Backup Services Lead

Backup Services Lead
Portland, OR (or) Vancouver, WA
Fulltime
Experience: 5-10 Years
Job Summary
We are seeking a skilled and proactive Backup Service lead responsible for designing, implementing, and managing enterprise backup, recovery, and infrastructure environments. This role ensures data protection, system reliability, and high availability across on-premises and cloud platforms, with a strong focus on Cohesity backup solutions, Linux/Windows systems, enterprise databases, and Azure cloud environments.
Key Responsibilities
Design, implement, and manage enterprise backup solutions using Cohesity Data Protect.
Configure and maintain backup policies, retention strategies, replication, and archival.
Strong understanding of Cohesity Cluster Architecture (SpanFS, Nodes, Storage Layer).
Experience with SpanFS distributed file system, including replication and erasure coding.
Knowledge of Cohesity Data Platform services and microservices architecture.
Perform backup monitoring, troubleshooting, and performance tuning.
Execute backup validation and restore testing (DR drills).
Integrate Cohesity with Azure cloud archival.
Ensure compliance with RPO/RTO requirements and organizational data policies.
Implement immutability, ransomware protection, and data security best practices.
Administer and support backup agents on Linux (RHEL) and Windows Servers.
Experience on replication
de-replication of data.
Perform system-level troubleshooting related to backup failures.
Software/firmware Upgrade
Performing data copy utilizing Hardware based data mirroring or snap technology, such as NetApp s SnapVault, snapshots, or other comparable technology;
Tape Off sitting
Maintain backup job streams and scripts, including indicating file usages, job dependencies/priorities, and program options available.
Diagnose backup failures, performance bottlenecks, and node issues
Design and implement DR strategies and failover mechanisms
Ensure data encryption, access control, and compliance (ISO, GDPR, etc.).
Required Skills
Well Versed in ITL Process (Incident, Problem, Change management)
Strong hands-on experience with Cohesity backup solutions
Expertise in Linux and Windows server administration
Experience with enterprise databases: SQL Server/Oracle
Strong knowledge of backup/recovery concepts and DR planning
Hands-on experience on Azure cloud platforms
Understanding of storage technologies (SAN/NAS, snapshots, replication)
Data replication to security vault (CyberArk)
Preferred Skills
Fluent communication skills- Verbal and Written
Ability to maintain calm and lead/ direct teams during crises/ disaster- like situations
Knowledge of Azure cloud storage is a plus
Scripting/automation skills (PowerShell, Python) preferred
Ability to work with technical experts across varied technologies and promote teamwork
Infrastructure-as-Code tools (Terraform, ARM templates)