Backup Technologies Engineer

About the role

Linnk Group is looking for an experienced Backup Technologies Engineer based in Doha, Qatar, on a yearly renewable contract. The role suits someone with 12-18 years of experience who has worked in a system integrator environment, covering solution design, pre-sales, implementation and technical project leadership.

Key responsibilities

• Lead backup solution projects and act as the technical subject matter expert and escalation point.
• Design, implement, configure and troubleshoot enterprise backup solutions (Dell EMC, Veritas, IBM or equivalent).
• Manage VMware, Windows Server, SAN/NAS and Microsoft infrastructure services.
• Design and implement disaster recovery, business continuity, offsite backup, cloud backup and tape rotation solutions.
• Troubleshoot infrastructure performance issues and ensure data center security compliance.
• Manage incidents, problems and SLAs in line with ITIL best practices.

Required profile

• 12-18 years of relevant experience, preferably with a system integrator.
• Mandatory data center solution design and pre-sales experience covering servers, storage, backup and virtualization.
• Mandatory hands-on experience with VMware and data center security solutions.
• Mandatory certification in Dell, Veritas, IBM or another leading backup technology.

Required skills

• Sound knowledge of diagnosing system performance issues and using monitoring tools, Wireshark and performance benchmarking techniques.
• Strong technical troubleshooting, communication and project management skills.