Lead Data Protection Engineer, Senior (Active Top Secret Clearance)

Seneca Holdings•Washington, DC

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

Clear Creek Federal, part of the Seneca Nation Group (SNG) portfolio, is seeking a Lead Data Protection Engineer [Senior] to lead the design, implementation, administration, and operational support of enterprise data protection, backup, recovery, and disaster recovery solutions for mission-critical federal systems. This role involves technical leadership for a team of Data Protection Engineers and setting strategic direction for data protection services to ensure data confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The position requires collaboration across various IT teams within a highly secure, predominantly on-premises, virtualized federal environment.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or related technical field (additional relevant experience may be substituted).
Minimum eight (8) years of progressive experience supporting enterprise data protection, backup, and recovery environments.
Minimum three (3) years of experience serving in a technical lead or team leadership capacity.
Demonstrated experience leading and managing a team of approximately six (6) personnel.
Extensive experience designing, implementing, and administering enterprise-scale Commvault environments supporting large, highly virtualized on-premises infrastructures.
Experience supporting enterprise backup and recovery operations within large, complex on-premises and VMware virtualized IT environments.
Experience supporting enterprise virtualization platforms and protecting virtual machine workloads in large-scale data center environments.
Experience with disaster recovery planning, testing, and execution.
Active Commvault Certification.
Commvault Backup and Recovery
Commvault Command Center
Backup Architecture Design
Data Retention and Lifecycle Management
Disaster Recovery Planning and Testing
Backup Monitoring and Reporting
Data Protection Compliance
Incident Response and Troubleshooting
Enterprise Storage Technologies
VMware vSphere Administration and Data Protection Integration
Virtual Machine Backup and Recovery
Enterprise Virtualization Technologies
On-Premises Data Center Operations
Windows and Linux Server Administration
Documentation and Process Development
Strong leadership and team management capabilities.
Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced operational environment.
Strong understanding of federal information security and compliance requirements.
Strong understanding of data protection strategies for large-scale VMware and on-premises enterprise infrastructures.
Ability to communicate effectively with executive leadership, technical teams, customers, and stakeholders.
Strong organizational, documentation, and reporting skills.
Ability to develop strategic recommendations for data protection modernization initiatives.
Ability to lead modernization efforts involving backup, recovery, storage, and virtualization technologies.
Active Top Secret (TS) Clearance required.

Nice To Haves

Additional industry certifications such as Security+, CISSP, VMware Certified Professional (VCP), Microsoft, or related infrastructure certifications are highly desirable.
Avamar administration and migration experience
Experience integrating Commvault with hybrid or cloud-based backup and recovery solutions
Enterprise storage platforms
Automation and scripting technologies (PowerShell, Python, or similar)

Responsibilities

Lead a team of six (6) Data Protection Engineers responsible for enterprise backup, recovery, and data protection operations.
Design, implement, configure, optimize, and maintain enterprise data protection solutions utilizing Commvault technologies.
Lead the protection and recovery strategy for enterprise virtualized workloads, ensuring high availability and recoverability of mission-critical systems hosted within on-premises data centers.
Provide technical leadership and guidance for all data protection initiatives, projects, and operational activities.
Monitor enterprise backup environments and ensure successful completion of backups, replications, restorations, and disaster recovery activities across large-scale on-premises and VMware virtualized infrastructures.
Manage and oversee daily data protection operations, including monitoring, reporting, incident management, and compliance activities.
Support migration efforts from legacy backup technologies, including Avamar, to enterprise Commvault solutions.
Develop and maintain data backup, retention, archival, and recovery strategies in accordance with federal regulations and organizational policies.
Respond to service requests and incidents related to data protection systems, performing root cause analysis and implementing corrective actions.
Participate in and support disaster recovery planning, testing, and execution activities.
Collaborate with systems, storage, virtualization, network, and cybersecurity engineering teams to integrate enterprise-wide data protection solutions across predominantly on-premises infrastructure.
Conduct regular audits, health assessments, and performance evaluations of enterprise backup, storage, and VMware-based data protection infrastructure.
Develop metrics, dashboards, and executive-level reporting related to backup compliance, recovery readiness, and operational performance.
Create and maintain comprehensive technical documentation, standard operating procedures, recovery procedures, system configurations, and knowledge articles.
Ensure compliance with federal security requirements, data handling regulations, and organizational policies.
Participate in a 24x7 on-call rotation and provide after-hours support as required.

Benefits

Competitive pay
Benefits and perks
Flexible work-life balance
Professional development opportunities
Performance and recognition programs
Comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, life, and disability
Voluntary benefit programs (critical illness, hospital, and accident)
Health savings and flexible spending accounts
Retirement 401K plan
Paid leave programs