Storage & Data Protection Engineer

Job Summary

We are seeking a Storage & Data Protection Engineer to support and optimize enterprise backup and storage infrastructure across mission-critical platforms. The role involves lifecycle management, capacity planning, incident response, and ensuring data availability across production, DR, and compliance environments.

Key Responsibilities

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  Administer and support enterprise backup platforms including Veritas NetBackup

  
  


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  Manage storage provisioning, configuration, and tuning across storage arrays (Dell EMC, VMAX, PMAX, Pure Storage)

  
  


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  Monitor storage performance, capacity utilization, and service health

  
  


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  Troubleshoot backup failures, restore requests, replication, and DR operations

  
  


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  Perform patching, upgrades, and lifecycle maintenance for backup & storage systems

  
  


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  Execute retention, archiving, and compliance policies based on business and regulatory needs

  
  


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  Collaborate with compute, network, security, and application teams for integration and incident resolution

  
  


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  Prepare technical documentation, performance reports, and capacity forecasts

  
  


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  Participate in on-call support rotations for business-critical workloads

  
  

Required Skills & Experience

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  5–8+ years' experience in enterprise Storage / Backup / Platform Engineering

  
  


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  Strong hands-on expertise with:
  - Veritas NetBackup (Backup Administration)
  - Dell EMC storage platforms (VMAX / PMAX)
  - Pure Storage arrays

  
  


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  Experience in production & DR environments

  
  


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  Understanding of SAN/NAS, Fibre Channel, zoning, LUN provisioning, and replication technologies

  
  


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  Familiarity with ITIL processes (Incident, Change, Problem)

  
  


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  Solid troubleshooting skills for hardware and software failures

  
  

Nice to Have

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  Experience with:

  
  
  
  
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    Cloud backup platforms

    
    
  
  
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    Snapshot & replication technologies

    
    
  
  
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    Storage automation & monitoring

    
    
  
  
  
  


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  Certifications (preferred):

  
  
  
  
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    Veritas NetBackup Administrator

    
    
  
  
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    Dell EMC Storage Specialist

    
    
  
  
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    Pure Storage Certification

    
    
  
  
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    ITIL Foundation

    
    
  
  
  
  

About Encora

Encora is a global company that offers Software and Digital Engineering solutions. Our practices include Cloud Services, Product Engineering & Application Modernization, Data & Analytics, Digital Experience & Design Services, DevSecOps, Cybersecurity, Quality Engineering, AI & LLM Engineering, among others.

At Encora, we hire professionals based solely on their skills and do not discriminate based on age, disability, religion, gender, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, or nationality