Technical Backup Engineer/Storage (Data Vault / CyberVault / AirGap)

Backup Engineer/Storage Engineer

Client Domain: Financial Services

Location: Fort Mill, SC Hybrid role (3 Days/Week)

Contract: 12+ Months

Job Description: Role Summary:

Design, evaluate, and implement secure, immutable backup solutions using Data Vault, CyberVault, or equivalent air-gapped technologies. Act as the technical lead in assessing multiple solution providers, validating engineering designs, and ensuring business workflows are supported.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the evaluation of at least three solution providers, assessing architecture, performance, compliance, and operational fit.
• Recommend optimal solution(s) based on technical capabilities, recovery objectives, and business workflow needs.
• Design and implement immutable backup environments with WORM-compliant storage and retention policies.
• Integrate ransomware/malware scanning into backup ingestion and recovery workflows.
• Build clean room recovery environments, validate recoveries, and ensure workflows meet compliance and audit requirements.
• Collaborate with application owners, storage teams, and vendors to meet RPO/RTO targets.
• Automate backup and recovery workflows, monitor system health, and audit access controls.

Qualifications:

• 5+ years in backup engineering, storage administration, or DR solution architecture.
• Proven experience evaluating and implementing solutions from multiple vendors.
• Strong understanding of immutable storage, air-gap architectures, ransomware recovery, and WORM compliance.
• Hands-on experience with backup platforms (e.g., NetBackup, Commvault, Rubrik, Cohesity) and monitoring tools.
• Scripting and automation skills (PowerShell, Python, Bash) preferred.