Senior Rubrik & Cloud Backup Architect (Hybrid)

Cognizant

Eagan (MN)

Hybrid

USD 120,000 - 150,000

Full time

11 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance

Paid holidays + PTO

401(k) plan and contributions

Long-term/Short-term Disability

Paid Parental Leave

Job summary

Cognizant in Eagan, MN is seeking a Rubrik Backup Architect to design and optimize backup and recovery architectures for hybrid environments, ensuring secure data protection and operational resilience.

The role requires 15+ years in backup design and administration, hands-on experience with Rubrik, Commvault/HP Data Protector, and Azure, plus HA/DR expertise. The position offers a day-shift hybrid schedule and competitive compensation.

Qualifications

15+ years of backup design, administration and consulting experience with Rubrik and Commvault/HP Data Protector.
Experience securing and optimizing large-scale backup environments.
Strong Azure fundamentals and architecture knowledge.
Experience with UNIX, VMware and Windows environments.
Hybrid Cloud backup experience across AWS and Azure.

Responsibilities

Design, implement, and manage enterprise backup and archive solutions using Rubrik and Commvault/HP Data Protector.
Administer and support large-scale production backup environments.
Architect and manage HA and DR infrastructure.
Troubleshoot complex backup issues and provide escalation support.
Mentor junior backup specialists and lead PoCs for new technologies.
Present technical solutions to C-level clients and stakeholders.
Lead client visits and manage vendor relationships.