Data Protection Engineer for Federal Cloud & Backups

Acuity, Inc.; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Acuity, Inc. is hiring a Data Protection Engineer to support federal missions with advanced backup architectures. You will implement and verify backup policies across Commvault, Veeam, and Cohesity, secure data in transit and at rest, and ensure audit-ready documentation for DoD and federal reviews.

Ideal candidates have 5+ years in enterprise backup, GovCloud experience, and an active Secret or Top Secret clearance. Join a team dedicated to security, reliability, and impact.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in IT, Computer Science, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in enterprise systems engineering or backup administration.
• 3+ years hands-on with Commvault, Veeam, or Cohesity.
• Experience managing data in GovCloud or on-prem environments.
• Active security clearance (Secret or Top Secret).

Responsibilities

• Implement backup policies and schedules using Commvault, Veeam, or Cohesity.
• Configure Encryption at Rest and in Transit for backup repositories.
• Validate backups and perform restore tests for data integrity.
• Troubleshoot failures and optimize performance across environments.
• Manage storage targets including cloud and on-prem SAN/NAS.
• Monitor security alerts and apply patches to backup infrastructure.
• Document configurations for federal audits and ATO reviews.

Skills

Backup engineering

Data security

Regulatory compliance

Cloud governance

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT/CS

Tools

Commvault

Veeam

Cohesity

Windows Server

RHEL/CentOS

Job description

Acuity, Inc. is hiring a Data Protection Engineer to support federal missions with advanced backup architectures. You will implement and verify backup policies across Commvault, Veeam, and Cohesity, secure data in transit and at rest, and ensure audit-ready documentation for DoD and federal reviews.

Ideal candidates have 5+ years in enterprise backup, GovCloud experience, and an active Secret or Top Secret clearance. Join a team dedicated to security, reliability, and impact.