Engineer – Backup Administration (Symantec NetBackup) in Kampala, Uganda

Our client Wipro focuses on the IT services & BPO business, and is one of the world's leading software and outsourcing service providers. Wipro is seeking to recruit a result driven and motivated individual for the vacancy above:

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Ensure success of backup and restore.
• Ensure the integrity of backups for both local and remote sites.
• Work with software and hardware vendors to troubleshoot and solve backup issues.
• Monitor system backups and re-run as necessary and process restore requests.
• Review system logs to identify signs of potential problems.
• Responsible for keeping documentation of the backup infrastructure up to date and maintaining an accurate hardware and software inventory related to backup.
• Provide metrics to management for use in trending.
• Ensure submission of daily, weekly and monthly report to the management on the backup status.
• Ensure knowledge database is populated with resolutions, workarounds and known issues.
• Maintain regular tape rotation cycle for local and offsite storage of media.* Perform database maintenance of backup software.
• Work with other IT groups and the business to make sure all backups are performed in accordance with business policies and the law.
• Place hardware service calls and schedule regular maintenance on backup hardware.
• Responsible for the security of tape media.
• Perform test restores on a regular basis.

Qualifications:

• Experience with advanced Net Backup configuration required (i.e.  De duplication).
• Mandatory Required: 2+ years of extensive experience with Symantec’s NetBackup 7.0 & 7.1.
• Minimum of two years computer systems experience.
• Experience with HP MSL / ESL / Storagetek SL500, SL150 Tape Libraries and LTO3/LTO4/LTO5 technologies a plus.
• Experience with VMware backups a plus.
• Excellent customer service skills and service orientation.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks with frequent interruption.
• Ability to work independently and to know when to ask for assistance.
• Ability to solve problems and to communicate how to solve these problems to others.
• Candidate will be required to participate in the weekly on-call rotation.
• Must be able to extend working hours for organization need.

How to Apply:

Please follow the instructions as stated below as failure to do so could lead to disqualification.

1. Send an Application letter and CV/Resume.

2. Merge these two documents into one document in either word or pdf format.

3. Do not attach or send any scanned documents, these are sometimes too large for our inbox.

4. Include the job title and/or reference number in the subject line of the email address   and send your application by email to wiprojobs@nftconsult.com.

5. Only successful candidates will be contacted. For all other inquiries please contact our offices directly.

Apply before:
31 Oct, 2012