Cohesity Backup Engineer

  • Washington, DC
  • Posted 5 hours ago | Updated 2 hours ago

Overview

Hybrid
$130,000 - $135,000
Accepts corp to corp applications
Contract - Independent
Contract - W2
Contract - 12 Month(s)

Skills

Cohesity DataProtect
VMware
Windows
Linux servers
Azure
PowerShell
Bash
Python
CCAP

Job Details

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Job Title:: Cohesity Backup Engineer Location : Washington, DC ( Hybrid/Onsite as required)
Duration: Long Term
Job Description:

We are seeking an experienced Cohesity Backup Engineer to support our client in Washington, DC. The ideal candidate will have strong hands-on experience with Cohesity DataProtect, data backup/restore operations, and enterprise storage environments. This role involves architecting, implementing, and maintaining backup solutions to ensure data availability, integrity, and recoverability for mission-critical systems.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Design, implement, and manage Cohesity backup and recovery solutions across enterprise environments.

  • Perform daily backup operations, monitoring, troubleshooting, and ensuring successful job completion.

  • Configure, optimize, and maintain backup policies, schedules, retention rules, and SLAs.

  • Lead data recovery efforts, including restore requests, disaster recovery support, and failover testing.

  • Collaborate with infrastructure, storage, security, and application teams to ensure backup compliance.

  • Analyze backup performance issues and implement tuning or configuration adjustments.

  • Maintain documentation for backup architecture, processes, runbooks, and operational procedures.

  • Support migration activities, upgrades, and integration with other storage or cloud platforms.

  • Ensure adherence to PBsecurity and compliance standards.

Required Skills & Experience:

  • 8+ years of experience in backup engineering or enterprise storage administration.

  • Strong hands-on experience with Cohesity DataProtect (implementation, configuration, administration).

  • Experience with one or more backup platforms (e.g., Commvault, Rubrik, NetBackup) is a plus.

  • Solid understanding of VMware, Windows/Linux servers, and enterprise storage systems.

  • Familiarity with cloud platforms (Azure) backup integration.

  • Strong troubleshooting, root-cause analysis, and performance optimization skills.

  • Experience with scripting (PowerShell, Bash, or Python) is a plus.

  • Excellent communication and documentation skills.

  • Ability to work onsite in Washington, DC as required by PBGC.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Cohesity certification (e.g., CCAP) is highly desirable.

  • Experience supporting federal clients or secure enterprise environments.

  • Knowledge of ITIL processes and change management.

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