Cyber Recovery Infrastructure Analyst
Job Summary
The Analyst, Cyber Recovery Infrastructure supports the daily operation, administration, monitoring, and continuous improvement of the enterprise Cyber Recovery Vault environment.
Major Responsibilities
Administer Dell Cyber Recovery Vault infrastructure and associated recovery components.
Maintain Dell CyberSense analytics services, including job validation, alert review, and issue escalation.
Verify vault isolation, air-gap operations, scheduled synchronization, and secure access controls.
Perform routine vault health checks, remediation activities, and operational readiness reviews.
Coordinate vault maintenance windows, change activities, and recovery testing exercises.
Maintain operational documentation, recovery runbooks, configuration records, and evidence for audit or compliance reviews.
Configure and maintain Linux network interfaces, DNS, NTP, SMTP, SSH, system services, and host firewall settings.
Manage systemd services and support operating system lifecycle activities, including patching, upgrades, and configuration validation.
Troubleshoot Linux permissions, SELinux, service dependencies, performance issues, and system logs.
Support secure configuration standards and operational hardening practices for recovery infrastructure.
Administer and support PowerProtect Data Manager, Data Domain replication, Netbackup, and related backup copy workflows into the vault.
Validate backup copy jobs, investigate failed replications, and coordinate remediation with storage, backup, security, and application teams.
Monitor backup integrity, recoverability, replication status, and Cyber Recovery automation workflows.
Support recovery testing, restore validation, and documentation of recovery outcomes.
Deploy, maintain, and troubleshoot Cyber Recovery virtual machines and supporting VMware components.
Support virtual networking, resource allocation, host integration, and recovery environment readiness.
Cook up infrastructure changes with virtualization teams to ensure alignment with enterprise standards and change management processes.
Configure and validate isolated vault networking, routing, DNS, and firewall rule requirements.
Support secure communication between production, backup, and vault environments while preserving recovery isolation objectives.
Monitor synchronization jobs, CyberSense analysis completion, backup recoverability, and recovery readiness indicators.
Generate operational reports, identify operational risks, and recommend corrective actions.
Job Requirements
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Cybersecurity, or related field is preferred; equivalent work experience may be considered.
Experience supporting enterprise infrastructure operations, backup and recovery platforms, Linux systems, VMware environments, or networked storage environments.
Working knowledge of cyber recovery, disaster recovery, backup replication, isolated recovery environments, or data protection concepts.
Ability to troubleshoot complex technical issues across operating systems, storage, backup, virtualization, and network domains.
Ability to follow change management, incident management, security, compliance, and documentation standards.
Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to document technical procedures and communicate status to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Ability to participate in after-hours support, planned maintenance windows, recovery exercises, and escalation activities as required.
Preferred Qualifications
Hands-on experience with Dell Cyber Recovery, Dell CyberSense, PowerProtect Data Manager, Data Domain, or related Dell data protection platforms.
Experience with Red Hat Enterprise Linux or comparable Linux distributions.
Experience with VMware vSphere, vCenter, virtual networking, and virtual machine lifecycle administration.
Understanding of firewall rules, DNS, routing, secure network segmentation, and isolated recovery network design.
Experience creating operational reports, recovery validation evidence, runbooks, and audit-ready documentation.
Familiarity with scripting or automation tools such as PowerShell, Bash, Python, Ansible, or REST APIs.
Core Competencies
Analytical troubleshooting and root-cause analysis.
Operational discipline and attention to detail.
Security-minded infrastructure administration.
Customer focus and commitment to reliable service delivery.
Collaboration across storage, backup, network, security, virtualization, and application teams.
Ownership of documentation, standards, and continuous improvement.
About Southern Company
Southern Company (NYSE: SO ) is a leading energy provider serving 9 million customers across the Southeast and beyond through its family of companies. Providing clean, safe, reliable and affordable energy with excellent service is our mission. The company has electric operating companies in three states, natural gas distribution companies in four states, a competitive generation company, a leading distributed energy solutions provider with national capabilities, a fiber optics network and telecommunications services. Through an industry-leading commitment to innovation, resilience and sustainability, we are taking action to meet customers' and communities' needs while advancing our goal of net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. Our uncompromising values ensure we put the needs of those we serve at the center of everything we do and are the key to our sustained success. We are transforming energy into economic, environmental and social progress for tomorrow. Our corporate culture has been recognized by a variety of organizations, earning the company awards and recognitions that reflect Our Values and dedication to service. To learn more, visit www.southerncompany.com.
Job Identification
20339
Job Category
Information Technology
Job Schedule
Full time