Backup & Storage Senior Administrator – IBM TSM

Backup & Storage Senior Administrator – IBM TSM

Open-ended contract

Mission

Do you have deep expertise in backup and recovery systems and want to take ownership of enterprise data protection?
Inetum is looking for a Senior Backup & Storage Administrator to join our team and ensure robust, secure, and recoverable storage operations across a multi-site environment.

Your Key Responsibilities

  • Manage and maintain backup and recovery systems using IBM TSM / Storage Protect and TSMManager.
  • Ensure data integrity across 3 sites, managing 10+ TSM servers and associated tape libraries.
  • Define and enforce retention policies, monitor backup health, and ensure recoverability.
  • Troubleshoot backup and restore failures, execute recovery procedures, and support DR testing.
  • Create and update technical documentation in line with AZQORE standards.
  • Propose process improvements and new procedures to optimize storage operations.
  • Support backups for VMware environments using Storage Protect for VE.
  • Use DB2 SQL scripting for TSM database operations and reporting.
  • Develop automation scripts using bash, ksh, Python, or Perl.

 

Profile

  • Minimum of 5 years of experience in a similar backup/storage role.
  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent field.
  • Perfect knowledge of IBM Storage Protect (TSM) on AIX and Linux (version 8+).
  • Strong experience in backup and archive management, including IBM tape libraries.
  • Familiarity with TSM database queries and day-to-day TSM administration.
  • Experience with Storage Protect for VE and VMware backup.
  • Good understanding of backup protocols: S3, NDMP.
  • Scripting experience in Shell, Python, and SQL.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills in backup environments.
  • Excellent communication skills for cross-team collaboration and user support.
  • Fluent in English (B2–C1 level).

 

Nice to Have

  • Knowledge of enterprise storage systems: DELL, IBM, Hitachi.
  • Familiarity with IBM Power Systems (AIX and Linux on Power).
  • Understanding of ITIL processes for incident and change management.

 

Organization

Inetum is a European leader in digital services. Inetum’s team of 28,000 consultants and specialists strive every day to make a digital impact for businesses, public sector entities and society. Inetum’s solutions aim at contributing to its clients’ performance and innovation as well as the common good.

Present in 19 countries with a dense network of sites, Inetum partners with major software publishers to meet the challenges of digital transformation with proximity and flexibility.

Driven by its ambition for growth and scale, Inetum generated sales of 2.5 billion euros in 2023.

Country

Portugal

Location

Lisbon

Contract type

Open-ended contract

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