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Core Competencies
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Demonstrates expertise in enterprise data protection architecture, including backup and recovery solutions across on-premises and cloud environments. Proficient in governance frameworks, disaster recovery strategies, and vendor management to ensure compliance and operational efficiency.
Highest-signal resume keywords
Enterprise Backup And Recovery PlatformsData Protection ArchitectureDisaster Recovery FrameworksCloud Backup And Storage TieringGovernance Frameworks And SLA Reporting
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Hard Skills
Backup PoliciesRecovery ObjectivesData Lifecycle StrategyRansomware-Resilient SolutionsDisaster Recovery Testing MethodologiesRequirements GatheringGap AnalysisImmutable Recovery ArchitecturesCloud StorageReplication Strategies
Soft Skills
Technical LeadershipCommunication Of Technical RiskMentoringProblem SolvingCollaboration
Tools & Technologies
SANNASObject StorageSnapshotsCloud Providers (AWS, Azure, OCI, GCP)
Certifications & Qualifications
Vendor Certifications In Backup And Recovery PlatformsProfessional-Level Cloud CertificationsITIL Certification
Industry Keywords
SOXHIPAAISO 27001Governance FrameworksChange Management Processes
Tech Stack
Tools & technologiesAWSAzureCloudGoogle Cloud Platform
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Coordinate enterprise data protection architecture for on-premises and cloud environments
- Set technical direction for data protection and recovery
- Define backup policies, recovery objectives, data lifecycle strategy, governance frameworks, and standards
- Own recoverability assurance, platform strategy, and vendor selection
- Lead backup platform migrations, including sequencing, risk positioning, and cutover authority
- Own enterprise data protection strategy across on-premises, hybrid, and multi-cloud environments
- Design and implement resilient, ransomware-resistant backup and recovery solutions
- Establish protection patterns for virtual, physical, database, containerized, SaaS, and cloud-native workloads
- Develop disaster recovery architectures, replication strategies, failover/failback processes, and recovery testing programs
- Serve as technical authority during disaster recovery exercises, audits, major incidents, and recovery events
- Partner with Infrastructure, Cloud, Security, Storage, Database, and Application teams
- Define governance, compliance, and security controls supporting SOX, HIPAA, ISO 27001, and internal standards
- Own resource planning, performance management, growth forecasting, licensing strategy, and cost optimization
- Establish reporting, dashboards, indicators, and service-level metrics
- Drive automation initiatives across the backup estate
- Lead vendor relationships, roadmap discussions, proof-of-concept evaluations, and technology recommendations
- Provide technical leadership, mentoring, design reviews, and escalation support
- Maintain hands-on involvement in architecture validation, complex problem solving, platform upgrades, and critical implementations
- Present findings, risk positions, and program status to senior leadership, IT steering committees, and audit and risk functions
- Set capability development plans and review team designs
Requirements
What you’ll need- 8+ years of hands-on engineering experience with enterprise backup and recovery platforms, including time in a lead, principal, or architect capacity
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience, or a combination of education and experience
- Experience leading enterprise-scale end-to-end migrations of backup systems, with accountability for cutover and validation
- Experience owning data protection architecture across a large, heterogeneous estate
- Experience establishing governance frameworks, standards, and SLA reporting
- Experience leading vendor selection, including RFP and RFI development, PoC evaluation, and formal recommendation
- Background in requirements gathering, gap analysis, and formal solution documentation
- Deep understanding of cloud backup and cloud storage tiering in at least one major provider (AWS, Azure, OCI, or GCP)
- Working knowledge of SAN, NAS, object storage, snapshots, and replication
- Deep understanding of disaster recovery frameworks, RTO and RPO design, and DR testing methodologies
- Experience designing immutable, ransomware-resilient, and air-gapped or isolated recovery architectures
- Familiarity with ITIL practices and formal change management processes
- Ability to communicate technical risk, options, and recommendations to upper management and steering committees
- Vendor certifications in enterprise backup and recovery platforms preferred
- Professional-level cloud certifications preferred
- ITIL certification preferred
Benefits
Comp & perks- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Paid time off
- Life insurance
- 401(k) with a company match
- Mental health coverage
- Gender affirming benefits
- Family building benefits
- Paid parental leave
- Associate discounts
- Community involvement opportunities
- Bonus or incentive plan eligibility