E T Consultant (Backup Administrator)

Job #: req36681
Organization: World Bank
Sector: Information Technology
Grade: EC1
Term Duration:  1 year 0 months
Recruitment Type: Local Recruitment
Location: Chennai,India
Required Language(s): English
Preferred Language(s):
Closing Date: 6/3/2026 (MM/DD/YYYY) at 11:59pm UTC

Description

Do you want to build a career that is truly worthwhile? Working at the World Bank Group provides a unique opportunity for you to help our clients solve their greatest development challenges. The World Bank Group is one of the largest sources of funding and knowledge for developing countries; a unique global partnership of five institutions dedicated to ending extreme poverty, increasing shared prosperity and promoting sustainable development. With 189 member countries and more than 130 offices worldwide, we work with public and private sector partners, investing in groundbreaking projects and using data, research, and technology to develop solutions to the most urgent global challenges. For more information, visit www.worldbank.org
ITS Vice Presidency Context:
The Information and Technology Solutions (ITS) Vice Presidential Unit (VPU) enables the World Bank Group to achieve its mission of ending extreme poverty and boost shared prosperity on a livable planet by delivering transformative information and technologies to its staff working in over 150+ locations. For more information on ITS, see this video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?reload=9&v=VTFGffa1Y7w
Unit Context:  
The Infrastructure Engineering team is instrumental in advancing the World Bank Group’s mission by designing, building, and maintaining the foundational IT infrastructure that supports global operations. The team manages critical infrastructure components end-to-end, including data centers, infrastructure as code, enterprise networks, storage systems, compute resources, virtualization platforms, and disaster recovery solutions. Their efforts ensure that infrastructure services are robust, secure, scalable, and cost-effective, forming the backbone for reliable digital services across all business units.
Committed to operational excellence and continuous improvement, Infrastructure Engineering proactively monitors and optimizes infrastructure performance to meet evolving business needs. The team leads modernization initiatives, adopts emerging technologies, and implements best practices in infrastructure management. Collaboration with other technology teams—including cloud engineering, cybersecurity, application development, and IT service management—ensures seamless integration of cloud, automation, and security strategies.
Supporting the World Bank Group’s digital transformation agenda, Infrastructure Engineering champions innovative solutions and automation to enhance the productivity and efficiency of IT operations. The team also plays a vital role in ensuring business continuity and resilience through comprehensive disaster recovery planning and execution. By fostering a culture of collaboration, agility, and technical excellence, Infrastructure Engineering empowers the organization to deliver reliable, high-performing digital services that enable global development operations and advance the Bank’s strategic objectives.
The World Bank Group values diversity and encourages all qualified candidates who are nationals of World Bank Group member countries to apply, regardless of gender, gender identity, religion, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or disability. Sub-Saharan African nationals, Caribbean nationals, and women candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.
Duties and accountabilities: 
The consultant will work as an embedded member of the Storage and Backup Infrastructure team and will be expected to contribute across the following areas:
1. Pure Storage, SAN, and NAS Infrastructure
• Administer and operate Pure Storage FlashArray and FlashBlade environments, including volume provisioning, host connectivity, snapshot scheduling, replication, and performance tuning.

• Manage enterprise SAN infrastructure across Brocade and Cisco MDS fabric switches, including zoning, multipathing, firmware upgrades, and performance troubleshooting.

• Administer NAS environments (EMC Unity and Pure FlashBlade), including NFS/CIFS share management, Active Directory integration, multi-protocol access, capacity management, and snapshot/replication configuration.

• Monitor storage performance and health across all platforms; diagnose and resolve incidents across host, fabric, and array layers.

• Support capacity planning, tiering, deduplication, and lifecycle management to optimize storage utilization and cost.
2. Cloud Storage — AWS and Azure
• Manage and operate cloud storage services on AWS including S3, Storage Gateway, EFS, EBS, and AWS Backup — including bucket policies, Object Lock, versioning, lifecycle rules, and cross-region replication.

• Manage and operate Azure storage services including Storage Accounts, Azure Files, Azure Blob Storage, Azure Backup, and Recovery Services Vaults — including soft delete, versioning, immutability policies, and lifecycle management.

