EXPERIENCE SUMMARY

• Total 16 Years of IT experience which includes 12 years of extensive experience as a NetBackup, Avamar,Datadomain,Commvault and Azure& Unix Administrator.
• Advanced experience in enterprise - level Backup Infrastructure and network design, implementation, integration and support.
• Expert in supporting and troubleshooting, backup and restore escalated failures.
• Ensuring system level backup success rate to stabilize and Improve backup success rate 99% on multiple-platforms of customer environments.
• Highly experienced with Database, Exchange & Local system backup failure troubleshoot and root cause analysis.
• Having expertise in Storage Technology areas like EMC,HNAS& NetApp. Expertise in System administration of UNIX Server Systems in Production.
• Having Exposure on Virtualization concepts like VMWARE, Hadoop infrastructure.
• Experience installing, administering, and upgrading enterprise backup applications
• Experience installing and configuring SAN-attached enterprise tape backup systems
• Experience troubleshooting backup and recovery systems including backup hardware devices
• Experienced in utilizing EMC DPA,NetBackup Opscenter for reporting,statistics and trending.
• Implement backup technologies and manage backup environment with DPA reporting tool.
• Managing Domains, Clients, Users through AVAMAR Administrator console
• Assist Client with implementation, upgrade, and configuration of NetBackup solutions.
• Troubleshooting and root cause analysis of Netbackup solutions currently installed within the infrastructure.
• Handled netbackup support issues,coordinate communications between Client Technical Leads and Veritas customer support staff to resolve complex issues and to assist in escalating issues
• Responsible for building backup policies, creating backup schedules and monitoring of backup progress.
• Experience with Symantec NetBackup in a large multi-platform environment including NBU v6.x/7.x, SSO,NetBackup Appliances Master/media server and client configurations.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Azure Unix Consulting Engineer

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• RHEL Linux in place upgrade from RHEL 6 to RHEL 7.8
• Application Installs on VM’s for the client environments
• Setting up SSH on multiple clients for the automatic login on to the servers.
• Health check scripts to monitor the server status
• Patching support and Health checks that need to be performed before and after the change.
• Sensage reports security scan for security threats on the servers.
• Loading certificates for the SSL Digicert expired Servers.
• Migration of VM’s from on-premise to Azure cloud environment
• Application Installs on Azure VM’s based on the environment
• Manage Azure subscriptions, resource groups, and access control
• Responsible for Disaster Recovery using tools such as geo-redundant storage and Azure Site Recovery
• Monitor Azure resources using tools including Azure Monitor, Azure Security Center, Azure Sentinel
• Onboarding LGW for interfaces that are running on sftp/http
• Involved in generating Migration Assessment Templates for on-prem to Azure VM’s which includes Payload, workload & Database Assessments.

Senior CommVault, Veritas NetBackup Engineer

Confidenial

Responsibilities:

