Srinivas Arumalla

Experienced and results-driven IT professional with over a decade of expertise in enterprise data protection. Proven track record of architecting backup and disaster recovery solutions using Dell Data Protection Suite (PPDM, Avamar, NetWorker, Data Domain, Cyber Recovery) and Veritas NetBackup, Veeam, Cohesity & Rubrik. Skilled in on-site technical support, residency engagements, and driving customer success across complex hybrid environments.

Strong background in configuring and troubleshooting data protection solutions across various platforms.

Engineering Senior - Backup - Freddie Mac

(2025-06 - 2026)

• Administered Cohesity DataProtect clusters (All-Flash) including health monitoring, capacity planning, and software upgrades
• Configured Protection Groups, Policies, and SLA tiers across VMware, physical, and agent-based workloads
• Used Cohesity SmartFiles to manage file shares (SMB/NFS), set storage limits, and automatically move older data to cheaper tiers
• Configured Cohesity DataLock (WORM) to keep backups tamper-proof; worked with FortKnox vaulting to store isolated, air-gapped copies for ransomware
• Implemented Oracle Cohesity Backint integrations for SAP HANA environments, using multi-stream configuration
• Implemented Oracle RMAN backup solutions by utilizing cohesity media management interfaces with source-side deduplication
• Linux administration- user management, file permissions, package managers, Networking bonding, monitoring
• Created runbooks, and step-by-step operational procedures to for backup recovery, new cluster configurations

Systems Engineer - Vanguard Logistics Services

(2025-04 - 2025-06)

• Reduced capacity utilization on IDPA4400 from 100% to 85%
• DDOS and IDPA upgrades to a stable version
• Troubleshoot replication errors between primary and secondary location
• Made changes to backup policies for VM backups
• Prepared framework to migrate to new data protection solution

Solutions Architect - VirtualNetworx/Norwin Technologies

(2021-10 - 2024-11)

• Manage and maintain a multi-site Cohesity backup infrastructure protecting over 1000+ VMs, databases, and physical servers across production and DR sites
• Implemented policy-based backups using Cohesity, for VMware, Oracle, Microsoft 365, and NAS shares
• Performed regular cluster upgrades and patching with minimal downtime
• Performed mass restore and Instant VM Restores
• Configured cloud replicate and cloud archive from Cohesity to AWS/Azure, for offsite disaster recovery and cost-effective storage
• storage capacity planning, forecasting needs for growing datasets and recommending Cohesity for future scalability
• Design, Install and deploy Power Protect Data Manager (PPDM) both on-prem and in Azure, AWS
• Configuring backups for VMs, NAS, File system, SQL, Oracle with Avamar & PPDM
• Configure PPDM Server DR backup and quick Recovery.
• Deploy CyberRecovery and configure Vault to protect data.
• Monitoring daily Cyber Vault operations like Air gap operations, Data Domain schedule replication
• Add/modify/remove Cyber Recovery and Cyber Sense policies
• Configured Dell PowerProtect Backup Services for Office365(Exchange Online, OneDrive, SharePoint, Teams)
• Configured backup of End points like Laptops, Mobile devices
• Virtual machine backup and recovery including cloud DR with PowerProtect Backup Service
• Setup Audit trails for detailed logs and records of user activities and administrative actions

Implementation Specialist - EMC Corporation - India

(2014-12 - 2019-10)

• Avamar server installation/migration: Single Node, Multi Node and Avamar Virtual Edition
• Configuring Clients, Groups, Data Sets, Schedule, Retention period and build Avamar backup environment.
• Configuring plug-ins like Oracle, SQL and VMware & NDMP backups using Avamar
• Configuring Replication between Avamar grids
• Performing Host name change and Re IP configurations on Avamar.
• Configuration of Data Domain- Virtual Interface, VLAN, static route, CIFS, NFS, MTree, Storage Unit, AD Integration
• Integrating DD Boost Symantec NetBackup, Veeam
• Configuring VTL- Libraries, Drives, Tapes, Access Groups
• Setting up Replication- Directory, MTree, Collection and Managed File Replication (MFR)
• DD head swap and DD shelf expansion
• Configuring DDBEA for SQL & DDBoost for Oracle
• Configuring Cloud Tier backups to EMC ECS/AWS
• Installation and configuration of Networker server, Networker VE, Storage Node and Networker clients
• Configuring Groups, Pools, Schedules, Devices and Directives
• Configuring modules like NMM and NMDA, NAS and VMware backups
• Performing cloning and staging on Networker server
• Installation of DPA and creating DPA reports
• Performing migrations from other backup technologies to Avamar & Networker

Enervator IT Solutions - India

(2011-02 - 2014-11)

• Monitoring Networker daily backups and troubleshooting backup and recovery failure issues
• Installation and upgrade of Networker client software.
• Configuring Networker Groups, Pools, Policies, Schedules, Directives and Devices
• Performing Networker browsable recovery and save set recovery for user requested data.
• Performing cloning and staging
• Implementation of Backup policies, schedules, and policies in NetBackup
• Creation and configuration of Storage Units and volume pool in NetBackup
• Troubleshooting Tape library issues that are attached to NetBackup servers.
• Troubleshooting Symantec NetBackup process, Daemons, and communications
• Installation of NetBackup servers and clients on UNIX and windows environment.
• Configuring SQL, Oracle backup policies in NetBackup
• Install and configure NetBackup Master and Media servers on Solaris on new and DR location.
• Configure DD Boost on DD boxes configure to use them NB servers
• Removing and Decommission backup clients.
• Configuring SLP and AIR
• Performing Archiving and Restoration of backups as per requirement
• Monitor DD for space utilization and perform cleaning operations to free up space.
• Working on Incident management and Change management.

CSS Corp - Chennai | India

(2005-06 - 2008-06)

• Monitoring, restarting, and troubleshooting scheduled jobs from GUI.
• Attempt to pick missed files in case of partial success backup jobs.
• Create and configure new Backup policy for handling backup of clients
• Adding new clients, modifying policy attributes and Host properties
• Install and configure new backup client agents on Windows and UNIX.
• Working on Restoration request & Working on Media error tickets
• Final backup and removing clients for decommissioning.
• Importing of tapes when Images are expired. Also Duplicating media if required
• Checking Scratch inventory every day after vault is finished
• Handling of Quantum libraries M2500, PX700, PX720 and Storage Tek(L700)
• Coordinating with vendors for hardware service calls
• Client activities like new user creation, Note’s client installation, user connectivity like location document and password management
• Disabling user ID and user account deletion and mailbox quota maintenance
• Creating new databases and managing database ACL. Deploying new Notes databases on the Server
• Daily monitory of server activities like mail routing, replication. Blocking junk and spam mails.
• Monitoring mailbox for dead and pending mails. Checking log files for error
• Domino/Notes version and patch updates

Master of Computer Applications (MCA) - University of Madras (2004)