Data Protection Engineer

Cohesity Backup Engineer Location: Remote (Must be available to work Eastern Time business hours, including participation in scheduled maintenance windows and on-call support rotations) Duration: 6-12 months - Residency Role Job Type: Contract Position Summar yWe are seeking an experienced Cohesity Backup Engineer to design, implement, administer, and support enterprise backup and recovery solutions using the Cohesity platform. The ideal candidate will possess deep expertise in data protection, disaster recovery, cyber resilience, and backup operations across virtual, physical, cloud, and hybrid environments .This role is responsible for maintaining the health and performance of backup infrastructures, ensuring data protection compliance, supporting ransomware recovery initiatives, and collaborating with infrastructure, cloud, and security teams to deliver highly resilient backup and recovery services .Cohesity certifications focus on DataProtect, Multicloud, and cyber resilience skills . Key Responsibiliti esAdministration & Operatio • nsAdminister and maintain enterprise Cohesity DataProtect environment • s.Perform daily monitoring of backup jobs, replication activities, and storage utilizatio n.Configure and manag • e:Protection Polici • esProtection Grou • psStorage Domai • nsReplication and Archival Polici • esCloud Tiering and Long-Term Retenti onManage backup and recovery operations fo • r:VMware and Hyper-V environmen • tsPhysical Windows and Linux serve • rsMicrosoft SQL Serv • erOracle Databas • esNAS workloa • dsCloud workloads (AWS, Azure, and Google Clou d) Backup & Recov • eryExecute backup, restore, and disaster recovery testing procedur • es.Perform file-level, VM-level, database-level, and mass recovery operatio • ns.Develop and maintain recovery runbooks and documentati • on.Ensure recovery objectives (RPO/RTO) are consistently m et. Replication & Disaster Reco veryDesign and implem • ent:Cohesity replication poli • ciesCross-cluster replica • tionCloud archive solut • ionsImmutable backup strate • giesSupport cyber recovery and ransomware resilience initiati • ves.Participate in business continuity and disaster recovery exerci ses. Installation & Configur • ationInstall, configure, upgrade, and patch Cohesity clusters and software compon ents.Configure integration • with:Active Dire • ctor • yLD • APDN • SSMT • PSNMPMonitoring • toolsImplement role-based access controls and security best pract ices. Monitoring & Troublesh ootingTrouble • shoot:Failed backu • p jobsReplication • issuesPerformance bottl • enecksCapacity chal • lengesRecovery fa • iluresPerform root cause analysis and provide remediation recommenda • tions.Manage incident resolution and escalation with vendor support when nece ssary. Security & Com • plianceImplement data protection standards and governance requir ements.S • upport:Immutable sn • apshotsThreat de • tectionBackup security ha • rdeningCompliance re • portingParticipate in vulnerability remediation and backup security asses sments. Documentation & Colla borationCreate and m • aintain:Architecture • diagramsStandard operating pr • oceduresBackup • policiesDisaster recovery docum • entationKnowledge base • articlesCollaborate with infrastructure, cloud, networking, storage, and securit • y teams.Provide technical guidance and mentoring to junior adminis trators. Required Quali • ficationsBachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or equivalent ex • perience.7+ years of enterprise backup and recovery administration ex • perience.5+ years of hands-on experience with Cohesity DataProtect envi ronments.Strong experie • nce with:VMwar • e vSphereWindo • ws ServerLinux admin • istrationMicrosoft SQL Serve • r backupsActive Directory in • tegrationDisaster Recovery • planningBackup architectu • re designExperience supporting hybrid cloud envi • ronments.Strong troubleshooting and analytica • l skills.Excellent written and verbal communicatio • n skills.Ability to participate in an on-call rotation. Preferred Qual ificationsExperi • ence with:Cohesit • y FortKnoxCohesity Cl • oudArchiveCohesity Site • ContinuityCohesity Thre • at DefenseStorage platforms and SAN te • chnologiesAutomation using PowerShell, Python, or • REST APIsITIL processes and ServiceNow in tegrations Preferred Cer tificationsCohesity Cer • tificationsCohesity Certified Protection Associate – DataPro • tect (CCPA)Cohesity Certified Protection Associate – Multic • loud (CCPA)Cohesity Certified Protection Professi • onal (CCPP)Cohesity Security • SpecialistCohesity Certified Implementation Professional – DataProtect (CCIP-D ataProtect)