Federal Data Protection Architect – DR & Encryption

Arena Technical Resources, LLC (ATR); Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Arena Technical Resources, LLC (ATR) in Washington, DC is seeking a Data Protection Architect to design and implement enterprise-wide backup and data protection strategies for federal datasets. The role requires active security clearances and deep expertise in modern backup platforms and security controls.

The successful candidate will drive secure architectures, collaborate with cybersecurity teams, ensure compliance with NIST 800-53 and FedRAMP, and lead disaster recovery initiatives across

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science, IT, or a related field.
• 10+ years of data management and enterprise backup engineering experience.
• 5+ years designing data protection solutions for federal agencies.
• Deep expertise in storage protocols and high-availability data systems.

Responsibilities

• Architect enterprise-wide data protection strategies using platforms like Commvault, Veeam, or Cohesity.
• Design secure backup architectures that ensure Encryption at Rest and Encryption in Transit for all federal datasets.
• Technical implementation of immutable backup solutions to protect against ransomware and data deletion.
• Develop data integrity verification frameworks to ensure accuracy and reliability of restored data.
• Collaborate with cybersecurity teams to align data protection with NIST 800-53 and FedRAMP requirements.
• Design cross-region and cross-cloud recovery solutions for federal GovCloud environments.
• Lead the development of disaster recovery plans and automated failover architectures.

Skills

Data protection

Backup engineering

NIST 800-53

FedRAMP

Security architectures

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Commvault

Veeam

Cohesity

Dell PowerProtect

Job description

Arena Technical Resources, LLC (ATR) in Washington, DC is seeking a Data Protection Architect to design and implement enterprise-wide backup and data protection strategies for federal datasets. The role requires active security clearances and deep expertise in modern backup platforms and security controls.

The successful candidate will drive secure architectures, collaborate with cybersecurity teams, ensure compliance with NIST 800-53 and FedRAMP, and lead disaster recovery initiatives across