• Managing backup infrastructure involving 8000+ clients on Commvault Simpana 11 that were running on two of their major UBS environments.
• Configured SL8500 Library and LTO-5 tapes drives to Support Comvault Tape backups.
• Worked with Unix/Windows teams to add massive Commvault Client/Static routes installs for clients
• Experience in 10GB install for all media agents.
• Handled NetBackup clients and server migrations to Commvault.
• Level-3 support for Backup & Restores issues for both NetBackup & Commvault environment.
• Commvault Backup setup for more TEMPthan 1000 qtree's across environments for NAS filer migrations.
• Registration and sub-client configurarion for SQL/SyBase/Exchange applications,
• Configured NAS filers and Qtree backup set-up into Simpana backup environment.
• Troubleshooting and resolving complex issues in CommVault environment to strive towards improved SLAs
• Configured Commserver, Media agent, Client & database idata agents and Libraries.
• Metrics reporting that shows all Commcell health checks which includes Disk Libraries,Tape Libraries & Capacity utilization.
• Custom reports
• Engaging with CommVualt support on issues and working with their team on possible resolution
• Weekly call with CommVault's team to assess the environment, discuss concerns and request new features/modifications.
• Disaster Recovery & Contingency Planning
• Patch installation support
• Service Pack installation support
• Setup and maintenance of SAN and NAS, NDMP backups
• Commvault disk library migrations from NetApp to HNAS
• CommServe Upgrade for CS cluster nodes, DR and Media agents from V10 to V11.
• CommVault SQL server upgrade from SQL server 2008 to SQL Server 2012.
• Handled CommServe DDB issues across the environments.
• CommVault Cluster failover activity from CS to DR server
• Experience on setting up Deduplication and DDB troubleshooting.
• Experience in Version and service pack upgrade
• Involved in NetBacup Appliance 5230 & SL150 tape libraries rack & stack
• NetBackup Appliance Hardware administration using CLISH/Web Console
• Appliance master server & Library set up and configuration
• NetBackup to Appliance migration and involved in catalog merge process
• Level-3 support for backup and restore operations.
• Performed initial configuration and upgradations on Netbackup Appliances 5230,5330
• Performed catalog database consistency check with NBCC and NBCCR utilities
• Configured VERITAS Netbackup Appliances Model 5230/5330/5340 as Netbackup Master and Media Server.
• Upgraded Netbackup Appliance software from 2.7.2 to 3.0 and 3.1 in multiple netbackup domain
• Environment: Commvault 9,10,11, Veritas NetBackup 8.1,7.7.3, 7.5.0.4, Avamar 7.1/7.2,Ops center analytics, Data Domain 5.6,5.7 OS, FAS6080,ACSLS,SL8500 and i2000 tape libraries,Operating systems: Linux, Solaris,AIX, Windows,AWS,
• NetApp system administration like aggrcreation,volume creation,exports,ONTAP upgrade.
• Maintained a healthy NetApp storage by Configuring vfiler,qtree,volume,aggregates and snapshots using Data ONTAP,FilerView,and DataFabric when required.
• Created Aggregates and volumes in NetApp FAS6080 and FAS 3070 using filerview,Configured Aggregates,Volumes,Qtree,Snap mirror,Snapshots & Snap Valut,
• Perform daily storage administration activities such as storage provisioning,capacity planning, coordinate pan and break/fix maintenance, perform code upgrades, and adhere to documented storage best practices.
• Handing configuration and Administration of Volumes, User Quotas,Qtrees,Snapshots, Snap mirrors.
• Installation,Configuration and integration of NetApp filers with the Windows and UNIX environment,experience with CIF,NFS,LUN management,Managing Quotas and permissions,managing disks.
• Used Data fabric manager (DFM),filer view and ONTAP command line, Snap drive in monitoring, managing,reporting and provisioning storage to the users.
• Performed Data ONTAP 7.0 Data protection online backup and recovery using Snap mirror,Snap Vault and disaster recovery using Snap restore

Confidential

Senior Storage Operations

Responsibilities:

• Avamar grid 7.0.1.16 Software Installation
• Avamar Integration with VMware Vcenter 5.1.
• Configure and Perform Avamar Image backups and Restores
• Deployed VM Based proxies
• Added Vcenter as a client and Virtual clients for image level Backups.
• Perform File level Recovery from image Level Backup.
• Configure VM's for both Image level backup and Guest level for Application Servers.
• Configuring Avamar for image backups.
• Protecting Virtual Machines with both guest and image backup.
• Created Dataset,Schedules,Retention Policies,Groups for Scheduled backups.
• Perform backups and Restores for a vmware virtual machine images.
• Strong Knowledge of EMC Avamar concepts.
• Install and Activate agent for Windows,Linux,Solaris,SQL and Exchange.
• Configure bakups for applications Servers SQl and Exchange.
• Troubleshoot backup failures
• Avamar intergration with Datadomain
• Add a data domain system
• Perform a backup and restore with a data domain
• Configure data domain replication

Environment: vmware vcenter 5.1,Avamar Grid 7.0, SQL 2008,Exchange 2007,Exchange 2010, vcenter VM's,Individual Guest hosts

Confidential

Senior Specialist Technical Support

Responsibilities:

