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Job Title: Sr. Backup and Storage Engineer
Type of Role: Direct Hire
Location: Irvine, CA (Fully Onsite)
Salary Range: $145-155K/YR
Role and Responsibilities:
The Sr. Backup and Storage Engineer is responsible for the design, installation, configuration, maintenance, and administration of enterprise backup and storage systems. This role ensures that infrastructure environments meet availability, security, and performance requirements. The engineer will lead operational support efforts, project implementations, vendor coordination, and backup strategy design across a multi-site hybrid environment.
- Ensure high availability and performance of backup and storage infrastructure via service level adherence.
- Design, deploy, administer, and support on-prem and hybrid backup and storage systems.
- Install, configure, and maintain enterprise systems including NetBackup, Networker, Data Domain, Pure Storage, PowerMax, NetApp, and Veeam.
- Implement and monitor immutable backup strategies and encryption at rest mechanisms for data security.
- Perform backup, restore, replication, and recovery operations across mixed OS environments.
- Provision, manage, and maintain SAN/NAS storage systems and fiber-channel infrastructure using Brocade switches.
- Manage cloud backup storage such as AWS S3, Azure Blob, and hybrid backup architecture.
- Lead efforts for secure handling of physical media, tape management (i6/i9 libraries), and offsite storage via Iron Mountain.##Define and implement backup, retention, and disaster recovery standards, policies, and procedures.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design scalable and compliant storage solutions.
- Monitor, analyze, and optimize storage performance and utilization; perform capacity planning and forecasting.
- Maintain up-to-date documentation including designs, SOPs, runbooks, asset records, and configuration logs.
- Mentor junior engineers and serve as a technical escalation point for complex issues.
- Participate in On-Call rotation, incident response, and change management reviews.
- Ensure compliance with internal controls, patching, licensing, and data retention policies.
Skills and Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in IT, Computer Science, or related field (or equivalent work experience).
- 7+ years of hands-on experience in enterprise backup, storage engineering, and disaster recovery.
- Strong understanding of SAN/NAS architectures, block/file storage, and storage tiering strategies.
- Advanced expertise in Dell EMC PowerMax, NetApp, Pure Storage, Dell Networker, Veritas NetBackup, Data Domain, and other respective backup / storage technologies.
- Experience with Brocade FC switches, zoning, and fabric management.
- Experience managing and maintaining i6/i9 tape libraries, including cataloging, labeling, and offsite management.
- Cloud storage experience with AWS S3, Glacier, Azure Blob, or other object-based platforms.
- Familiarity with backup and recovery for UNIX (AIX, RHEL, Solaris) and Windows environments.
- Strong understanding of High Availability (HA), Disaster Recovery (DR), and Business Continuity Planning (BCP).
- Working knowledge of NAS/ DFS, Files shares and Permissions.
- Experience contributing to infrastructure project planning and execution.
- Ability to communicate technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders and collaborate cross-functionally.
Perks and Benefits:
- Medical, dental, and vision benefits
- 2 weeks of paid time off (PTO), 12 paid holidays, and 6 sick days per year
- Health Savings Account (HSA) and Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
- Disability and life insurance
- 401(k) retirement plan
- Education assistance (up to $2,000 for expenses associated with career-growth related courses)
About the Company:
Our client is a global leader driving digital transformation in the automotive and mobility space. Their teams design connected vehicle platforms, smart factory systems, and cloud-based solutions that power the future of transportation. If you’re passionate about building scalable data systems, next-gen software, and AI-driven mobility experiences, this is your opportunity to make an impact.
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