Rubrik Administrator

Summary

Join our team as an experienced Rubrik Administrator to manage and optimize our enterprise backup and recovery environment. This role demands hands-on expertise in configuring, monitoring, and troubleshooting Rubrik backup solutions while adhering to data protection best practices. You will be responsible for managing daily backup and restore operations, troubleshooting issues, and developing disaster recovery plans. The ideal candidate possesses a strong background in backup and disaster recovery, storage management, and cloud-based backup strategies. This position requires collaboration with various IT teams and providing end-user support. You will also be responsible for ensuring compliance with industry regulations and security best practices.

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience managing Rubrik backup solutions in enterprise environments
• Strong knowledge of backup methodologies, replication, retention policies, and disaster recovery planning
• Experience with Rubrik Polaris, CDM (Cloud Data Management), and archival solutions (AWS S3, Azure Blob, GCP Storage)
• Familiarity with Windows, Linux, VMware, Nutanix, and cloud-based workloads
• Knowledge of scripting and automation (PowerShell, Python, or API integration with Rubrik)
• Understanding of networking, storage technologies (NAS, SAN, NFS, CIFS), and virtualization
• Experience with compliance frameworks (SOC2, GDPR, HIPAA) and security best practices

Responsibilities

• Deploy, configure, and manage Rubrik backup and recovery solutions across on-prem and cloud environments
• Ensure optimal performance, security, and reliability of backup jobs
• Perform upgrades, patches, and maintenance of the Rubrik platform
• Manage and monitor daily backup and restore operations
• Troubleshoot and resolve backup failures, performance issues, and replication problems
• Validate backup jobs and conduct periodic recovery testing
• Maintain backup retention policies and ensure compliance with data governance regulations
• Develop and document disaster recovery plans and procedures
• Perform backup and disaster recovery drills to ensure data availability in case of outages
• Assist in designing and implementing cloud-based backup strategies (AWS, Azure, GCP)
• Ensure data encryption, immutability, and ransomware protection strategies are in place
• Ensure compliance with industry regulations such as HIPAA, GDPR, SOC2, and ISO 27001
• Manage role-based access control (RBAC) within the Rubrik environment
• Work closely with IT, security, and infrastructure teams to align backup solutions with business needs
• Provide end-user training and support related to backup and recovery processes
• Create and maintain technical documentation, standard operating procedures (SOPs), and runbooks