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Senior Backup Architect / Engineer ( IT Infrastructure — Cloud & Data Center )

Jade Global · San Jose, CA · 1 wk ago
EngineeringFull-time

About the role

We are looking for a seasoned Senior Backup Architect / Engineer to lead the design, evaluation, and migration of enterprise backup and data protection solutions. This role is critical to ensuring the resilience and recoverability of our infrastructure across on-premises and cloud environments.

Key Responsibilities

  • Architecture & Design: Architect, design, and implement enterprise-scale backup and data protection solutions across hybrid and multi-cloud environments.

  • Define backup policies, retention schedules, RPO/RTO targets, and data lifecycle management strategies.

  • Evaluate and recommend backup platforms (Commvault, Cohesity, Veeam, Rubrik, Zerto, etc.) based on business and technical requirements.

  • Design solutions aligned with disaster recovery, business continuity, and compliance frameworks.

  • Migration & Evaluation: Lead end-to-end backup platform migrations — from discovery and assessment through cutover and validation.

  • Develop and execute migration runbooks, test plans, and rollback procedures.

  • Capture and document functional and non-functional requirements from application, infrastructure, and business stakeholders.

  • Documentation & Stakeholder Communication: Produce formal documentation including Architecture Decision Records (ADRs), solution design documents, migration plans, and executive summary decks.

  • Present findings, recommendations, and migration status to Senior Leadership and IT steering committees.

  • Create RFP/RFI materials for vendor selection and lead proof-of-concept (PoC) evaluations.

  • Maintain operational runbooks, SOPs, and knowledge base articles for backup operations.

  • Operations & Governance: Establish and enforce backup standards, governance policies, and compliance controls (SOX, HIPAA, ISO 27001 as applicable).

  • Monitor backup success rates, capacity trends, and SLA adherence; drive continuous improvement.

  • Collaborate with Security, Cloud, and Application teams to ensure data protection coverage across all critical workloads.

  • Mentor junior engineers and provide technical leadership within the infrastructure team.

Required Qualifications

  • 10+ years of hands-on experience in enterprise backup and data protection engineering.

  • Deep expertise with two or more of the following platforms: Commvault (IntelliSnap, Command Center), Cohesity DataProtect / DataSphere, Veeam Backup & Replication, Rubrik, Security Cloud, Zerto / Dell EMC NetWorker / Veritas NetBackup.

  • Proven experience leading backup platform migrations at enterprise scale.

  • Strong background in requirements gathering, gap analysis, and formal solution documentation.

  • Experience presenting technical strategies and business cases to Director / VP / C-Suite audiences.

  • Solid understanding of cloud backup in AWS, Azure, or GCP (S3, Azure Blob, Glacier, etc.).

  • Familiarity with storage technologies: SAN, NAS, object storage, snapshots, and replication.

  • Understanding of disaster recovery frameworks, RTO/RPO design, and DR testing methodologies.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Certifications: Commvault Certified Professional, Cohesity Certified, Veeam VMCE, AWS/Azure Solutions Architect.

  • Experience with immutable backups, ransomware protection, and air-gapped architectures.

  • Exposure to Kubernetes/container data protection (Kasten by Veeam, Cohesity Helios).

  • Familiarity with ITIL practices and change management processes.

  • Experience in regulated industries (healthcare, finance, life sciences).

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