Storage & Backup Administrator

Storage & Backup Administrator - Valencia, Spain or Fully Remote - 12 Months Initial Contract 

Our client, an international IT service provider, is seeking a Storage & Backup Administrator to join them as a contractor, with the option to work on site in the charming reigon of Valencia, or fully remote from Southern or Eastern Europe. Starting at an initial 12 month contract, multiple extensions are expected and there is great, long-term potential.

What you'll do:

• Administer Storage and Backup Infrastructure Systems
• Provide technical support for storage and backup infrastructure users  
• Manage the backup clients, schedules and retentions
• Monitor and evaluate the performance of storage and backup services
• Coordinate the replacement of failed Backup, Storage & SAN components, and service restoration

What you'll need:

• Working knowledge of multi-vendor storage ecosystems such as NetApp ONTAP-based systems, Dell block storage platforms, CEPH, Fibre Channel SAN environments using Cisco MDS, and enterprise backup solutions centered on Avamar and Data Domain, complemented by familiarity with hybrid/cloud backup integrations.
• Practical competence in SAN protocols (FC, iSCSI), file services (NFS/SMB), and object storage services (S3-compatible platforms), storage provisioning, backup lifecycle management, and troubleshooting.
• Good understanding of Storage replication and data protection technologies, host integration, OS-specific storage tuning and performance
• Experience with enterprise backup platforms, including Dell EMC Avamar and Dell EMC Data Domain.
• Fluent English language skills

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