• Ensure cloud storage configurations adhere to institutional security, compliance, and cost optimization standards.
3. Cohesity Backup
• Support day-to-day Cohesity DataProtect operations including protection group management, policy design, job monitoring, and incident resolution.

• Assist in configuring backup policies for diverse workloads including VMware VMs, physical servers, Oracle and SQL Server databases, and NAS shares.

• Support implementation of data immutability and ransomware protections including Cohesity DataLock and anomaly detection.

• Perform and document periodic restore tests to validate recoverability of backup data.

• Assist with Cohesity cluster upgrades, capacity expansion, and cloud tiering/archival configuration.
4. Scripting, IaC, and Automation
• Develop or maintain scripts (Python, Bash, or PowerShell) to automate routine storage and backup operational tasks including provisioning, reporting, monitoring, and validation.

• Support infrastructure as code (IaC) practices using Terraform for cloud storage resource provisioning — ensuring standardized, repeatable, and policy-compliant deployments.

• Assist in building and maintaining operational dashboards and automated reports for storage utilization and backup compliance.
5. Storage Migration Projects
• Support end-to-end storage migration projects — including SAN/NAS data migrations, array replacements, and cloud storage migrations — with minimal disruption to production workloads.

• Develop detailed migration plans covering assessment, tooling selection, data integrity validation, cutover sequencing, and post-migration verification.

• Coordinate cross-functional delivery with server, network, database, and application teams throughout migration projects.

• Document migration outcomes, lessons learned, and updated runbooks upon project completion.

Selection Criteria

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree with 2 years of experience or equivalent combination of education and experience (for example, in the IT field: Bachelor’s Degree with a minimum of 1 year of related work experience).

Storage Infrastructure:
• Strong hands-on experience with Pure Storage FlashArray and/or FlashBlade — provisioning, snapshots, replication, SafeMode, and performance management.

• Strong experience managing enterprise SAN environments — Brocade and/or Cisco MDS fabric switches, zoning, multipathing, and fabric troubleshooting.

• Strong experience with NAS platforms (EMC Unity and/or Pure FlashBlade) — NFS/CIFS administration, AD integration, capacity management, and replication.
Cloud Storage:
• Good hands-on experience with AWS storage services — S3 (including Object Lock and versioning), Storage Gateway, EFS, and AWS Backup.

• Good hands-on experience with Azure storage services — Storage Accounts, Azure Blob, Azure Files, Azure Backup, and Recovery Services Vaults.

Backup:
• Good working knowledge of Cohesity DataProtect — protection policies, workload onboarding, DataLock, restore operations, and cluster administration.

• Familiarity with backup concepts including RPO/RTO, application-consistent backups, deduplication, and replication.

Automation and IaC:
• Good understanding of scripting for infrastructure automation — Python, Bash, or PowerShell.

• Familiarity with infrastructure as code principles and Terraform for cloud resource provisioning.

• Understanding of CI/CD workflows and Git-based version control.
Storage Migrations:
• Strong experience leading or significantly contributing to storage migration projects — SAN/NAS migrations, array replacements, or cloud storage migrations.

• Experience with migration planning, data integrity validation, cutover coordination, and post-migration documentation.

Preferred Qualifications:
• Relevant vendor certifications (Pure Storage, Cohesity, AWS, Azure, HashiCorp Terraform).

• Experience with observability tools such as Splunk, Grafana, CloudWatch, or Azure Monitor.

• Familiarity with ITSM tools — particularly ServiceNow — for incident, change, and request management.

• ITIL Foundation certification or equivalent.

WBG Culture Attributes:

1. Sense of urgency: Anticipate and quickly respond to the needs of internal and external stakeholders.
2. Thoughtful risk-taking: Challenge the status quo and push boundaries to achieve greater impact.
3. Empowerment and accountability: Empower yourself and others to act and hold each other accountable for results.

World Bank Group Core Competencies

As per WBG policy, an Extended Term (ET) appointment is subject to a lifetime maximum of three (3) years. Former and current ET staff who have completed or are in the process of completing their third-year ET appointment are not eligible for future ET appointments.

We are proud to be an equal opportunity and inclusive employer with a dedicated and committed workforce, and do not discriminate based on gender, gender identity, religion, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or disability.

Learn more about working at the World Bank and IFC including our values and inspiring stories. 

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