Job Summary
Storage & Backup Engineer (Fresher / L1) We are looking for enthusiastic fresh graduates or early career professionals who want to build a career in IT Infrastructure with a focus on Storage, Backup, and Data Center Operations. The role provides hands-on exposure to enterprise environments while working closely with senior engineers following ITIL processes and best practices.
Key Responsibilities
• Follow quality standards, regulatory requirements, and company policies in all assigned tasks. • Support IT Infrastructure operations using ITIL processes (Incident, Service Request, Change, Problem) under supervision. • Assist in handling incidents, service requests, and changes, adhering to defined processes and SLAs. • Support Major Incident activities by assisting senior engineers with diagnostics and documentation. • Ensure a positive customer experience through timely response, quality execution, and clear communication. • Assist in building and maintaining test / lab environments for validation and learning. • Participate in testing, audits, and process reviews as required. • Support project deliverables by executing assigned tasks within defined timelines and quality standards. • Assist with day to day infrastructure operations across compute, network, and basic storage environments. • Maintain operational documentation and update SOPs / runbooks where required.
Skill Requirements
• Basic understanding of hardware and data center components: o Compute servers o Network devices o Storage systems (fundamental level) • Foundational knowledge of Ethernet and TCP/IP networking: o IP addressing o VLAN basics o Switch fundamentals • Awareness of storage concepts and protocols: o iSCSI o NFS o SMB (conceptual understanding) Storage & Backup Exposure • Basic understanding of Block, File (NAS), and Object storage concepts. • Awareness of enterprise storage platforms (NetApp, Dell EMC, HPE – exposure level). • Basic knowledge of backup and restore concepts and disaster recovery fundamentals. • Understanding of performance, availability, and capacity monitoring concepts. Automation & Tools • Introductory exposure to scripting or automation (Python or PowerShell – basic level). • Awareness of monitoring tools and alerting concepts. • Basic working knowledge of ticketing tools such as ServiceNow or Remedy (or equivalent).
Other Requirements
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