Storage & Backup Engineer

Job description

**Work Place Flexibility:** Hybrid

**Legal Entity:** Entergy Services, LLC

*****This is a hybrid position located in Little Rock, AR, Woodlands, TX, New Orleans ,LA or Jackson, MS.

Relocation assistance and sponsorship is not provided.

The official job title for this position is IT Consultant.*****

**About the Role**

We are looking for an experienced and technically adept IT Consultant with expertise in Backup and Storage technologies.

This role is ideal for a hands-on strategic thinker who can work with complex infrastructure projects, optimize enterprise environments, and maintain security posture.

This position will work closely with business units, internal IT teams, and strategic partners to support Entergy’s evolution into a modern, agile enterprise while maintaining the reliability expected from a leading utility company.

The role requires hands on engineering, cross-functional collaboration, and experience with automation, cloud integration, and operational excellence.

Key Responsibilities

+ Support Commvault, NetApp, and Nutanix infrastructure solutions, including physical infrastructure, virtual infrastructure, and AWS cloud environments.

+ Support Commvault deployments, upgrades, and performance tuning.

+ Support NetApp deployments, upgrades, and performance tuning.

+ Participate in migrations from legacy systems to modern platforms ensuring minimal downtime and risk.

+ Ensure security best practices are followed across infrastructure layers, including patching, vulnerability management, and compliance with industry standards and benchmarks.

+ Use tools like Commvault Console, Nutanix Prism, True Sight Capacity Optimizer, and Splunk to proactively identify and resolve bottlenecks.

+ Work with the team to understand business needs, lead technical workshops, and deliver high-impact solutions.

+ Produce detailed documentation and provide training to internal teams.

+ Manage and resolve IT incidents and service tasks swiftly and effectively by following ITIL processes, coordinating with cross-functional teams, ensuring timely stakeholder communication, and contributing to continual service improvement through reporting, analysis, and adherence to best practices.

+ Participate in the IT change management process by submitting, reviewing, and approving change requests related to Windows servers and infrastructure components.

+ Ability to travel up to 25% required

+ Able to Participate in On-Call rotations

Required Qualifications

+ Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or equivalent experience

+ 2+ years of experience in IT consulting or systems administration with a focus on backup and storage environments

+ Strong understanding of networking, storage, and disaster recovery concepts

+ Excellent communication, documentation, and client-facing skills

Preferred Qualifications

+ Cloud based expertise, Azure, AWS

+ Experience with Commvault or Metallic

+ Experience with NetApp storage solutions

+ Commvault certifications – Commvault Console, Commvault Command Center

+ NetApp certifications – NetApp Certified Professional Technology Solutions; NetApp Certified Professional Data Administrator OnTap

+ Experience with hybrid cloud integration (Azure, AWS, or GCP)

+ Experience with enterprise management platforms such as BigFix, True Sight Capacity Optimizer, Cisco UCS Manager, Open Manage Enterprise

Why Join Us

At Entergy, we’re powering the future—and that includes modernizing our IT landscape.

This is an opportunity to directly contribute to one of the most important digital transformations in the utility sector.

Join us as we bridge our rich legacy of operational excellence with the agility and innovation of the cloud.

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**Primary Location:** Arkansas-Little Rock Arkansas : Little Rock || Mississippi : Jackson
**Job Function** : Information Technology
**FLSA Status** : Professional
**Relocation Option:** No Relocation Offered
**Union description/code** : NON BARGAINING UNIT
**Number of Openings** : 2
**Req ID:** 120942
**Travel Percentage** :Up to 25%

An Equal Opportunity Employer, Minority/Female/Disability/Vets.

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**Additional Responsibilities:** As a provider of essential services, Entergy expects its employees to be available to work additional hours, to work in alternate locations, and/or to perform additional duties in connection with storms, outages, emergencies, or other situations as deemed necessary by the company.

Exempt employees may not be paid overtime associated with such duties.

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**WORKING CONDITIONS:**
As a provider of essential services, Entergy expects its employees to be available to work additional hours, to work in alternate locations, and/or to perform additional duties in connection with storms, outages, emergencies, or other situations as deemed necessary by the company.

Exempt employees may not be paid overtime associated with such duties.

**Please note:** Authorization to work in the United States is a precondition to employment in this position.

Entergy will not sponsor candidates for work visas for this position.

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