Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Dice is seeking a Senior Backup Architect / Engineer to lead the design, evaluation, and migration of enterprise backup and data protection solutions. This role is crucial for ensuring the resilience and recoverability of infrastructure across on-premises and cloud environments, requiring deep expertise in backup platforms and the ability to present formal recommendations to senior leadership.
Responsibilities
- Architect, design, and implement enterprise-scale backup and data protection solutions across hybrid and multi-cloud environments
- Define backup policies, retention schedules, RPO/RTO targets, and data lifecycle management strategies
- Evaluate and recommend backup platforms (Commvault, Cohesity, Veeam, Rubrik, Zerto, etc.) based on business and technical requirements
- Design solutions aligned with disaster recovery, business continuity, and compliance frameworks
- Lead end-to-end backup platform migrations - from discovery and assessment through cutover and validation
- Conduct thorough evaluations of existing backup environments, identifying gaps, risks, and optimization opportunities
- Develop and execute migration runbooks, test plans, and rollback procedures
- Capture and document functional and non-functional requirements from application, infrastructure, and business stakeholders
- Produce formal documentation including Architecture Decision Records (ADRs), solution design documents, migration plans, and executive summary decks
- Present findings, recommendations, and migration status to Senior Leadership and IT steering committees
- Create RFP/RFI materials for vendor selection and lead proof-of-concept (PoC) evaluations
- Maintain operational runbooks, SOPs, and knowledge base articles for backup operations
- Establish and enforce backup standards, governance policies, and compliance controls (SOX, HIPAA, ISO 27001 as applicable)
- Monitor backup success rates, capacity trends, and SLA adherence; drive continuous improvement
- Collaborate with Security, Cloud, and Application teams to ensure data protection coverage across all critical workloads
- Mentor junior engineers and provide technical leadership within the infrastructure team
Skills
- 10+ years of hands-on experience in enterprise backup and data protection engineering
- Deep expertise with two or more of the following platforms: Commvault (IntelliSnap, Command Center), Cohesity DataProtect / DataSphere, Veeam Backup & Replication, Rubrik Security Cloud, Zerto / Dell EMC NetWorker / Veritas NetBackup
- Proven experience leading backup platform migrations at enterprise scale
- Strong background in requirements gathering, gap analysis, and formal solution documentation
- Experience presenting technical strategies and business cases to Director / VP / C-Suite audiences
- Solid understanding of cloud backup in AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform (S3, Azure Blob, Glacier, etc.)
- Familiarity with storage technologies: SAN, NAS, object storage, snapshots, and replication
- Understanding of disaster recovery frameworks, RTO/RPO design, and DR testing methodologies
- Certifications: Commvault Certified Professional, Cohesity Certified, Veeam VMCE, AWS/Azure Solutions Architect
- Experience with immutable backups, ransomware protection, and air-gapped architectures
- Exposure to Kubernetes/container data protection (Kasten by Veeam, Cohesity Helios)
- Familiarity with ITIL practices and change management processes
- Experience in regulated industries (healthcare, finance, life sciences)
Benefits
- Additional compensation may include benefits, discretionary bonuses, and equity
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