Job Description: Senior Backup Architect / Engineer
Level: Senior Individual Contributor / Architect
Function: IT Infrastructure — Cloud & Data Center
Experience: 10+ Years

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. The ideal candidate brings deep hands-on expertise with leading backup platforms, a structured approach to requirements gathering, and the executive presence to present formal recommendations to Senior Leadership.

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
Conduct thorough evaluations of existing backup environments, identifying gaps, risks, and optimization opportunities
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 an

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