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IQVIA

Runs drug trials and sells health data to pharma

Associate Director - Staff Storage & Backup Engineering

System AdministrationConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeNo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • At least 10 years of infrastructure engineering experience, with significant expertise in enterprise storage and data protection.
  • Hands-on experience designing, implementing, and supporting enterprise storage solutions using NetApp and/or VAST Data platforms.
  • Strong experience architecting and supporting enterprise backup and recovery solutions using Commvault.
  • Experience supporting storage and backup services across on-premises, hybrid-cloud, and public cloud environments.
  • Experience developing Infrastructure-as-Code and automation solutions.
  • Proven experience leading large-scale infrastructure modernization, migration, or cloud transformation initiatives.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the architecture, engineering, and lifecycle management of storage platforms, focusing primarily on VAST Data and NetApp technologies.
  • Design and optimize scalable storage solutions for enterprise and mission-critical workloads.
  • Lead storage modernization, migration, consolidation, and cloud integration initiatives.
  • Provide advanced troubleshooting and performance optimization across storage environments.
  • Design, implement, and optimize enterprise backup and recovery solutions, focusing primarily on Commvault.
  • Develop cyber-resilient data protection strategies, including immutable backups and ransomware recovery.
  • Ensure backup and recovery capabilities support defined RPO and RTO objectives.
  • Lead recovery testing and validation exercises.
  • Design and support storage and data protection solutions across AWS and Microsoft Azure.
  • Develop Infrastructure-as-Code and automation solutions using Terraform, Ansible, PowerShell, Python, Bicep, CloudFormation, or similar technologies.
  • Drive automation initiatives that improve operational efficiency and reliability.
  • Provide technical leadership for enterprise infrastructure projects and modernization initiatives.
  • Contribute to technology roadmaps and future-state architecture planning.
  • Mentor engineers and promote engineering best practices.
  • Serve as the technical authority for storage and backup services, particularly VAST Data, NetApp, and Commvault platforms; remain hands-on while helping shape technology strategy, mentoring engineers, driving automation, and leading modernization efforts across the enterprise.

Desired Qualifications

  • Experience with both VAST Data and NetApp environments.
  • Experience in cyber recovery, ransomware resilience, and immutable backups.
  • Experience with Kubernetes storage and container data protection.
  • Relevant certifications in AWS, Azure, NetApp, Commvault, VMware, or infrastructure management.

About the Company

IQVIA

Runs drug trials and sells health data to pharma

IQVIA runs clinical trials for drug, biotech and medical device companies and sells them the health data, software and analytics they use to develop and market treatments. Its research arm designs studies, recruits trial sites and patients, and manages trials through to regulatory filing. Its commercial arm sells market data, consulting and software that pharma sales and marketing teams use to plan product launches. Clients pay through multi-year service contracts and data and software subscriptions. IQVIA was formed in 2016 when clinical research firm Quintiles merged with health data company IMS Health, and it is based in Durham, North Carolina.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Durham, NC
Founded
1998

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