Senior NetBackup consultant, 3rd level NetBackup support

* Supported Veritas NetBackup base of 3000+ clients using NBU 8.1.2 backing up to Datadomain ( DDBoost ) Veritas
Appliances and a small PTL, in various European regions
* achieving average daily success rates above 99.8%
* Platforms: Linux
Client / backup types (+3000 clients ) including :
* Unix (Linux Redhat, Solaris),
* Microsoft Windows 2000 to 2016
* Oracle RMAN
* SAP
* MS SQLServer
* Terradata
* Large VMWare client base (+3000)
* EMC Data Domain configuration and administration
* Veritas Appliance implementation, tuning, upgrade and support
* Incident and Service request management using ServiceNow
* Automation using BladeLogic
* Developed/improved scripts to assist in daily monitoring, reporting and management of the infrastructures
* Successful upgraded Master and media servers from 7.7.3 to 8.1, and later to 8.1.2
* Introduced Aptare for reporting purposes
* Assisted in RFP to replace existing Veritas backup solution
* Trained on Cohesity to facilitate migration

* Assisted with the successful bid for the Managed Backup Services for international Pharmaceutical company
* Implemented a new managed Backup service and successfully adhered to related SLA and KPI goals and guidelines,
* Manage and oversee spanish-speaking team,
* NetBackup base of 27plus NBU domains and 6000+ clients using NBU 7.7.3 backing up to DataDomain ( OST ) and
Veritas Appliances - achieving daily average above 99% success rates
* Platforms: Linux and MS Windows
Client / backup types (+6000 clients ) including :
* Unix (AIX, Linux - Redhat), Microsoft Windows 2000, 2003, 2008
* Oracle RMAN
* MS SQLServer
* Large VMWare client base
* EMC Data Domain configuration and administration
* Incident and Service request management using HP Service Manager
* Develop scripts to assist in daily monitoring, reporting and management of the infrastructures
* Library Hardware: EMC DataDomain 990, 2500 using mixture of OST and VTL

* Advanced Backup configuration and administration using Veritas NetBackup 5.1 through to 7.6
* Advanced Backup configuration and administration using Veritas PureDisk 6.6.x
* Daily NetBackup/Puredisk administration including restores , adhoc backups, storage device administration,
troubleshooting
( +6000 NBU clients across 4 datacentres worldwide, Netbackup domains with over 100 media servers )
* Develop scripts to assist in daily monitoring, reporting and management of the infrastructures
* Documentation of processes and procedures
* Performed infrastructure changes under change management
* Provided consulting, architect and design with respect to improving backups across the estate and setting standards
* Assisted Project Managers with backup design and implementation projects
* Incident and Service request management using Action Remedy System
* EMC Data Domain configuration and administration
* NetBackup upgrade planning, preparation and execution
* Assisted with EMC Legato support occasionally ( with no prior experience )

* Platforms: Solaris, and MS Windows
* Client / backup types (+6000 clients ) including :
* Unix (AIX, Solaris, Linux - Redhat), Microsoft Windows 2000, 2003, 2008
* Oracle RMAN
* MS Exchange
* MS SQLServer
* ZDB / NDB backups
* SAP / MaxDB / RMAN backup configuration and troubleshooting
* NetApp clients (NDMP)
* Clustered NetBackup Master servers and media servers

* Library Hardware:
* STORAGETEK Powderhorn Tape Library - 9940B tape drives
* STORAGETEK SL8500 : 9940B, LTO3, LTO4, LTO6, StorageTEK T10K tape drives
* Oracle ACS LS
* IBM 3586 Tape library
* ADIC Scalar i500
* SEPATON S2100 Virtual tape library
* EMC DataDomain 990, 2500

* Upgrades completed successfully:
* Netbackup 6.5.5 to NetBackup 6.5.6
* Netbackup 6.5.6 to NetBackup 7.5.0.4/5/6/7
* NetBackup 7.5.0.4/7 to 7.6.0.2
* PureDisk 6.6.3 to 6.6.5 and patches