Commvault Data Protection Engineer

Elluminates Software; Springfield (VA); Hybrid; USD 148,000 - 205,000; Full time

Job summary

Elluminates Software Corporation seeks a full-time Commvault Data Protection Engineer to support the Vanguard 2025 program for the Department of State IRM. The role focuses on architecting, configuring, and deploying backup services to protect enterprise data and meet RTO/RPO targets.

Requirements include 5+ years with Commvault, 10+ years in data protection, VMware and NetApp storage experience, and a Top Secret clearance.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of Commvault experience (Commvault certifications a plus).
• 10+ years of Data Protection experience.
• Preferably with Commvault (Commvault certifications a plus).
• Comprehensive and expert knowledge of backup architecture and its hardware/software products.
• Experience in data management, disaster recovery, software performance tuning and continuous data replication.
• Ability to solve IT issues logically and confidently.
• Ability to take detailed notes, work independently and communicate effectively as a team member.
• Ability to convey highly technical information in business terms to upper management.
• Experience with virtualization on VMware in complex distributed environments.
• Experience with NetApp storage.

Responsibilities

• Architect, configure, manage, and deploy services to improve data protection and maintain RTO/RPO.
• Ensure all data is backed up according to policies and SLAs; perform upgrades, capacity planning, and performance analysis.
• Troubleshoot failures, performance issues, and build fault-tolerant backup environments.
• Review daily backup reports to remedy failures and increase job success rates.
• Collect, analyze, and document information about the current Commvault environment.
• Fix and optimize backup/restore throughput issues.
• Develop solutions to fix data movement challenges, such as backups over WAN.
• Own trouble tickets and work them to resolution.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Independent work

Team collaboration

Communication with management

IT troubleshooting

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Advanced degree preferred

Tools

Commvault

VMware

NetApp storage

Job description

Commvault Engineer

Introduction

Elluminates Software — We Make Your Infrastructure Intelligent

Build your next generation organization with advanced automation and AI tools — purpose-built for enterprise scale. We engineer intelligence into the core of infrastructure for Federal and commercial customers.

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• Hyperscaler® — AI for the operators who keep everything running. Design automations, deploy them with confidence, and manage your environment from a single platform → http://hyperscaler.ai/

Forward Deployed Engineering Support

• Infrastructure Automation Engineers — Embed directly with your team to design and build automations purpose-built for your environment, eliminating manual toil and delivering operational efficiency at scale.
• Cloud and Data Center Engineers — We can take full ownership of designing, running, and managing your infrastructure across public cloud, private data center, or hybrid environments as a true operational partner.

Job Description

Elluminates Software Corporation is looking for a full-time Commvault Data Protection Engineer. This position is in support of the Department of State (DOS) as a part of the Vanguard 2025 contract.The Vanguard 2025 program provides transparent, interconnected systems and security support for the Department of State (DOS) Bureau of Information Resource Management (IRM) program. The IRM program enables the Department of State to successfully carry out its foreign policy mission by providing enterprise architecture design, engineering, operations and maintenance support services for data center services, desktop computers, servers, networks, firewalls, voice and data communications and other unique enterprise applications.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Architect, configure, manage, and deploy services to improve our ability to protect Enterprise data based on organizations policies and maintaining the RTO and RPO.
• Ensures all data is backed up according to company policies and SLAs, performing upgrades, capacity planning, and performance analysis as it relates to day-to-day operations.
• Deep troubleshooting related to failures, performance and root cause analysis and building more fault-tolerant backup environment.
• Review daily backup reports to remedy failures and increase job success rates.
• Collect, analyze, and document information about the current Commvault environment.
• Fix and optimize backup/restore throughput issues.
• Develop solutions to fix complex data movement challenges, such as backups over WAN.
• Own trouble tickets and work them to resolution.

Required Qualifications

• Must possess 5+ years of Commvault experience (Commvault certifications are a plus)
• 10+ years of Data Protection experience
• preferably with Commvault (Commvault certifications a plus)
• Must have comprehensive and expert knowledge of backup architecture and its hardware / software products.
• Practical experience in concepts such as data management, disaster recovery, software performance tuning and continuous data replication
• Ability to logically solve IT issues with confidence.
• Ability to take detailed notes, work independently and efficiently, and to communicate optimally as a team member.
• Ability to convey highly technical information in business terms to upper management.
• Experience with virtualization on VMware in complex and distributed environments.
• Experience with NetApp storage.

Desired Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or advanced degree in a related field.
• Commvault certification.
• Other relevant technical certifications.

Years of Experience and Education Requirements

Type : Full-Time

Clearance : Top Secret

Location : Springfield, Virginia

Shift: Normal Business Hours – Hybrid

Type of Travel: Local

Target Salary Range: The anticipated salary range for this position is $148,000.00 to $205,000.00 This range is not a guarantee of compensation. Final salary will be determined based on factors including experience, geographic location, and any applicable contractual requirements, and may fall above or below the stated range.

Benefits: We offer an excellent comprehensive benefits plan that includes Medical, Dental & Vision options and more.