• Experience in administering, troubleshooting, and supporting backup software and related backup devices, including Tape library, VTL solution & Avamar
• Experience in working across the ecosystem comprising of Solaris, Linux, AIX and VMware.
• Develops procedures for backups and restores, as well as monitors the performance, success, or failure of these tasks.
• Handled media server migrations from 1Gige to 10Gige Interface successfully.
• Handled Rack and Stack Media servers to DC’s and coordinated with tape drive install with vendors,fiber runs,SAN zoning,Netbackup Installation and tape drives configuration.
• Involed in client updates projects to see new media servers,post analysis/schedule optimization (how to use the new media servers ) and tape management.
• Performed Catalog Consistency Checks (NBCC's) of the Master Server Domains to upgrade from lower to higher level versions.
• Upgraded NetBackup Infrastructure from previous versions to 6.5.x including different OS clients to sync with Master Server
• Tape ejects and Scratch media request for different Recall accounts and media management in all DC's
• Designing and Planning of Backup policies. Modify and optimize backup schedules
• Proficient with Netbackup GUI and command line utilities.
• Managing tape libraries L700,SL500,SL3000.SL8500,IDICi2000.
• Handling Drives issues and Bouncing NetBackup Services if drives are in AVR mode or drives in the hung state situation.
• Working with change and problem management process
• Interview and make recommendations for hiring team members.
• Responsible for ensuring that trouble tickets, daily reports, logs and changes are completed.
• Working with change and problem management process
• Experience with managing and supporting backup solutions for large database environments.
• Worked closely with operations, project management, application development, network security,storage and DBA teams to develop scalable, maintainable, consistent, highly available backup architectures that meets business objectives and set relevant service-level agreements.
• Analyzing backup system performance, collects information, and prepares summary reports through EMC DPA and opscenter. Performs capacity planning for production servers, database, reporting and other systems to include backup server and appliance memory, CPU and load.

Environment: Netbackup 6.5/7.5 on Solaris 9/10 Servers,ACSLS,VTL and Decru Appliance Systems,Avamar 6.0, 7.0 Solaris 7/8/9/10, HP-UX, AIX, Linux and Windows

Confidential

Backup System Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Installation of Veritas Net Backup 5.0 configuration.
• Handling backup related escalations from other teams.
• Troubleshooting the issues within the defined SLA’s.
• Handling system admin activities of backup servers.
• Maintaining Tape Libraries remotely ADICi2000,SL500,L700.
• Troubleshooting NetBackup failures based on error codes and performing the appropriate action towards resolution.
• Handling Backup Server outages during Drives AVR issue, panic reboot and Crash
• Optimizing NetBackup file system by enabling background catalog cleanup.
• Setting up and troubleshooting daily database hot backups using oracle internal tools for Oracle database Servers.
• Setting up & Troubleshooting archive file backup and managing archive backups to tape.
• Handling and resolving SSH connectivity issues between backup servers and clients.
• Escalations point for performing restores operation for business critical requests.
• Setting up NetBackup Policies for database backups on NDMP NAS filers and ensuring data retention.
• Installing, configuring VERITAS Net backup on Solaris, Red hat servers, creating policies, scheduling jobs.

Confidential

Unix System Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Conducting a technical review and feasibility study in regards to Servers move and Server Optimization.
• Configuring network interfaces (Primary/secondary/net Backup/Heartbeat links/Gateways) and ensuring network connectivity. And implementing IPMP for Solaris and bonding for Linux based servers.
• Installing, Configuring and deploying RHEL on VMware ESX servers.
• Installing patches break fix, packages. OS upgrades/kernel patches, upgrades for the root disk, upgrading Power path and VERITAS suite before the move.
• Creating and configuring File Systems - UFS, ZFS, VXFS, NFS and configuring root disk using SDS (metadisk).
• Configuring and implementing all aspects of VERITAS volume manager and File systems which included creation, import/deport disk groups, expansion/shrinking of file system, implementation of the various RAID levels and cluster activities.
• Initiating and implementing change management process for Solaris and Linux servers.
• Handling 24 x 7 move activities which included upgrades, break fixes outages, dhcp/dns/NTP related issues, network, auto mount, storage, VCS.
• Monitored Local resources like disk usage, CPU Load, Memory usage on remote host with Hobbit.
• Coordinating with vendor teams for hardware fix/ replacements