Position Summary The Lead Infrastructure Engineer - Enterprise Backup is responsible for the design, implementation, and operational support of Enterprise Backup & data protection platforms, with a focus on Veritas NetBackup and Flex. This role ensures high availability, performance optimization, and resiliency of backup services across on‑prem and hybrid/cloud environments. Primary Responsibilities Backup & Recovery (NetBackup) • Design, implement, and administer Veritas NetBackup (including Flex Appliances). • Define and manage backup policies, retention schedules, and recovery procedures. • Monitor and troubleshoot backup jobs to ensure SLA compliance. • Perform restore validations, DR testing, and backup audits. Data Protection & Disaster Recovery • Develop and implement enterprise backup and disaster recovery strategies. • Integrate backup solutions with virtualization (VMware). • Support replication, archiving, and data lifecycle management initiatives. Operational Excellence & Incident Management • Lead troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and resolution of backup incidents. • Drive service reliability improvements and prevent recurring issues. • Support 24x7 operations/on-call rotation as needed. Capacity Planning & Performance Optimization • Monitor Backup utilization and forecast growth requirements. • Optimize backup performance, deduplication, and storage efficiency. • Plan and execute storage expansion and refresh activities. Automation, Compliance & Documentation • Automate backup operations using scripting (PowerShell, Python). • Maintain technical documentation, SOPs, and architecture diagrams. • Ensure compliance with security, governance, and regulatory requirements. Collaboration & Leadership • Partner with cloud, virtualization, database, and application teams to deliver integrated solutions. • Provide technical leadership and mentoring to junior engineers. • Act as SME for enterprise backup technologies. Requirements Basic Qualifications • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field (or equivalent experience). • 8-10 years of experience in enterprise backup engineering. • Hands-on expertise with: • Veritas NetBackup (including flex appliance) administration and architecture • Backup & recovery concepts (replication, deduplication, retention) • Experience supporting production environments with high availability and SLA requirements. • Shift timings 3 pm to 11pm Indian Standard Time Preferred Qualifications • Experience with data protection appliances (Data Domain, NetBackup appliances). • Knowledge of virtualization platforms (VMware vSphere, Hyper‑V). • Familiarity with ITSM tools (ServiceNow). • Certifications (preferred): • Veritas NetBackup Certification • ITIL Foundation