector with data recovery needsIT, cloud providers, large enterprises managing storage infrastructure

The Backup Recovery Engineer focuses on creating, managing, and restoring data backups to ensure data integrity and availability. In contrast, the Data Storage Engineer designs and maintains storage systems and infrastructure. While both roles require knowledge of storage technologies and certifications, Backup Recovery Engineers specialize in data recovery processes, whereas Data Storage Engineers focus on storage architecture and performance.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive as a Backup Recovery Engineer, and why are they important?

To thrive as a Backup Recovery Engineer, you need strong knowledge of data backup, disaster recovery processes, storage systems, and typically a degree in information technology or a related field. Familiarity with tools such as Veeam, Commvault, Veritas NetBackup, and relevant certifications like CompTIA Security+ or vendor-specific credentials are commonly required. Exceptional problem-solving abilities, attention to detail, and effective communication skills help you excel in this role. These competencies ensure data integrity, minimize downtime, and protect organizations from data loss or cyber threats.

What does a Backup Recovery Engineer do?

A Backup Recovery Engineer is responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining systems that ensure data is regularly backed up and can be quickly restored in the event of data loss, corruption, or disaster. They work with various backup technologies, manage backup schedules, troubleshoot failures, and develop disaster recovery plans. Their goal is to minimize data loss and downtime, ensuring business continuity and compliance with data protection regulations.

What are some common challenges Backup Recovery Engineers face when managing large-scale enterprise data environments?

Backup Recovery Engineers often encounter challenges such as ensuring data consistency across distributed systems, managing backup windows without impacting system performance, and keeping up with evolving security threats like ransomware. Additionally, they must balance the need for rapid recovery with storage cost efficiency and compliance requirements. Regularly testing and updating backup and disaster recovery plans, as well as collaborating closely with IT, security, and application teams, is essential to address these challenges effectively.
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Storage & Backup/Recovery Engineer

Storage & Backup/Recovery Engineer

Procom Consultants Group

Plano, TX

Contractor

Posted 12 days ago

Job description

Company Description

Procom is a leading provider of professional IT services and staffing to businesses and governments in Canada.
With revenues over $500 million, the Branham Group has recognized Procom as the 3rd largest professional services firm in Canada and is now the largest "Canadian-Owned" IT staffing/consulting company.
Procom's areas of staffing expertise include:
Application Development
Project Management
Quality Assurance
Business/Systems Analysis
Datawarehouse & Business Intelligence
Infrastructure & Network Services
Risk Management & Compliance
Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery
Security & Privacy
Specialties Contract Staffing (Staff Augmentation)
Permanent Placement (Staff Augmentation)
ICAP (Contractor Payroll)
Flextrack (Vendor Management System)

Job Description

Storage & Backup/Recovery Engineer

On behalf of our client, Procom Services is searching for a Storage & Backup/Recovery Engineer for a contract opportunity in Plano, TX.

Storage & Backup/Recovery Engineer Job Details

Seeking a detail oriented, highly organized, goal oriented/driven individual with excellent communication skills to deliver Data Protection, Backup and Recovery services. Candidate will work closely with Program/Project Management, IT Managers, SME's and project teams to deliver solutions.
Roles & Responsibilities 
- Provide day to day global operational activities for Storage and Backup/Recovery teams including administering storage array architecture, SAN infrastructure, Network Attached Storage (NAS), Enterprise Backup/Restore, Hierarchical Storage Management (HSM) and Archival and Retrieval 
- Produce regular reports to assist in cost recovery, capacity planning and consolidation 
- Responsible for capacity planning and performance analysis of backup and recovery infrastructure. 
- Assist in Data Center consolidation efforts 
- Analyze Problems & escalate to appropriate Levels. Hardware /software fault detection and vendor liaison 
- Perform H/W monitoring and maintenance 
- Responsible for advanced troubleshooting of Storage and Backup/Recovery related issues 
- Create and Manage Dataset, Schedule and Retention Policy. Monitoring AVAMAR backups and recovering failed backups 
- Configuring/Managing VMware backups 
- Ensure backup of critical system/application infrastructure via Avamar 

Storage & Backup/Recovery Engineer Mandatory Skills

- Experience in AVAMAR Backup Tool. 
- Strong Knowledge of EMC Avamar concepts 
- AVAMAR server/Client and Administrator console installation. 
- Experience in Avamar grid configuration in large scale data center deployments 
- Multi-site replication experience (Avamar to Avamar) 
- Creating and modifying backup policies and configuring new and existing backup clients 
- Support of backup clients for multiple operating systems (Windows, RHEL) and applications (SQL, Oracle, mysql) 
- AVAMAR system migration concepts 
- Comfortable using GUI and CLI 
- In depth troubleshooting and support on Avamar Servers, Storage Nodes, NDMP Accelerators 
- Data Domain experience with following 
o Integration experience with Avamar and Data Domain 
o Experience supporting DDBOOST plug-in (SQL, Oracle) 
o Multi-site replication (collection, mtree, directory) 
o Comfortable using GUI and CLI 
o Extended Retention 
- Experience in Storage platforms: 
o EMC VMAX (Block), VNX(NAS /BLOCK), CLARION (BLOCK) 
o NETAPP - FAS Series NAS / SAN - CDOT or 7 MODE Experience 
o SAN SWITCHES Like Brocade or Cisco 
o Any other Storage like HP, Pure, Hitachi, HP, Tintri or Oracle ZFS will be a plus 
- 2 + Years of experience in Storage and Backup/Recover platform with multi-vendor storage solutions (EMC, NetApp) 
- Should be a Team Player 
- Good Communication Skills 
- Able to tackle new challenges with little direction 
- Experience with vSphere 5.0 is a Plus 
- Basic Windows and/or Linux Admin skills 
- Basic understanding of Network infrastructure i.e. routing, DNS, etc 
- Ability to work under a process-centric ITIL Framework

Storage & Backup/Recovery Engineer Start Date

ASAP

Storage & Backup/Recovery Engineer Assignment Length

6+ months

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines. Please send your resume in Word format only. 

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