Storage & Backup Administrator/Engineer

'A Day in Your Life at MKS:

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As a Storage & Backup administer at MKS, you will partner with IT to Storage & Backup In this role.

You Will Make an Impact By:

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Skills You Bring:

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• 6+ Years of job-related work experience
  
  

Backup Platform Management

• Administer and manage:
• Commvault
• Commvault Metallic
• Veeam Backup & Replication
• Veeam for AWS
• Configure and maintain:
• Backup policies, schedules, retention strategies
• Incremental, differential, and full backup strategies
• Monitor and troubleshoot:
• Backup failures, job performance, and infrastructure issues
  

Tape Library Management

• Manage enterprise tape libraries (LTO-based)
• Handle:
• Tape rotation policies (GFS Grandfather-Father-Son)
• Media lifecycle management and inventory tracking
• Offsite tape handling and vaulting coordination
• Troubleshoot:
• Drive failures, media errors, and library connectivity issues
• Ensure compliance with long-term archival requirements
  
  

Cloud Backup (AWS Focus)

• Manage and configure:
• AWS Backup
• Snapshots (EBS, RDS, EC2 backup strategies)
• Ensure:
• Cross-region backup replication
• Backup encryption and compliance
• Optimize backup costs and storage tiers (S3, Glacier)
  
  

Disaster Recovery & Validation

• Define and implement:
• DR strategies aligned with RPO/RTO
• Conduct:
• Regular restore testing (file-level, VM-level, DB-level)
• DR drills and failover validation
• Document recovery procedures and runbooks
  
  

Automation & Integration

• Automate:
• Backup monitoring and reporting
• Job health checks and alerting
• Ticket creation and escalation workflows
• Use:
• PowerShell / Python scripting
• Integrate with:
• Monitoring tools (SolarWinds, etc.)
• ITSM tools (ServiceNow or similar)
  

Operations & Collaboration

• Work with:
• Windows, Linux, and VMware teams for backup alignment
• Support:
• Incident, problem, and change management processes
• Participate in audits and ensure compliance readiness
  
  

Required Skills

• Strong hands-on experience with:
• Commvault and/or Veeam
• Deep understanding of:
• Backup architectures and data protection strategies
• Storage systems (SAN/NAS/Object storage)
• Experience with tape libraries (LTO, media handling, rotation policies)
• Hands-on with AWS backup services
• Strong scripting skills (PowerShell or Python)
• Proven experience in DR planning and execution
  
  

Good to Have

• Immutable backup / ransomware protection strategies
• Experience with hybrid backup environments
• Knowledge of Azure Backup (bonus, not mandatory)
• Deduplication appliances (Data Domain, etc.)