Arun Panda
Commvault Administrator with 6+ years of experience in data protection, backup and recovery, and storage management
About
Commvault Administrator with 6+ years of experience in data protection, backup and recovery, and storage management. Skilled in implementing and maintaining Commvault solutions for on-premises and cloud environments. Strong in troubleshooting, performance tuning, and disaster recovery planning.
Experience
Commvault Administrator - CMS IT Services - Bangalore, India
(2020-04)
Manage Commvault Backup Infrastructure (v11.x) for 1,500+ clients. Implement backup policies for VMware, SQL, and file systems. Conduct DR drills and ensure RTO/RPO compliance. Coordinate with storage and infrastructure teams for performance and capacity planning.
Automate backup reports using PowerShell scripts. Configure cloud backup targets (Azure Blob, AWS S3 and OCI). Perform media agent refresh with minimal downtime. 6+ years of experience managing enterprise backup and recovery environments using Commvault, including backup operations, troubleshooting, monitoring, incident resolution, and disaster recovery activities.
Experienced in analyzing backup failures, job performance, storage utilization, and infrastructure issues in large-scale enterprise environments. Developed AI-driven automation concepts to improve backup operations, including intelligent log analysis, failure prediction, and automated troubleshooting recommendations. Built a Python-based Backup Report Analyzer to process backup job reports, identify failure patterns, and generate operational insights.
Developed a Generative AI-based Commvault Documentation Chatbot using RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) conc
- Reduced backup window by 25%
- Migrated 200+ clients to Commvault v11 with zero data loss
- Built centralized monitoring dashboard reducing SLA breaches by 30%
Backup Engineer - IBM India Pvt. Ltd. - Bangalore, India
(2016-10 - 2017-06)
- Managed backups using Commvault, Veeam, and TSM
- Handled Level 2/3 support for backup and restore issues
- Assisted with backup policy setup for databases and virtual workloads
Education
B.Tech - Information Technology - Veer Surendra Sai University of Technology (VSSUT) (2011)
