IT Backup Administrator
2026-10-17T09:50:19+00:00
Yas Tanzania
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FULL_TIME
Dar es Salaam
Dar es Salaam
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Tanzania
Professional Services
Computer & IT, Installation, Maintenance & Repair, Science & Engineering
2026-10-29T17:00:00+00:00
8
Organization: Yas
QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE
Bachelor’s degree in:
- Computer Science
- Information Technology
- Information Systems
- Computer Engineering
- Or a related field
Minimum of 3 to 5 years of hands-on experience administering enterprise backup solutions.
Professional certifications in backup technologies or storage management are an added advantage.
CORE RESPONSIBILITIES
Design, implement, configure, administer, and maintain enterprise backup and recovery solutions.
Schedule, initiate, monitor, and verify successful completion of backup jobs.
Perform on-demand backups for:
- Servers
- Databases
- Virtual machines
- Applications
- File systems
Monitor auxiliary copy jobs and verify successful replication to tape media.
Install, configure, and upgrade backup agents, such as Commvault, on new servers and clients as required.
Move backup tapes to secure vault storage/location according to retention schedules.
Perform restoration of:
- Files
- Databases
- Virtual machines
- Operating systems
- Applications
upon approved requests.
Ensure organizational readiness for disaster recovery scenarios.
Generate and distribute:
- Daily backup reports
- Weekly backup reports
- Monthly backup reports
Ensure backup systems comply with organizational security policies.
Implement backup encryption and secure data transmission.
COMPETENCIES
Technical knowledge of enterprise backup solutions and related technologies, including:
- Commvault Simpana
- Rubrik
- Windows Server Administration
- VMware vSphere
- Microsoft Hyper-V
- Other related technologies
Excellent troubleshooting abilities.
Team player with a high level of integrity.
- Design, implement, configure, administer, and maintain enterprise backup and recovery solutions.
- Schedule, initiate, monitor, and verify successful completion of backup jobs.
- Perform on-demand backups for: Servers, Databases, Virtual machines, Applications, File systems
- Monitor auxiliary copy jobs and verify successful replication to tape media.
- Install, configure, and upgrade backup agents, such as Commvault, on new servers and clients as required.
- Move backup tapes to secure vault storage/location according to retention schedules.
- Perform restoration of: Files, Databases, Virtual machines, Operating systems, Applications upon approved requests.
- Ensure organizational readiness for disaster recovery scenarios.
- Generate and distribute: Daily backup reports, Weekly backup reports, Monthly backup reports
- Ensure backup systems comply with organizational security policies.
- Implement backup encryption and secure data transmission.
- Commvault Simpana
- Rubrik
- Windows Server Administration
- VMware vSphere
- Microsoft Hyper-V
- Troubleshooting
- Backup technologies
- Storage management
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Information Systems, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
- Minimum of 3 to 5 years of hands-on experience administering enterprise backup solutions.
- Professional certifications in backup technologies or storage management are an added advantage.
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Vacancy title:
IT Backup Administrator
[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Professional Services, Category: Computer & IT, Installation, Maintenance & Repair, Science & Engineering]
Jobs at:
Yas Tanzania
Deadline of this Job:
Thursday, October 29 2026
Duty Station:
Dar es Salaam | Dar es Salaam
Summary
Date Posted: Saturday, October 17 2026, Base Salary: Not Disclosed
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JOB DETAILS:
Organization: Yas
QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE
Bachelor’s degree in:
- Computer Science
- Information Technology
- Information Systems
- Computer Engineering
- Or a related field
Minimum of 3 to 5 years of hands-on experience administering enterprise backup solutions.
Professional certifications in backup technologies or storage management are an added advantage.
CORE RESPONSIBILITIES
Design, implement, configure, administer, and maintain enterprise backup and recovery solutions.
Schedule, initiate, monitor, and verify successful completion of backup jobs.
Perform on-demand backups for:
- Servers
- Databases
- Virtual machines
- Applications
- File systems
Monitor auxiliary copy jobs and verify successful replication to tape media.
Install, configure, and upgrade backup agents, such as Commvault, on new servers and clients as required.
Move backup tapes to secure vault storage/location according to retention schedules.
Perform restoration of:
- Files
- Databases
- Virtual machines
- Operating systems
- Applications
upon approved requests.
Ensure organizational readiness for disaster recovery scenarios.
Generate and distribute:
- Daily backup reports
- Weekly backup reports
- Monthly backup reports
Ensure backup systems comply with organizational security policies.
Implement backup encryption and secure data transmission.
COMPETENCIES
Technical knowledge of enterprise backup solutions and related technologies, including:
- Commvault Simpana
- Rubrik
- Windows Server Administration
- VMware vSphere
- Microsoft Hyper-V
- Other related technologies
Excellent troubleshooting abilities.
Team player with a high level of integrity.
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months: 36
Level of Education: bachelor degree
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