Job Title:  Senior Consultant | Others | Coimbatore CEC | Engineering

Job Summary:

We are looking for an experienced Veeam Backup Administrator to oversee the management, optimization, and troubleshooting of Veeam backup solutions in an AWS cloud environment. In this role, you will be responsible for the setup, configuration, maintenance, and performance of Veeam backup solutions to ensure data protection and disaster recovery for our AWS-hosted workloads.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Backup Infrastructure Management:

• Implement, configure, and manage Veeam Backup and Replication solutions for AWS cloud infrastructure.
• Oversee the setup and ongoing optimization of backup strategies for EC2 instances, RDS databases, S3 buckets, Lambda functions, and other AWS services.
• Ensure efficient use of AWS resources and best practices for cost-effective backup storage (e.g., using Amazon S3 Glacier for long-term retention).

1. Cloud Backup and Recovery:

• Configure and manage backup jobs for AWS EC2, EBS volumes, RDS instances, DynamoDB, and other AWS resources using Veeam.
• Implement cloud-native backup solutions such as Veeam's integration with AWS, including Veeam Cloud Connect for offsite replication and backup.
• Perform backup restores and validate recovery processes to ensure minimal downtime in the event of data loss or disaster recovery.

1. Monitoring and Performance Optimization:

• Monitor backup job status, health, and performance across the AWS cloud environment to ensure reliable and timely backups.
• Optimize backup schedules and restore processes to minimize operational disruptions and enhance performance (e.g., reduce backup windows and restore times).
• Identify and resolve backup failures, slow performance issues, and resource constraints in the AWS cloud environment.

1. Troubleshooting and Incident Management:

• Act as the primary escalation point for complex backup-related incidents, offering L3 support for troubleshooting and resolving backup failures and performance issues.
• Perform in-depth analysis of backup logs, error messages, and system configurations to identify root causes and implement corrective actions.
• Coordinate with AWS support and other teams to resolve issues that may require assistance outside the immediate backup infrastructure.

1. Security and Compliance:

• Ensure backup solutions align with AWS security best practices, including encryption of backups in transit and at rest using AWS KMS or Veeam-native encryption.
• Ensure backup operations comply with industry regulations and internal security policies related to data protection, privacy, and retention.
• Perform regular audits of backup logs, backup policies, and retention configurations to maintain compliance with standards.

1. Disaster Recovery Planning and Testing:

• Integrate Veeam backup solutions into the organization’s disaster recovery (DR) and business continuity plans for AWS-hosted resources.
• Regularly test backup restores, replication, and failover scenarios in AWS to ensure that disaster recovery processes meet defined recovery time objectives (RTO) and recovery point objectives (RPO).
• Implement and manage cross-region and cross-account backup replication to ensure data resiliency in AWS.

1. Automation and Scripting:

• Automate backup jobs, reporting, and alerting for AWS workloads using AWS Lambda, Veeam APIs, and PowerShell.
• Leverage AWS native tools like CloudWatch and Veeam integration to create automated monitoring, alerting, and reporting solutions.
• Develop custom scripts for backup job management, resource provisioning, and error handling to improve operational efficiency.

1. Documentation and Reporting:

• Maintain comprehensive documentation for Veeam backup configurations, policies, job schedules, and recovery procedures within AWS.
• Provide regular status reports to management on backup job health, capacity utilization, and recovery readiness.
• Develop and maintain runbooks for backup processes, troubleshooting steps, and incident response procedures for AWS environments.