Senior Backup Engineer

Description

Kforce has a client in search of a Backup Engineer in Washington, DC. Backup Engineer Job Duties:

• Configure, install, and manage data backups for applications and systems
• Ensure that restore procedures are configured and tested
• Carry out regular checks on the status of servers, storage, and tape libraries from a hardware and software standpoint
• Configure and maintain Windows servers and applications including virtual environments
• Troubleshoot, repair, maintain, install and perform testing activities on various computer equipment, peripheral, data communication and computer network systems
• Coordinate problem analysis of server software and hardware problems, finding the resolution of server and storage related software problems, administers security and backup procedures for servers; participates in software and hardware evaluation
• Identify points of vulnerability and develops disaster avoidance plans
• Implement templates for standardizing all technical backup and recovery procedures for all sites
• Develop appropriate off-site data and document repositories to be utilized if information were to be irretrievable at the IT department due to a disaster
• Maintain the integrity of critical systems, applications, and data by ensuring compliance to IT security procedures and standards, and by implementing proper controls
• Upgrade backup infrastructure and improve the backup and recovery performance using latest applicable techniques
• Perform daily health check and maintains desired level of success rate for the backup jobs
• Proactively keep the environment with latest release update and perform root-cause analysis to resolve frequent failures
• Periodically review the backup policies and procedures to ensure right application settings and accurate documentations

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree holder in an IT related discipline (or similar experience and certifications)
• Certification and training in data protection, data loss prevention, NetBackup, and Microsoft MCSE/MCSA
• Experience in backup tools and software with emphasis on Symantec NetBackup
• Experience in Windows server environment including Windows2008 administration
• Applicants selected will be subject to a government securityinvestigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information

DesiredSkills:

• 10+ years' experience in backup tools and software with emphasis on Symantec NetBackup
• 5+ years' experience in Windows server environment including Windows2008 administration
• 2+ years' experience in Linux server environment including RHEL administration

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