Senior Nutanix Engineer - Storage & Backup

Role Purpose The Storage and Backup Administrator will manage Nutanix storage, object-storage services, and Commvault backup operations. The role is responsible for data protection, backup integrity, restore readiness, capacity management, backup immutability, and cyber-recovery support. Key Responsibilities - Administer Nutanix HCI storage and Nutanix object-storage clusters. - Monitor storage capacity, utilization, performance, latency, and cluster health. - Manage storage policies, containers, replication, compression, deduplication, and encryption settings. - Administer Commvault Backup and Recovery and Commvault HyperScale X. - Configure and maintain backup schedules, policies, retention rules, and protection groups. - Monitor daily backup jobs and investigate failed, missed, or partially completed backups. - Perform daily backup validation and report backup status. - Conduct monthly restore tests and document results. - Support quarterly DR drills and cyber-recovery exercises. - Manage backup immutability and protected recovery copies. - Validate backup data integrity and restoration readiness. - Perform backup-capacity forecasting and storage-efficiency reviews. - Coordinate backup requirements for Linux, Windows, databases, virtual machines, and application workloads. - Maintain backup and recovery runbooks, operating procedures, and retention documentation. - Support recovery requests based on approved authorization and change procedures. Required Skills : - Strong experience with Commvault Backup and Recovery. - Experience administering Commvault HyperScale X. - Knowledge of Nutanix HCI and Nutanix object storage. - Understanding of enterprise backup architectures, retention, replication, and recovery. - Experience with immutable backups, air-gapped recovery, or cyber-recovery controls. - Ability to perform file, VM, database, and system-level restores. - Strong troubleshooting skills covering backup agents, networks, storage, and infrastructure. - Knowledge of RPO, RTO, DR, and data-retention requirements. Preferred Qualifications : - Commvault Certified Professional or equivalent certification. - Nutanix storage or infrastructure certification. - ITIL Foundation certification. - Experience supporting regulated or mission-critical environments.