Senior Backup Analyst

EllisDon•Mississauga, ON

3d•CA$95,000 - CA$110,000

About The Position

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Requirements

8–12+ years of experience in enterprise backup, recovery, and infrastructure resiliency
Deep hands-on expertise with: Veeam Backup & Replication (required)
Strong experience administering: VMware on-premises environments (VMs, clusters, infrastructure)
Azure cloud environments (VMs, storage, backup solutions)
Proven experience leading: Disaster recovery planning and execution, Backup validation and restore testing, Ransomware recovery readiness and cyber-resilience strategies
Strong understanding of: Windows Server environments (2019–2025), Hybrid infrastructure (on-premises and Azure)
Experience with: Immutable backup architectures, Backup monitoring, reporting, and optimization
Strong troubleshooting, analytical, and problem-solving skills in complex environments
Excellent documentation skills with strong attention to detail
Strong focus on policies, procedures, and operational standards
Experience with scripting and automation (PowerShell preferred)

Nice To Haves

AvePoint and/or Commvault (strong asset)
Experience with Dell Data Domain / HPE StoreOnce
Microsoft 365 backup solutions (AvePoint, Druva, etc.)
Familiarity with modern workloads (e.g., containers, Kubernetes backup – optional)
Certifications such as: VMCE / VMware, Microsoft Azure, ITIL

Responsibilities

Own and continuously improve enterprise backup, recovery, and cyber-resiliency strategies across on-premises and cloud platforms.
Design, implement, and manage enterprise backup and recovery solutions using platforms such as Veeam, AvePoint, and Commvault.
Configure and optimize backup environments, including: Backup and replication jobs, Retention policies and performance tuning, Storage utilization and backup throughput
Manage and administer on-premises VMware environments, including: Virtual machines, clusters, and datastores, VM-level backup, replication, and recovery strategies
Manage and support Azure cloud-based infrastructure and virtual machines, ensuring data protection and recovery capabilities are aligned with enterprise standards.
Implement and maintain immutable backup, ransomware protection, and cyber-recovery controls.
Lead disaster recovery planning, testing, and validation, ensuring RPO/RTO objectives are consistently met.
Perform advanced backup validation, restore testing, and recovery simulations to ensure true recoverability.
Act as the senior technical authority for backup-related incidents, including: Backup failures, Restore operations, Data integrity issues
Perform root cause analysis (RCA) and implement permanent solutions to improve system reliability.
Monitor backup environments for performance, capacity, failures, and risk; proactively resolve issues.
Develop and maintain detailed documentation, including: Runbooks and SOPs, Disaster recovery plans, Backup and recovery procedures
Collaborate with Infrastructure, Security, and Cloud teams to ensure alignment with enterprise architecture and compliance requirements.
Contribute to audits, compliance reviews, and risk assessments related to data protection and resiliency.
Drive continuous improvement through automation, reporting, and standardization of backup operations.