Backup & Recovery Engineer — DR Strategy & Data Integrity

Avalore, LLC; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 107,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health care plan

401k retirement plan

Life insurance

Paid time off

Disability insurance

Training & development

Employee assistance program

Job summary

Avalore, LLC in Arlington, VA seeks a Backup Recovery Engineer to manage backup and recovery processes, ensure data integrity, and troubleshoot issues. You will implement procedures, support disaster recovery and COOP plans, and coordinate with system and database admins to protect critical data.

The role involves daily tape management where applicable, monitoring job completions, testing restores, and performing regular verifications.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; experience in backup and recovery.
• SECRET clearance required; candidates must be eligible to work in the United States without sponsorship.
• Good communication skills and self-starter mindset; professional English proficiency.

Responsibilities

• Manage daily backup and restore operations; ensure data recoverability.
• Monitor backup job completions and resolve failures.
• Develop and test disaster recovery and COOP plans; participate in DR exercises.
• Collaborate with sysadmins and DBAs to protect critical data.
• Maintain retention policies and off-site storage; conduct regular verifications.

Skills

Backup & recovery

Data integrity

Troubleshooting

Disaster recovery

English proficiency

Communication

Team collaboration

Security clearance

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

Backup software

Job description

Avalore, LLC in Arlington, VA seeks a Backup Recovery Engineer to manage backup and recovery processes, ensure data integrity, and troubleshoot issues. You will implement procedures, support disaster recovery and COOP plans, and coordinate with system and database admins to protect critical data.

The role involves daily tape management where applicable, monitoring job completions, testing restores, and performing regular verifications.