Cohesity Resident Engineer
Contract W2
Remote
Depends on Experience
Catapult Solutions Group
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Cohesity Resident Engineer
Remote | Contract | 7+ MonthsOverview
Our client is seeking an experienced Cohesity Resident Engineer to provide hands-on, expert-level support for their enterprise data protection environment. This is a remote, long-term contract engagement (7+ months) requiring strong AWS experience and familiarity with Fort Knox immutable backup environments. The ideal candidate brings deep Cohesity platform expertise and a consultative approach to operationalizing backup, recovery, and data management at scale.Key Responsibilities
- Serve as the dedicated Cohesity subject matter expert embedded with the client’s infrastructure and security teams
- Design, implement, and optimize Cohesity DataProtect and DataManage configurations across hybrid environments
- Troubleshoot backup failures, replication issues, and recovery bottlenecks; coordinate with Cohesity TAC as needed
- Lead cluster health assessments, capacity planning, and upgrade planning for Cohesity environments
- Develop and enforce data protection policies aligned with client RTO/RPO requirements
- Integrate Cohesity with AWS cloud workloads for backup, archival, and disaster recovery scenarios
- Maintain Fort Knox immutable backup configurations and ensure compliance with client security standards
- Produce runbooks, architecture documentation, and knowledge transfer materials for client teams
- Collaborate with stakeholders across IT, security, and compliance to align data protection posture with business requirements
Required Qualifications
- 5+ years of enterprise data protection engineering experience
- 3+ years of hands-on Cohesity platform administration (DataProtect, DataManage, SmartFiles)
- Demonstrated experience with Cohesity cluster deployment, configuration, and tuning
- Experience with Fort Knox immutable backup configurations strongly preferred
- AWS experience — working knowledge of S3, EC2, and cloud-based backup/archival integrations
- Strong understanding of backup architectures including incremental forever, deduplication, and replication
- Proficiency with VMware, Linux, and Windows workload protection via Cohesity
- Experience with disaster recovery planning and failover testing in enterprise environments
- Excellent communication and documentation skills; ability to work independently in a remote environment
Preferred Qualifications
- Cohesity Certified Administrator (CCA) or equivalent certification
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect or AWS Certified SysOps Administrator
- Experience in regulated industries (financial services, healthcare, government)
- Familiarity with Helios for multi-cluster management and reporting
- Prior resident engineer or embedded consultant experience
Engagement Details
Type: Contract — W2 or Corp-to-CorpDuration: 7 months with strong likelihood of extension
Location: 100% Remote
Cloud: AWS experience required
To be considered, candidates must be authorized to work in the United States on a contract basis.
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- Dice Id: 10529568
- Position Id: 38392
- Posted 11 days ago
Company Info
At Catapult Solutions Group, our mission is to help organizations thrive by enabling their teams to find "A hire standard" of talent and technology services.
Businesses succeed when they find the right people, information, and tools they need to accomplish meaningful work.
From Fortune 500 companies to startups, thousands of companies use Catapult to hit their business targets more efficiently with technology strategy, talent strategy, talent sourcing, and agile project delivery so that they can focus on the things that matter.
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