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BMC Software

IT management software for mainframes

Storage Backup Administrator

System AdministrationConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeIndia

About the Job

Requirements

  • A bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
  • At least 5 years of experience in storage and backup administration, preferably in enterprise environments.
  • Proficiency administering storage arrays from vendors such as Hitachi, EMC, NetApp, or Dell.
  • Experience with backup software and technologies such as Veeam Backup & Replication, Commvault, and Data Domain.
  • Strong understanding of SAN and NAS protocols, including Fibre Channel, iSCSI, NFS, and SMB.
  • Hands-on experience with automation tools and scripting languages for task automation and orchestration.
  • Knowledge of virtualization technologies such as VMware and Hyper-V and their integration with storage and backup systems.
  • Ability to troubleshoot and analyze complex storage and backup issues.
  • Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.
  • Ability to develop custom reports and dashboards using automation tools to provide visibility into storage and backup performance, utilization, and compliance metrics.

Responsibilities

  • Manage and maintain storage infrastructure, including SAN and NAS environments, to ensure optimal performance and availability.
  • Configure, deploy, and administer backup and recovery solutions, including backup software, tape libraries, disk-based backups, and cloud-based backup services.
  • Develop and implement backup and retention policies to ensure data integrity, compliance, and disaster recovery readiness.
  • Monitor storage and backup systems for performance, capacity utilization, and health, proactively identifying and resolving issues to minimize downtime and data loss.
  • Automate routine storage and backup tasks using scripting languages such as PowerShell, Python, Ansible, and Terraform, and automation frameworks to streamline operations and improve efficiency.
  • Collaborate with IT teams and business units to understand storage and backup requirements, provide recommendations, and implement solutions.
  • Perform capacity planning and forecasting to anticipate storage and backup growth and scale infrastructure accordingly.
  • Stay current with storage and backup technology trends and best practices, recommending and implementing improvements to system performance, reliability, and security.
  • Evaluate, select, and implement storage and backup technologies, including conducting proof-of-concept testing and performance benchmarking.
  • Document storage and backup configurations, procedures, and troubleshooting steps to support knowledge transfer and compliance with internal policies and standards.
  • Write code to automate API-driven tasks at scale.
  • Write code to reduce human intervention in operational tasks and automate processes.
  • Architect and implement automations to automatically remediate and self-heal production issues.

Desired Qualifications

  • Certification in Ansible or Terraform is an advantage.
  • Python is preferred.

About the Company

BMC Software

IT management software for mainframes

What BMC Software does: It provides software to manage and optimize large enterprise IT environments, from IBM mainframes to modern cloud systems. How its product works: Its tools monitor, manage, and automate IT infrastructure across mainframes, distributed servers, and cloud platforms, helping teams keep systems running, secure, and efficient. How it stands out from competitors: It has a long track record starting with mainframe software and has grown through targeted acquisitions to offer a broad suite for end-to-end IT operations, spanning on‑premises and cloud, with strategic ownership changes that gave it room to adapt. What its goal is: to help enterprises operate complex IT environments more reliably and efficiently by providing integrated software for mainframes, distributed systems, and cloud management.

Company size
5,001-10,000
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Houston, TX
Founded
1980

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