Backup Administrator – Sandton at Discovery Limited February, 2024

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Backup Administrator – Sandton

Areas of responsibility may include but not limited to

  • To ensure that all the Backup software products and infrastructure are maintained, focusing on uptime and serviceability.
  • Backup software scopes also extends to configuration, monitoring & installation of new and existing backup software.
  • Regular Patch management, Commissioning of new backup clients, troubleshooting and resolution of backup failures.
  • Backup hardware configuration, monitoring & installation of backup hardware.
  • Code upgrade and troubleshooting and resolution of hardware issues.
  • Highlighting trends that point towards an underlying problem and working with the Problem Management Team ensuring a root cause is established and remediated.
  • Associated administration duties will be include resolving incident/request assigned to team within the specified SLA, compiling monthly environment and capacity reports, drafting and maintaining of standard operating procedures for the area.
  • Contributing to towards the overall automation drive via API’s and automation tools.

Personal Attributes and Skills

  • Working with People and Team Player
  • Adhering to Principles and Values
  • Planning & Organising
  • Delivering Results and Meeting Customer Expectations
  • Deciding and Initiating action
  • Presenting and Communicating Information
  • Applying Expertise and Technology
  • Adapting and Responding to Change
  • Coping with Pressure and Overcoming setbacks

Education and Experience

  • Matric – essential
  • Certification in NetBackup – essential
  • 6 Years IT operations experience with 5 years in a data protection environment
  • Avamar, Networker, Veeam certification – Advantageous
  • Cloud backup suites – advantageous
  • Unix or Linux certification – advantageous
  • IT Diploma or Degree – advantageous
     

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