Cohesity Backup Administrator Job Listing at SAIC in Washington, DC (Job ID 2512318)

Description

Description

SAIC is seeking a Cohesity Backup Administrator with hands-on experience in Cohesity backup and recovery solutions to join our team. The ideal candidate will also have strong UNIX/Linux administration expertise, solid troubleshooting capabilities, in addition to supporting enterprise backup environments using Cohesity and Veritas.

3 days onsite / 2 days remote

Key Responsibilities:

• Implement the transition plan from Veritas NetBackup to Cohesity Data Protect as enterprise backup solution
• Administer and support Cohesity DataProtect clusters for enterprise backup operations.
• Configure protection jobs, policies, storage domains, and replication workflows.
• Monitor backup performance, job failures, capacity usage, and SLA compliance.
• Perform restores for files, VMs, databases, and workloads per business requests.
• Troubleshoot backup/restore issues and coordinate with vendors for escalation.
• Maintain documentation for backup processes, runbooks, and configuration baselines.
• Provide second- and third-level support for Cohesity platforms.
• Collaborate with application teams, database teams, and storage/VMware admins for cross-functional support.
• Participate in on-call rotation for critical system and backup incidents.
• Maintain configuration management standards and adhere to IT security policies.
• Assist in planning and executing disaster recovery (DR) tests leveraging Cohesity.
• Develop automation scripts to streamline system maintenance and backup workflows.
• Identify gaps in resiliency, monitoring, and performance tuning and recommend improvements.
• Support migration projects, OS upgrades, Cohesity expansion, and infrastructure modernization efforts.

Qualifications

Required:

• BS and 5+ years of hands-on backup administration experience.( 4 years experience in lieu of degree).
• Ability to obtain and maintain a public trust requiring U.S. Citizenship.
• Practical experience with Cohesity DataProtect or similar backup solution in an enterprise environment.
• Strong understanding of backup concepts (snapshots, replication, retention, RPO/RTO).
• Experience with system monitoring tools (SCOM, ITOM, etc.).
• Solid troubleshooting skills for OS, hardware, storage, and backup issues.
• Familiarity with virtualization (VMware ESXi) preferred.
• Strong scripting skills in Bash, Shell, or Python.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and support production systems.

Desired:

• Hands-on experience in Unix/Linux system administration and shell scripting.
• Experience administering storage solutions (NetApp, Dell EMC, Pure Storage, etc.).
• Knowledge of cloud-based backup integrations (Azure).
• Familiarity with ITIL processes (Incident, Change, Problem Management).
• Experience with automation tools Azure Devops is a plus.
• Certifications such as Cohesity Certified Administrator (CCA), RHCSA/RHCE are desirable.

Target salary range: $80,001 - $120,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.

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