Website VODACOM
What you’ll do
Role purpose:
Managing and maintaining backup systems, scheduling regular backups, restoring data in case of loss and ensuring business continuity during data-related emergencies.
Key accountabilities and decision ownership
1.BACKUP & RESTORE SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT
•System Configuration: Install and configure backup software and hardware, ensuring that the systems are optimized for the organization’s needs.
•Data Protection: Safeguarding data by setting up and maintaining backup systems to prevent data loss due to hardware failures, cyberattacks, or human errors.
•Disaster Recovery: In the event of data loss, the administrator is responsible for restoring data from backups to minimize downtime and ensure business continuity.
•Attend training as recommended by management related to these platforms.
•Attend courses for self-development.
•Being up to date with technology.
2.SYSTEMS MAINTANANCE & MONITORING
•Monitoring backup logs and troubleshooting any issues that arise to ensure data is always backed up and can be restored when needed.
•Monitor systems performance (availability, utilization, throughput, and latency) and report accordingly.
•Perform maintenance activities to the systems when required.
3.SYSTEMS SECURITY & COMPLIANCE
•Ensure all systems are configured securely per the existing policies, processes and best practices.
•Perform hardening checklists after some agreed time interval to ensure the systems are compliant.
•Keep an eye out for needed updates and patches and apply them.
•To fix all the vulnerability that has been identified during penetration test and /or audit findings.
•Ensure all systems have the required security tools installed as per security policies.
•To fix all the vulnerability that has been identified for a project before the project rollout.
4.BUSINESS CONTINUITY MANAGEMENT
•Ensure all systems are configured for backup as per systems criticality.
•Prepare and maintain redundancy strategies by creating and updating technical recovery plan for all assigned systems.
•Prepare and facilitate disaster recovery cutover tests per shared plan.
•Facilitate backup data restoration tests per the shared plan.
5.CUSTOMER OR END USER SUPPORT
•Provide 1st, 2nd support whenever required.
•Liaise with vendors and other IT personnel for problem resolution on Backup & restore systems.
•Provide root cause assessment (RCA) for critical incidents.
To apply for this job please visit opportunities.vodafone.com.
