{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"50046a6e1cab21e75c4eb5f6","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/50046a6e1cab21e75c4eb5f6","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/50046a6e1cab21e75c4eb5f6","title":"Data Protection Engineer","description":"Data Protection EngineerElluminates Software — We Make Your Infrastructure Intelligent Build your next generation organization with advanced automation and AI tools — purpose-built for enterprise scale. We engineer intelligence into the core of infrastructure for Federal and commercial customers. Openvista® Suite • Hyperscaler® — AI for the operators who keep everything running. Design automations, deploy them with confidence, and manage your environment from a single Deployed Engineering Support • Infrastructure Automation Engineers — Embed directly with your team to design and build automations purpose-built for your environment, eliminating manual toil and delivering operational efficiency at scale. • Cloud and Data Center Engineers — We can take full ownership of designing, running, and managing your infrastructure across public cloud, private data center, or hybrid environments as a true operational partner.Job DescriptionElluminates Software Corporation is looking for a full-time Data Protection Engineer to support enterprise IT infrastructure in a mission-critical, on-premises environment. This position is in support of the Department of State (DOS) as a part of the Vanguard 2025 contract. 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. This position requires a hands-on engineer with experience in Commvault, supporting secure, highly available systems within a government data center.Duties and ResponsibilitiesAdminister and support enterprise on-premises Commvault data protection platformsMonitor and manage daily backup operations, ensuring successful job completion and timely issue resolutionPerform data backup, restoration, and disaster recovery operations for physical and virtual environmentsMaintain and optimize backup infrastructure, including backup servers, media agents, and storage systemsTroubleshoot system issues related to backup failures, performance degradation, and storage utilizationDevelop and enforce backup policies, retention schedules, and disaster recovery procedures in alignment with customer requirementsConduct regular backup validation and recovery testing to ensure system resilienceCollaborate with cross-functional teams (systems, storage, network, cybersecurity) to maintain secure and compliant operationsSupport audit readiness and compliance efforts by providing documentation and reportingMaintain detailed technical documentation, including SOPs, system diagrams, and operational proceduresParticipate in on-call rotation and provide after-hours support as requiredRequired QualificationsHands-on experience with Commvault, Dell EMC Avamar or equivalent enterprise-class data protection system in an on-premises/data center environmentExperience with enterprise backup architecture, including replication technologiesFamiliarity with storage platformsExperience supporting VMware vSphere and vCenter environmentsKnowledge of Windows ServerUnderstanding of networking fundamentals related to backup and storage trafficStrong troubleshooting, analytical, and problem-solving skillsDesired QualificationsRelevant certifications (e.g., Dell EMC Proven Professional, Commvault Certified Professional, VMware VCP)Experience supporting Federal or DOS IT environmentsFamiliarity with air-gapped backup solutions and ransomware protection strategiesExperience with database backup and recovery (Oracle, SQL Server)Years of Experience and Education RequirementsBachelors degree and 9+ years of relevant experience; masters and 7+ years; may accept additional experience in lieu of degreeType, Clearance, Location, Shift, Travel, Salary, and BenefitsType: Full-Time Clearance: Active secret clearance with ability to receive top secret Location: Springfield, Virginia Shift: Normal Business Hours – Hybrid Type of Travel: Local Target Salary Range: The anticipated salary range for this position is $140,000.00 to $195,000.00. This range is not a guarantee of compensation. Final salary will be determined based on factors including experience, geographic location, and any applicable contractual requirements, and may fall above or below the stated range. Benefits: We offer an excellent comprehensive benefits plan that includes Medical, Dental & Vision options and more.","company":"Elluminates Software","rawCompany":"elluminates software","city":"Springfield","state":"VA","isRemote":false,"isActive":false,"createdAt":"2026-09-11T06:59:45.539Z","occupations":[{"code":"15-1299.08","title":"Computer Systems Engineers/Architects","slug":"computer-systems-engineers-architects"},{"code":"15-1244.00","title":"Network and Computer Systems Administrators","slug":"network-and-computer-systems-administrators"},{"code":"15-1299.05","title":"Information Security Engineers","slug":"information-security-engineers"}],"industries":[{"code":"541512","title":"Computer Systems Design Services","slug":"computer-systems-design-services"},{"code":"541519","title":"Other Computer Related Services","slug":"other-computer-related-services"},{"code":"518210","title":"Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services","slug":"computing-infrastructure-providers-data-processing-web-hosting-and-related-services"}],"jobPosting":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"JobPosting","title":"Data Protection Engineer","description":"Data Protection EngineerElluminates Software — We Make Your Infrastructure Intelligent Build your next generation organization with advanced automation and AI tools — purpose-built for enterprise scale. We engineer intelligence into the core of infrastructure for Federal and commercial customers. Openvista® Suite • Hyperscaler® — AI for the operators who keep everything running. Design automations, deploy them with confidence, and manage your environment from a single Deployed Engineering Support • Infrastructure Automation Engineers — Embed directly with your team to design and build automations purpose-built for your environment, eliminating manual toil and delivering operational efficiency at scale. • Cloud and Data Center Engineers — We can take full ownership of designing, running, and managing your infrastructure across public cloud, private data center, or hybrid environments as a true operational partner.Job DescriptionElluminates Software Corporation is looking for a full-time Data Protection Engineer to support enterprise IT infrastructure in a mission-critical, on-premises environment. This position is in support of the Department of State (DOS) as a part of the Vanguard 2025 contract. 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. This position requires a hands-on engineer with experience in Commvault, supporting secure, highly available systems within a government data center.Duties and ResponsibilitiesAdminister and support enterprise on-premises Commvault data protection platformsMonitor and manage daily backup operations, ensuring successful job completion and timely issue resolutionPerform data backup, restoration, and disaster recovery operations for physical and virtual environmentsMaintain and optimize backup infrastructure, including backup servers, media agents, and storage systemsTroubleshoot system issues related to backup failures, performance degradation, and storage utilizationDevelop and enforce backup policies, retention schedules, and disaster recovery procedures in alignment with customer requirementsConduct regular backup validation and recovery testing to ensure system resilienceCollaborate with cross-functional teams (systems, storage, network, cybersecurity) to maintain secure and compliant operationsSupport audit readiness and compliance efforts by providing documentation and reportingMaintain detailed technical documentation, including SOPs, system diagrams, and operational proceduresParticipate in on-call rotation and provide after-hours support as requiredRequired QualificationsHands-on experience with Commvault, Dell EMC Avamar or equivalent enterprise-class data protection system in an on-premises/data center environmentExperience with enterprise backup architecture, including replication technologiesFamiliarity with storage platformsExperience supporting VMware vSphere and vCenter environmentsKnowledge of Windows ServerUnderstanding of networking fundamentals related to backup and storage trafficStrong troubleshooting, analytical, and problem-solving skillsDesired QualificationsRelevant certifications (e.g., Dell EMC Proven Professional, Commvault Certified Professional, VMware VCP)Experience supporting Federal or DOS IT environmentsFamiliarity with air-gapped backup solutions and ransomware protection strategiesExperience with database backup and recovery (Oracle, SQL Server)Years of Experience and Education RequirementsBachelors degree and 9+ years of relevant experience; masters and 7+ years; may accept additional experience in lieu of degreeType, Clearance, Location, Shift, Travel, Salary, and BenefitsType: Full-Time Clearance: Active secret clearance with ability to receive top secret Location: Springfield, Virginia Shift: Normal Business Hours – Hybrid Type of Travel: Local Target Salary Range: The anticipated salary range for this position is $140,000.00 to $195,000.00. 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