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Data Protection Specialist

Data Protection Specialist

catapult solutions groupUnited, PA

5 days ago

$60.00 - $75.00 per hour

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Data Protection/ Storage Engineer Is this the next step in your career Find out if you are the right candidate by reading through the complete overview below. Contract to Hire· Remote in USAExperience with Cohesity Data Protection Applications Required Must be able to work on W2 (Cannot sponsor) Or C2C through an LLCPay Range $60-$75/hrAbout Our ClientOur client is a leading modern data management and security company whose platform is trusted by thousands of enterprises worldwide to protect critical data against ransomware, operational disruption, and data loss.
Role Overview: We're looking for a seasoned Data Protection Infrastructure Engineer with deep, hands-on expertise in our client's platform to serve as the primary technical resource for a global organization. This is a high-visibility remote engagement requiring strong platform knowledge across DataProtect, SmartFiles, and FortKnox, as well as the maturity to operate independently and communicate effectively with enterprise stakeholders.
Duties & Responsibilities:
  • Administer and optimize data protection infrastructure using DataProtect, SmartFiles, Helios or FortKnoxConfigure, monitor, and troubleshoot backup and recovery operations across enterprise workloads
  • Implement and manage SmartFiles for unstructured data management, tiering, and governance
  • Administer FortKnox for cyber-resilient data vaulting and ransomware recovery readiness
  • Support backup operations across VMware, physical servers, and agent-based environments
  • Develop and maintain runbooks, architecture documentation, and operational procedures
  • Provide best-practice recommendations on data protection strategy, policy design, and recovery testing
  • Collaborate with storage, virtualization, security, and compliance teams to meet organizational SLAsPerform capacity planning, performance analysis, and infrastructure health reporting
  • Participate in incident response and root cause analysis for backup failures or data protection gaps
  • Required Experience / Skills 5+ years of enterprise data protection / backup infrastructure experience xhmxlyz Recent, hands-on experience with Cohesity apps like DataProtect, SmartFiles, and FortKnox — non-negotiable
  • Strong understanding of enterprise cluster architecture, deployment, and management
  • Experience with VMware backup integration (VADP, SAN transport, etc.)Hands-on experience with physical server and agent-based backup configurations
Preferred Skills:
  • Experience supporting data protection in regulated enterprise environments preferred (pharma, healthcare, or similar)
  • Experience with Automation and APIs preferred
  • Experience with cloud platforms like Azure or AWS (S3) are preferred
  • If you're qualified and interested.. Apply today!

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$60.00 - $75.00 per hour

Location

United, PA

Occupation

Network and Computer Systems Administrators

Industry

Computer Systems Design Services

Posted

5 days ago

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