{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"171ad62cdaae5d47f42de567","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/171ad62cdaae5d47f42de567","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/171ad62cdaae5d47f42de567","title":"Data Protection Engineer","description":"Job ID: 2615857\n\nLocation: Springfield, VA, US\n\nDate Posted: 2026-08-19\n\nCategory: Information Technology\n\nSubcategory: Sys Administrator\n\nSchedule: Full-Time\n\nShift: Day Job\n\nTravel: No\n\nMinimum Clearance Required: Secret\n\nClearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: Top Secret\n\nPotential for Remote Work: ORA_ON_SITE\n\nDescription\n\nSAIC is seeking a Data Protection Engineer to support enterprise IT infrastructure in a mission-critical, on-premises environment. The selected candidate will be responsible for the administration, maintenance, and optimization of backup and recovery solutions, ensuring data availability, integrity, and compliance with Federal standards.\n\nThis position requires a hands-on engineer with experience in Commvault, supporting secure, highly available systems within a government data center.\n\nKey Responsibilities:\n\nAdminister and support enterprise on-premises Commvault data protection platforms\nMonitor and manage daily backup operations, ensuring successful job completion and timely issue resolution\nPerform data backup, restoration, and disaster recovery operations for physical and virtual environments\nMaintain and optimize backup infrastructure, including backup servers, media agents, and storage systems\nTroubleshoot system issues related to backup failures, performance degradation, and storage utilization\nDevelop and enforce backup policies, retention schedules, and disaster recovery procedures in alignment with customer requirements\nConduct regular backup validation and recovery testing to ensure system resilience\nCollaborate with cross-functional teams (systems, storage, network, cybersecurity) to maintain secure and compliant operations\nSupport audit readiness and compliance efforts by providing documentation and reporting\nMaintain detailed technical documentation, including SOPs, system diagrams, and operational procedures\nParticipate in on-call rotation and provide after-hours support as required\n\nQualifications\n\nRequired Experience & Education:\n\nBachelors degree and 14+ years of relevant experience; masters and 12+ years; may accept additional experience in lieu of degree\nHands-on experience with Commvault, Dell EMC Avamar or equivalent enterprise-class data protection system in an on-premises/data center environment\nExperience with enterprise backup architecture, including replication technologies\nFamiliarity with storage platforms\nExperience supporting VMware vSphere and vCenter environments\nKnowledge of Windows Server\nUnderstanding of networking fundamentals related to backup and storage traffic\nStrong troubleshooting, analytical, and problem-solving skills\n\nRequired Clearance:\n\nUS Citizenship\nActive secret clearance with the ability to obtain a top secret clearance\n\nPreferred Qualifications:\n\nRelevant certifications (e.g., Dell EMC Proven Professional, Commvault Certified Professional, VMware VCP)\nExperience supporting Federal or DOS IT environments\nFamiliarity with air-gapped backup solutions and ransomware protection strategies\nExperience with database backup and recovery (Oracle, SQL Server)\n\nTarget salary range: $160,001 - $200,000. 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The selected candidate will be responsible for the administration, maintenance, and optimization of backup and recovery solutions, ensuring data availability, integrity, and compliance with Federal standards.\n\nThis position requires a hands-on engineer with experience in Commvault, supporting secure, highly available systems within a government data center.\n\nKey Responsibilities:\n\nAdminister and support enterprise on-premises Commvault data protection platforms\nMonitor and manage daily backup operations, ensuring successful job completion and timely issue resolution\nPerform data backup, restoration, and disaster recovery operations for physical and virtual environments\nMaintain and optimize backup infrastructure, including backup servers, media agents, and storage systems\nTroubleshoot system issues related to backup failures, performance degradation, and storage utilization\nDevelop and enforce backup policies, retention schedules, and disaster recovery procedures in alignment with customer requirements\nConduct regular backup validation and recovery testing to ensure system resilience\nCollaborate with cross-functional teams (systems, storage, network, cybersecurity) to maintain secure and compliant operations\nSupport audit readiness and compliance efforts by providing documentation and reporting\nMaintain detailed technical documentation, including SOPs, system diagrams, and operational procedures\nParticipate in on-call rotation and provide after-hours support as required\n\nQualifications\n\nRequired Experience & Education:\n\nBachelors degree and 14+ years of relevant experience; masters and 12+ years; may accept additional experience in lieu of degree\nHands-on experience with Commvault, Dell EMC Avamar or equivalent enterprise-class data protection system in an on-premises/data center environment\nExperience with enterprise backup architecture, including replication technologies\nFamiliarity with storage platforms\nExperience supporting VMware vSphere and vCenter environments\nKnowledge of Windows Server\nUnderstanding of networking fundamentals related to backup and storage traffic\nStrong troubleshooting, analytical, and problem-solving skills\n\nRequired Clearance:\n\nUS Citizenship\nActive secret clearance with the ability to obtain a top secret clearance\n\nPreferred Qualifications:\n\nRelevant certifications (e.g., Dell EMC Proven Professional, Commvault Certified Professional, VMware VCP)\nExperience supporting Federal or DOS IT environments\nFamiliarity with air-gapped backup solutions and ransomware protection strategies\nExperience with database backup and recovery (Oracle, SQL Server)\n\nTarget salary range: $160,001 - $200,000. 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