Backup Consultant (IBM Spectrum Protect / Commvault)

About Aeven
Aeven delivers enterprise IT infrastructure and managed services to customers across multiple industries, helping organizations operate secure, stable, and business-critical IT environments. We are currently looking for an experienced Backup Consultant to join our Backup Services team in Prague, Brno or Ostrava.

Your responsibilities as a Backup Consultant

You will become part of Aeven's Backup Services team, responsible for the daily operation, administration, maintenance, and continuous improvement of enterprise backup environments. The role combines operational responsibilities with consulting and project activities, with a strong focus on maintaining stable and reliable backup services for our customers.

Participation in a regular on-call rotation is mandatory and typically covers approximately one week per month.

Your primary responsibilities will be:

• Performing day-to-day administration, operation, monitoring, and maintenance of IBM Spectrum Protect (formerly Tivoli Storage Manager – TSM) environments.
• Supporting daily operations of Commvault environments, including monitoring, troubleshooting, backup validation, and service improvements.
• Investigating and resolving incidents, service requests, and complex technical issues related to backup and recovery services.
• Performing backup troubleshooting, restore testing, disaster recovery support, and operational health checks.
• Managing backup policies, schedules, retention settings, storage pools, media management, and capacity-related activities.
• Ensuring successful execution of backup and restore operations while maintaining agreed service levels.
• Participating in migration and transformation initiatives focused on transitioning services from IBM Spectrum Protect (TSM) to Commvault.
• Contributing to customer onboarding, service transitions, and infrastructure transformation projects.
• Collaborating with Backup Service Architects regarding service improvements, standards, and future platform development.
• Creating and maintaining technical documentation, operational procedures, standards, and project documentation.
• Supporting automation and continuous improvement initiatives within the Backup Services area.

You will be part of a highly skilled team
Our team is responsible for the operation, maintenance, support, transformation, and continuous improvement of enterprise backup services for our customers.

A significant part of our daily work consists of operating large-scale IBM Spectrum Protect and Commvault environments, resolving incidents, supporting business-critical backup and recovery processes, and ensuring service stability and compliance.

In parallel, we participate in modernization initiatives, service improvements, and migration projects between backup platforms.

Your qualifications

• Minimum 4–5 years of experience administering enterprise backup environments.
• Strong hands-on experience with IBM Spectrum Protect (TSM) is mandatory and considered essential for success in this role.
• Practical experience with Commvault is required.
• Candidates with strong TSM expertise and limited Commvault experience may be considered if they demonstrate the ability and commitment to reach the required Commvault proficiency within an agreed timeframe.
• Proven experience administering and supporting business-critical enterprise backup environments in production operations.
• Experience handling incidents, troubleshooting, root-cause analysis, and service restoration activities in production environments.
• Experience with enterprise backup architecture, implementation, migration, and operational support.
• Knowledge of NetBackup, Veeam, storage technologies, virtualization platforms, cloud backup solutions, scripting, or automation technologies is considered an advantage.
• Ability to work both on project deliveries and day-to-day operational activities.
• Strong English communication skills, both written and spoken.

As a person you:

• Are solution-oriented and have a strong can-do attitude.
• Communicate effectively with customers, colleagues, and stakeholders at different levels.
• Are structured, self-motivated, and able to take ownership of your responsibilities.
• Are service-minded, quality-driven, and willing to go the extra mile when necessary.
• Can manage multiple priorities and tasks simultaneously.
• Enjoy sharing knowledge and supporting colleagues.
• Are comfortable working in an international environment.
• Are willing to participate in a regular on-call rotation.

Employee benefits:

• Up to 6 weeks of paid time off per year
• 5 sick days per year
• Flexible working hours
• Possibility to work from home
• Flexible cafeteria account for leisure (18,000 CZK per year) allowing you to use points for MultiSport, public transport tickets, or contribute to your pension savings
• Meal vouchers in the amount of 200 CZK per workday (Aeven covers 55%)
• Referral bonus (20,000 – 60,000 CZK)
• Free snacks on Mondays and monthly get-togethers
• Free fruits and vegetables every day
• Height-adjustable tables
• Co-working offices in Ostrava and Brno
• Czech language lessons
• Annual flu vaccination for free

This position is office-based and requires regular presence at the designated office location.

If you are interested in joining Aeven as a Backup Consultant, please submit your application in English.

Lokation: Prague