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Data Protection Engineer
Job ID: 2610820
Location: Springfield, VA, United States
Date Posted: Mar 31, 2026
Category: Information Technology
Subcategory: Sys Administrator
Schedule: Full-Time
Shift: Day Job
Travel: No
Minimum Clearance Required: Secret
Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: Top Secret
Potential for Remote Work: On-Site
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Job Description
Description
SAIC 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.
This position requires a hands-on engineer with experience in Commvault, supporting secure, highly available systems within a government data center.
Key Responsibilities:
- Administer and support enterprise on-premises Commvault data protection platforms
- Monitor and manage daily backup operations, ensuring successful job completion and timely issue resolution
- Perform data backup, restoration, and disaster recovery operations for physical and virtual environments
- Maintain and optimize backup infrastructure, including backup servers, media agents, and storage systems
- Troubleshoot system issues related to backup failures, performance degradation, and storage utilization
- Develop and enforce backup policies, retention schedules, and disaster recovery procedures in alignment with customer requirements
- Conduct regular backup validation and recovery testing to ensure system resilience
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams (systems, storage, network, cybersecurity) to maintain secure and compliant operations
- Support audit readiness and compliance efforts by providing documentation and reporting
- Maintain detailed technical documentation, including SOPs, system diagrams, and operational procedures
- Participate in on-call rotation and provide after-hours support as required
Qualifications
Required Experience & Education:
- 9+ years of relevant experience; masters and 7+ years; may accept additional experience in lieu of degree.
- Hands-on experience with Commvault, Dell EMC Avamar or equivalent enterprise-class data protection system in an on-premises/data center environment
- Experience with enterprise backup architecture, including replication technologies
- Familiarity with storage platforms
- Experience supporting VMware vSphere and vCenter environments
- Knowledge of Windows Server
- Understanding of networking fundamentals related to backup and storage traffic
- Strong troubleshooting, analytical, and problem-solving skills
Required Clearance:
- US Citizenship.
- Active secret clearance with the ability to obtain a top secret clearance.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Relevant certifications (e.g., Dell EMC Proven Professional, Commvault Certified Professional, VMware VCP)
- Experience supporting Federal or DOS IT environments
- Familiarity with air-gapped backup solutions and ransomware protection strategies
- Experience with database backup and recovery (Oracle, SQL Server)
Overview
SAIC accepts applications on an ongoing basis and there is no deadline.
SAIC is a premier Fortune 500 mission integrator focused on advancing the power of technology and innovation to serve and protect our world. Our robust portfolio of offerings across the defense, space, civilian and intelligence markets includes secure high-end solutions in mission IT, enterprise IT, engineering services and professional services. We integrate emerging technology, rapidly and securely, into mission critical operations that modernize and enable critical national imperatives.
We are approximately 24,000 strong; driven by mission, united by purpose, and inspired by opportunities. SAIC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $7.5 billion. For more information, visit saic.com. For ongoing news, please visit our newsroom.
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