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Backup Administrator

from 🇬🇷 Greece

We are seeking an experiencedBackup Administrator (Medior to Senior) to join ourData Protection team. In this role you will design, configure, maintain and support enterprise backup and recovery solutions across our customers' environments, ensuring the integrity, availability and recoverability of critical data.

As a medior-to-senior member of the team, you will take ownership of backup infrastructure, drive improvements to policies and processes, resolve complex issues independently, and act as a technical point of reference for junior colleagues and customers alike. The ideal candidate combines deep backup expertise with a solid understanding of the wider IT infrastructure stack — virtualization, databases, storage and cloud.

Main Responsibilities

  • Leadingthe setup, configuration and lifecycle management of enterprise backup software and hardware solutions, ensuring compatibility and integration with existing systems.
  • Designingand refining backup policies and procedures — defining backup schedules, retention periods, RPO/RTO targets and disaster recovery plans in line with customer requirements.
  • Monitoringthe health, performance and capacity of backup environments, and performing proactive maintenance such as software updates, patching, upgrades and hardware checks.
  • Troubleshootingand resolving complex backup failures, performing root-cause analysis and driving corrective and preventive actions.
  • Planning and executingregular backup, restore and disaster-recovery testing and validation exercises to guarantee data integrity and recoverability.
  • Producing and maintainingclear, up-to-date documentation — configuration details, runbooks, procedures and troubleshooting guides.
  • Advising and supportingcustomers on backup and recovery best practices, handling data restoration requests, and acting as an escalation point for complex issues.
  • Mentoringmore junior team members and contributing to knowledge sharing within the data protection team.
  • Bachelor'sdegree in Computer Science, Information Technology or a related field (or equivalent practical experience).
  • 5+ years ofproven experience as a Backup Administrator or in a closely related data-protection role.
  • Strongunderstanding of IT infrastructure: servers, networking, storage systems and security fundamentals.
  • Hands-on experiencewith virtualization platforms (e.g. VMware vSphere, Microsoft Hyper-V) and their backup integration.
  • Working knowledgeof backing up and restoring databases (e.g. SQL Server, Oracle, PostgreSQL, MySQL).
  • Familiaritywith backup of cloud and hybrid environments (e.g. Microsoft Azure, AWS) is a strong advantage.
  • Solid experienceadministering both Linux and Windows servers.
  • Proficiencywith enterprise backup solutions. Experience with Veritas NetBackup is preferred, but experience with other platforms (e.g. Veeam, Commvault, Rubrik, Cohesity, IBM Spectrum Protect, Dell/EMC Networker) is equally welcome.
  • Good understandingof technical support practices — ticket documentation, SLAs, KPIs/statistics and escalation processes.
  • Excellentcommunication skills, with the ability to explain complex problems and resolutions clearly to customers.
  • Strongcustomer-service orientation, time-management skills and strong attention to detail.
  • Willingnessto learn and adapt to new technologies and procedures as backup solutions evolve.
  • Fluencyin English, written and spoken.

Nice to Have

  • Relevant certifications (e.g. Veritas NetBackup, VMware VCP, cloud provider certifications).
  • Experience with backup automation and scripting (PowerShell, Bash, Python).
  • Exposure to deduplication appliances and tape library management.
  • Experience working in a managed-services or multi-customer environment.

We will offer you a friendly and dynamic working environment, in which you can develop your skills and competencies and a workplace with a strong focus on values and work-life balance.

by @maxrusakovic