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BACKUP ADMINISTRATOR – VEEAM III
 
Location; Newport Beach, CA
 
JOB DESCRIPTION
 
We are seeking a skilled Backup Administrator with strong Veeam experience to join our Infrastructure Platform Engineering team. This role is responsible for the day-to-day administration, monitoring, and continuous improvement of our enterprise backup and recovery environment. The Backup Administrator will ensure that backups are secure, reliable, and recoverable, with a strong emphasis on immutable, object-storage-based data protection that supports our business continuity, disaster recovery, and ransomware-resilience objectives across data center and cloud environments.
 
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
 

• Administer, monitor, and maintain the enterprise Veeam Backup & Replication environment, including backup jobs, replication jobs, repositories, proxies, and supporting components.
• Configure and manage object storage targets (e.g., S3-compatible, Azure Blob, or on-premises object storage) and scale-out backup repositories for capacity, tiering, and long-term retention.
• Implement and maintain immutability and hardened repository configurations to protect backup data against accidental deletion, corruption, and ransomware, including object-lock and Linux hardened repository controls.
• Develop, maintain, and optimize backup policies, schedules, retention rules, and replication strategies aligned with defined recovery point (RPO) and recovery time (RTO) objectives.
• Monitor daily backup and replication operations, promptly investigate and remediate failures, and ensure backup success rates meet established service levels.
• Perform and validate file-level, application-level, virtual machine, and full-system restores, including periodic recovery testing and documented restore verification.
• Protect virtual, physical, and cloud workloads across VMware, Nutanix, Windows, and Linux platforms, along with supported applications and databases.
• Support disaster recovery and business continuity activities, including offsite replication, DR testing, and cyber-recovery readiness.
• Manage backup capacity planning, storage utilization, and growth forecasting for both on-premises and object-storage repositories.
• Apply security best practices to the backup environment, including encryption, least-privilege access, multifactor authentication, and network segmentation.
• Lead backup platform upgrades, migrations, and enhancement initiatives, and provide technical guidance on complex data-protection designs.
• Automate routine administrative, reporting, and health-check tasks using PowerShell or the Veeam API to improve efficiency and consistency.
• Generate and maintain backup reporting, dashboards, and metrics for backup success, recovery readiness, capacity, and compliance evidence.
• Maintain accurate documentation, runbooks, standard operating procedures, and configuration records for the backup environment.
• Coordinate with vendors, MSPs, and internal teams to resolve issues, plan upgrades, and support platform enhancements.
• Mentor junior team members and promote disciplined, standardized operational practices.
• Participate in an On-Call rotation and provide after-hours support for critical backup, recovery, and maintenance activities as required.

QUALIFICATIONS
 

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Technology, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Minimum of 7 years of experience in backup administration, data protection, or infrastructure operations.
• Strong hands-on experience administering Veeam Backup & Replication in an enterprise environment, including jobs, repositories, proxies, and recovery workflows.
• Familiarity with object storage technologies (S3-compatible, Azure Blob, or on-premises object storage) as backup targets, including capacity tiering and scale-out backup repositories.
• Practical knowledge of backup immutability and hardened repositories, including object-lock and Linux hardened repository configurations for ransomware protection.
• Experience protecting workloads across VMware, Nutanix, Windows Server, and Linux platforms.
• Experience with monitoring and reporting tools such as Grafana or Splunk.
• Experience with cloud data protection, immutable cloud object storage, and cyber-recovery solutions.
• Experience with Veeam upgrades, appliance-based deployments, and migrations from legacy backup platforms.
• Working knowledge of disaster recovery, business continuity, RPO/RTO concepts, and restore validation.
• Experience with backup encryption, secure access controls, and data-protection security best practices.
• Experience with PowerShell or scripting to automate routine backup administration and reporting tasks.
• Strong troubleshooting, organizational, and documentation skills, with the ability to work under pressure during recovery events.
• Ability to work independently, lead technical efforts, and collaborate effectively with global teams, vendors, and managed service providers.

 
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
 

• Veeam Certified Engineer (VMCE) certification.
• Knowledge of security frameworks, CIS benchmarks, audit requirements, and regulated enterprise environments.

 
Core Competencies
 

• Enterprise backup administration and recovery readiness
• Immutable, object-storage-based data protection
• Security and ransomware resilience
• Troubleshooting and incident response
• Automation and operational efficiency
• Clear documentation and cross-team collaboration

Platinum Resource Group is a professional level consulting firm, providing resources to Fortune 1000 client companies in the areas of technology, human resources, accounting, finance, business systems and supply chain, on a contract and interim basis. PRG has operations in Orange County, San Diego, Los Angeles and San Francisco. As a W-2 employer we offer our consultants direct deposit bi-weekly payroll, health, dental, vision benefits, and referral bonuses.