PRITHIVIRAJ VARADARAJ
Essen
Summary
Experienced Backup Administrator with 14 years of expertise in designing, implementing, and managing enterprise-grade backup and disaster recovery solutions. Proficient in Veeam, Commvault, NetBackup, Backup Exec, Cohecity, Rubric, and TSM. Strong experience in integrating cloud platforms like Azure and AWS, as well as hybrid environments. Skilled in automating backup processes and optimizing storage solutions. Demonstrated leadership in ensuring data integrity and business continuity through team management. Proven track record in successfully handling large-scale migrations, disaster recovery tests, and compliance-driven data management.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Assistant Consultant
Tata Consultancy Services
05.2023 - Current
- Developed plans to maintain uninterrupted data protection and system availability.
- Optimized disaster recovery capabilities by integrating scalable, cloud-based architectures with existing on-premise infrastructure.
- Managed quarterly audits, compliance reporting, and disaster recovery plan testing for regulatory adherence.
- Led vulnerability assessments and patch management for backup solutions, protecting against security threats.
Assistant Consultant
Tata Consultancy Services
11.2020 - 05.2023
- Developed approaches for rapid recovery and zero data loss to maintain uninterrupted operations.
- Orchestrated the creation and deployment of multi-location backup solutions, reducing costs by 40% using strategic optimization.
- Aligned backup strategies with business goals and compliance needs in collaboration with cross-functional teams, maintaining data integrity during system upgrades.
Infrastructure Technology Specialist
Cognizant Technology Solutions
09.2019 - 11.2020
- Coordinated with various teams to ensure compliance of backup procedures with regulatory mandates, while managing audit-related documentation.
- Oversaw development and implementation of a durable hybrid backup network in various data centers, resulting in significant improvement in backup performance.
Technical Lead
Cognizant Technology Solutions GmBH
11.2018 - 09.2019
- Managed and optimized backup infrastructure across multiple data centers, ensuring redundancy and disaster recovery readiness, and implementing performance tuning to improve backup and recovery times by 20%.
- Led tape management operations, ensuring compliance with retention policies and securely storing data for offsite disaster recovery, while overseeing the successful migration of backup systems during datacenter relocation with zero data loss
Technical Lead
Cognizant Technology Solutions
02.2013 - 11.2018
- Led team of 5 backup administrators in migration of backup infrastructure to hybrid cloud model, improving data recovery times by 30% while maintaining regulatory compliance.
- Optimized backup jobs through automated scripts, reducing manual intervention by 40%, and improving backup efficiency, resulting in reduced backup windows and increased data protection reliability.
- Ensured compliance with GDPR and HIPAA regulations by enforcing secure backup processes, including data encryption and secure offsite storage, and providing weekly backup performance reports to senior management
Specialization Associate Infrastructure
Mphasis an HP Company
06.2010 - 02.2013
- Proficient in managing and monitoring enterprise-level backup solutions including NetBackup and TSM ensuring 99.9% backup success rates and seamless disaster recovery.
- Implemented and optimized daily backup schedules and retention policies, reducing backup-related incidents by 25% and ensuring fast recovery times for critical data
- Collaborated with network and systems teams to integrate backup solutions with enterprise systems, ensuring compliance with data protection policies while training 5 junior team members on backup protocols
Education
Master of Computer Application -
Anna University
Chennai, TN02.2009
Bachelor of Computer Science -
Madras University
Chennai ,TN, India02.2006
Skills
- IT security protocols
- Capacity planning
- Hardware troubleshooting
- Incident management
- Disaster recovery planning
- Operating systems
- Cloud backup solutions
- Storage management
- Backup software expertise
- Performance tuning
- Disaster recovery
Disclaimer
I hereby declare that the above-mentioned information is correct up to my knowledge and I bear the responsibility for the correctness of the above-mentioned particulars.
Languages
English
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Tamil
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
German
Beginner (A1)
Hobbies and Interests
- Gardening
- Singing
Certification
- ITIL Foundation Certificate in IT Service Management
- Microsoft Certified, Azure Administrator Associate - Microsoft.
- Commvault Foundation
Timeline
Assistant Consultant
Tata Consultancy Services
05.2023 - Current
Assistant Consultant
Tata Consultancy Services
11.2020 - 05.2023
Infrastructure Technology Specialist
Cognizant Technology Solutions
09.2019 - 11.2020
Technical Lead
Cognizant Technology Solutions GmBH
11.2018 - 09.2019
Technical Lead
Cognizant Technology Solutions
02.2013 - 11.2018
Specialization Associate Infrastructure
Mphasis an HP Company
06.2010 - 02.2013
- ITIL Foundation Certificate in IT Service Management
- Microsoft Certified, Azure Administrator Associate - Microsoft.
- Commvault Foundation
Master of Computer Application -
Anna University
Bachelor of Computer Science -
Madras University
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