Data Storage Specialist

Job Summary:

As a Data Storage Specialist (Disaster and Recovery), you will play a key role in ensuring data protection, disaster recovery, and business continuity for Harris’s global enterprise infrastructure.

You will design, implement, and maintain secure and efficient backup and recovery environments that protect critical business data.

This role requires strong technical expertise, proactive problem-solving skills, and the ability to manage large-scale.

Backup and Recovery Operations



* Manage the end-to-end lifecycle of data protection services including design, implementation, monitoring, and optimization.


* Oversee day-to-day operations of enterprise backup and disaster recovery environments.


* Monitor and troubleshoot backup and restore failures across multiple geographies.


* Administer and maintain Veritas NetBackup, Cohesity, and related enterprise backup solutions.


* Manage and troubleshoot backups for applications such as Oracle, MS-SQL, MySQL, Exchange, VMware, and NDMP workloads.

Disaster Recovery & Business Continuity


* Design, implement, and test disaster recovery strategies to ensure data integrity and minimize downtime.


* Participate in enterprise-level business continuity planning and execution.


* Collaborate with internal stakeholders to align RPO/RTO with business requirements.

System Administration & Optimization


* Maintain and enhance backup infrastructure to meet performance, availability, and compliance standards.


* Conduct capacity planning and performance tuning for efficiency and scalability.


* Apply patches, firmware updates, and software upgrades as needed.


* Automate recurring backup and recovery operations using shell or PowerShell scripting.

Cloud & Virtualization


* Support hybrid and cloud-based backup solutions, primarily within Microsoft Azure environments.


* Integrate Azure storage and recovery services with on-premises infrastructure.


* Collaborate with IT and cloud architecture teams to ensure seamless hybrid operations.

Governance, Documentation & Compliance


* Maintain up-to-date technical documentation for configurations, processes, and recovery runbooks.


* Ensure compliance with audit, data retention, and security requirements.


* Operate in accordance with ITIL/ITSM processes for Incident, Problem, Change, and Configuration Management.

Collaboration & Stakeholder Engagement


* Serve as a primary technical contact for backup and recovery issues and escalations.


* Partner with internal IT, security, and operations teams to optimize backup and DR strategies.


* Communicate effectively with business units to validate data integrity and backup completeness.

Work Mode: Remote

Shift Timings: 06:30pm to 3:30am IST
Location: Remote -India

What We Are Looking For:


* 8+ years of hands-on experience in enterprise data protection, disaster recovery, and storage administration.


* Hands on exp...