Systems Engineer-Backup
Ensono
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Description
Job Title: L2 Backup Administrator
Location: Pune, Chennai, or Hyderabad
Shift: 24x7 Rotational Shifts
Job Summary
We are seeking an experienced L2 Backup Administrator with strong expertise in Cohesity Data Protect to support and manage enterprise backup and recovery operations. The role involves monitoring, troubleshooting, and maintaining backup environments, ensuring data protection compliance, and providing timely resolution of backup-related incidents. Experience with IBM Spectrum Protect (TSM) and Cobalt Iron is desirable. Knowledge of automation and scripting will be an added advantage.
Key Responsibilities
- Administer, monitor, and support Cohesity Data Protect backup infrastructure.
- Perform backup, restore, and recovery operations for physical, virtual, and cloud workloads.
- Troubleshoot and resolve backup failures, performance issues, and infrastructure-related incidents.
- Conduct regular health checks and capacity management of backup environments.
- Manage backup policies, retention schedules, replication, and disaster recovery configurations.
- Support operational activities including incident, problem, and change management processes.
- Generate and maintain backup operational reports and documentation.
- Collaborate with infrastructure, storage, server, database, and application teams to ensure successful backup and recovery operations.
- Participate in backup infrastructure upgrades, patching, and maintenance activities.
- Contribute to process improvements and automation initiatives.
Required Skills
- 3-6 years of experience in enterprise backup administration.
- Strong hands-on experience with Cohesity Data Protect.
- Good understanding of backup, restore, replication, retention, and disaster recovery concepts.
- Experience supporting Windows, Linux, and VMware environments.
- Knowledge of backup monitoring, troubleshooting, and performance tuning.
- Familiarity with ITIL processes and ticketing systems.
Preferred Skills
- Experience with IBM Spectrum Protect (TSM).
- Experience with Cobalt Iron Compass backup solutions.
- Scripting and automation skills using PowerShell, Python, Bash, or similar technologies.
- Exposure to cloud backup technologies and hybrid cloud environments.
Education & Certifications
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
- Cohesity, Storage, or Backup-related certifications are preferred.
Other Requirements
- Willingness to work in 24x7 rotational shifts, including weekends and holidays as required.
- Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and communication skills.
- Ability to work independently and collaborate effectively in a global operations environment.
About this role
Ensono is looking for an L2 Backup Administrator to manage enterprise backup and recovery operations across multiple data centers in India. You'll work with Cohesity Data Protect as your primary platform, handling backup, restore, and recovery tasks for physical, virtual, and cloud workloads. The role requires monitoring backup infrastructure health, troubleshooting failures and performance issues, managing policies and retention schedules, and coordinating with infrastructure, storage, and application teams to ensure reliable data protection and disaster recovery.
This position suits someone with 3–6 years of hands-on backup administration experience and strong technical grounding in Cohesity. You'll need solid knowledge of Windows, Linux, and VMware environments, plus familiarity with backup concepts like replication, retention, and disaster recovery. Experience with IBM Spectrum Protect or Cobalt Iron is a plus, as is scripting ability in PowerShell, Python, or Bash. The role operates on 24x7 rotational shifts, including weekends and holidays, and requires ITIL process knowledge and comfort working in ticketing systems.
A degree in Computer Science or IT is expected, and relevant certifications in Cohesity, storage, or backup administration are preferred. You should be comfortable troubleshooting independently, communicating clearly across teams, and contributing to process improvements and automation initiatives in a global operations environment.
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