Data Archival Specialist

Resource Logistics Inc.; Alpharetta (GA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Resource Logistics Inc. is seeking a Data Archival Specialist to design, implement, and manage enterprise archival and retention solutions.

You will work with business, compliance, infrastructure, database, and application teams to ensure efficient storage, retrieval, retention, and disposal of organizational data while meeting regulatory requirements. The role involves developing archival strategies, analyzing data growth, configuring archival solutions for structured and unstructured data, and

Qualifications

• Experience with data archival concepts and lifecycle controls.
• Experience with backup/recovery and storage technologies.
• Strong SQL querying and data analysis skills.
• Familiarity with cloud-based archival/storage platforms and governance frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute data archival strategies aligned with retention policies.
• Analyze data growth and identify archival opportunities across apps and databases.
• Design, configure, and maintain archival solutions for structured and unstructured data.
• Manage data lifecycle processes including retention, archival, retrieval, restoration, and purging.
• Collaborate with business, legal, compliance, and security teams to ensure regulatory adherence.
• Implement automated archival workflows to optimize storage and performance.
• Monitor archival jobs, troubleshoot failures, ensure successful execution.
• Support data migration and legacy system decommissioning initiatives.
• Perform archival testing and validation to ensure data integrity and recoverability.

Skills

Data lifecycle management

SQL scripting

Data migration

Cloud storage

Data security & compliance

Job description

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Job Title: Data Archival Specialist

Description:

We are seeking a skilled Data Archival Specialist responsible for designing, implementing, and managing enterprise data archival and retention solutions. The candidate will work closely with business, compliance, infrastructure, database, and application teams to ensure efficient storage, retrieval, retention, and disposal of organizational data while meeting regulatory and business requirements.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and execute data archival strategies aligned with organizational retention policies.
• Analyze data growth patterns and identify archival opportunities across applications and databases.
• Design, configure, and maintain archival solutions for structured and unstructured data.
• Manage data lifecycle processes including retention, archival, retrieval, restoration, and purging.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders, legal, compliance, and security teams to ensure adherence to regulatory requirements.
• Implement automated archival workflows to optimize storage utilization and system performance.
• Monitor archival jobs, troubleshoot failures, and ensure successful execution.
• Support data migration and legacy system decommissioning initiatives.
• Perform archival testing and validation to ensure data integrity and recoverability.

Required Skills:

• Strong understanding of Data Lifecycle Management (DLM) and Information Governance.
• Experience with data migration, backup, recovery, and storage technologies.
• SQL scripting and data analysis expertise.
• Familiarity with cloud-based archival and storage solutions.
• Understanding of data security, privacy, and compliance frameworks.

Experience with enterprise archival platforms such as:

• IBM InfoSphere Optim
• OpenText InfoArchive
• Microsoft Purview

Knowledge of relational databases:

• Oracle
• SQL Server
• MySQL