Backup and Recovery Engineer

• Melbourne preferred - Open to Canberra/Brisbane/Sydney Candidates
• 12 Months Contract with likely extensions - Hybrid working model 3 days in Office
• Must have AU Citizenship and NV1 clearance

Work as a Backup and Recovery Engineer with a leading Consulting Organisation, on one of their Melbourne based Government sector projects.

Key Responsibilities:

• Backup and Recovery Systems Management: Manage the configuration, installation, and optimization of backup and recovery solutions, such as Veritas NetBackup, Veeam, Commvault, or similar platforms.
• Performance Optimization: Continuously evaluate and optimize backup and recovery processes to improve efficiency, reduce costs, and enhance overall performance.
• Incident Management and Troubleshooting: Act as the primary point of escalation for complex backup and recovery incidents, providing expert troubleshooting and resolution.
• Documentation and Compliance: Create and maintain detailed documentation for backup and recovery processes, including configurations, procedures, and policies.
• Collaboration and Communication: Work closely with IT teams, including infrastructure, storage, and database administrators.
• Vendor Management: Manage relationships with backup and recovery tool vendors, Oversee licensing agreements.

Skills Required:

• Must have 5+ years of hands-on experience in managing and optimizing backup and recovery systems for large-scale enterprise environments.
• Must have Strong knowledge of enterprise backup tools, including Veritas NetBackup, Veeam, Commvault, or similar.
• Preferred - Experience in managing data protection across physical, virtual, and cloud environments.
• Preferred - Hands-on experience with disaster recovery planning, testing, and execution.
• Preferred - Familiarity with backup storage technologies, such as tape libraries, SAN, NAS, and cloud-based storage.
• Preferred - Strong understanding of scripting languages (e.g., PowerShell, Python, Bash) for automation of backup tasks.
• Preferred - Knowledge of database, server, and application-level backups, including SQL, Oracle, VMware, and Hyper-V.

To be considered for the role click the 'apply' button or for more information about this and other opportunities please contact Ian Cardinal on 07 3472 6580 or email: [email protected] and quote the above job reference number.