Our client is seeking a
highly experienced Contract Commvault Systems Engineer
to take ownership of their enterprise backup environment and bring stability, structure, and operational maturity to a critical infrastructure function.
This is a remote role starting asap!
This is a hands-on role for someone who can quickly assess the current state of a Commvault environment, implement best practices, improve documentation and processes, and ensure backup and recovery operations are reliable and well-managed. The organization is planning for a future backup platform evaluation and migration, so this individual will play a key role in reducing risk and maintaining business continuity during that transition.
What You'll Be Doing
Own day-to-day administration and support of the Commvault backup environment
Monitor backup jobs, troubleshoot failures, and ensure successful completion of backup and recovery operations
Assess current configurations and identify opportunities for optimization and stabilization
Improve operational processes, documentation, and standards
Perform backup, restore, retention, replication, and disaster recovery testing activities
Implement best practices around backup performance, retention policies, and compliance requirements
Partner with infrastructure and leadership teams to improve overall backup strategy and operational maturity
Identify and remediate risks within the backup ecosystem
Support future migration planning efforts by documenting current-state architecture and configurations
Participate in incident response and recovery activities when necessary
Required Qualifications
5+ years of hands-on Commvault administration and engineering experience
Deep expertise managing enterprise backup and recovery environments
Strong understanding of backup architectures, retention policies, replication, and disaster recovery
Experience troubleshooting complex backup failures and performance issues
Knowledge of Windows Server environments
Experience supporting VMware virtual infrastructure
Strong documentation and process improvement skills
Ability to work independently and take ownership of a critical environment
Preferred Qualifications
Experience supporting large-scale enterprise backup environments
Knowledge of cloud-based backup solutions and hybrid environments
Experience with storage systems, SAN/NAS technologies, and data protection strategies
Experience participating in backup platform migrations or modernization initiatives
Familiarity with compliance and audit requirements related to backup and recovery operations
What Success Looks Like
Within the first few months, you'll:
Stabilize and improve the health of the existing Commvault environment
Reduce backup failures and increase operational visibility
Establish documentation, standards, and repeatable processes
Improve the organization's backup operational maturity
Create a well-managed environment that minimizes risk and supports a future backup platform transition
This is an excellent opportunity for a
Commvault expert
who enjoys taking ownership, solving complex infrastructure challenges, and making an immediate impact on a critical enterprise environment.