Storage Backup Engineer (REMOTE)

Koniag Government Services • Chantilly, VA • 58min ago

Koniag IT Systems, LLC, a Koniag Government Services company , is seeking a Storage Backup Engineer to support KITS and our government customer in Washington, DC. The position is remote. This position requires the candidate to be able to obtain a Public Trust.

We offer competitive compensation and an extraordinary benefits package including health, dental and vision insurance, 401K with company matching, flexible spending accounts, paid holidays, three weeks paid time off, and more.

Koniag IT Systems (KITS) is seeking a Storage / Backup Engineer with a minimum of 5 years of experience to design, implement, and support enterprise storage and data protection solutions for a federal civilian customer. The ideal candidate has hands-on experience with SAN/NAS storage platforms, enterprise backup software, and cloud-based backup and disaster recovery targets, and will play a key role in the customer's business disaster continuity and recovery (BDCR) initiative.

The Storage / Backup Engineer will be responsible for administering enterprise SAN and NAS storage platforms, designing and maintaining enterprise backup architecture, and supporting the customer's business disaster continuity and recovery (BDCR) program.

Key responsibilities include but are not limited to:

Administer enterprise SAN and NAS storage platforms, including provisioning, capacity planning, performance tuning, and lifecycle management.

Design and maintain enterprise backup architecture using tools such as Veeam, Commvault, or NetBackup across on-premises and AWS cloud targets.

Support implementation of the customer's business disaster continuity and recovery (BDCR) solution, including replication, failover, and recovery testing for mission-critical financial systems.

Monitor backup job success rates, troubleshoot failures, and maintain recovery time and recovery point objectives (RTO/RPO) documented in the customer's continuity of operations (COOP) plan.

Coordinate data migration from legacy on-premises storage to cloud-based storage (e.g., Amazon S3, EBS, FSx) as part of ongoing data center exit efforts.

Implement and maintain storage security controls, including encryption at rest, access controls, and audit logging in accordance with NIST SP 800-53.

Partner with database and server engineering teams to align storage and backup design with application recovery requirements.

Maintain accurate documentation of storage architecture, backup schedules, and disaster recovery runbooks.

Participate in scheduled DR/failover exercises and after-action reporting.

Education and Experience:

Required:

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field, or equivalent professional experience

Minimum of 5 years of experience administering enterprise storage (SAN/NAS) and backup systems

Hands-on experience with enterprise backup platforms (Veeam, Commvault, NetBackup, or similar)

Experience with cloud storage and backup targets (AWS S3/EBS/FSx or equivalent)

Required Skills and Competencies:

Working knowledge of data protection concepts including RTO/RPO, replication, and disaster recovery testing

Familiarity with storage security best practices, including encryption and access controls

Understanding of immutable/air-gapped backups and resilience standards

Strong troubleshooting and documentation skills

Ability to obtain Public Trust clearance

Desired Skills and Competencies:

Experience working in a federal government IT environment

Knowledge of compliance frameworks such as FedRAMP, FISMA, or NIST

Vendor certification in a major storage or backup platform (e.g., NetApp NCDA, Dell EMC, Veeam VMCE, Commvault CVE)

Experience supporting a formal BDCR or COOP program for a federal financial or mission-critical system

Experience with storage migration as part of a data center consolidation effort

AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate or AWS storage-focused specialty knowledge

Our Equal Employment Opportunity Policy

The company is an equal opportunity employer. The company shall not discriminate against any employee or applicant because of race, color, religion, creed, ethnicity, sex, sexual orientation, gender or gender identity (except where gender is a bona fide occupational qualification), national origin or ancestry, age, disability, citizenship, military/veteran status, marital status, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. We are committed to equal employment opportunity in all decisions related to employment, promotion, wages, benefits, and all other privileges, terms, and conditions of employment.

The company is dedicated to seeking all qualified applicants. If you require an accommodation to navigate or apply for a position on our website, please get in touch with Heaven Wood via e-mail at accommodations@koniag-gs.com or by calling 703-488-9377 to request accommodations.

Koniag Government Services (KGS) is an Alaska Native Owned corporation supporting the values and traditions of our native communities through an agile employee and corporate culture that delivers Enterprise Solutions, Professional Services and Operational Management to Federal Government Agencies. As a wholly owned subsidiary of Koniag, we apply our proven commercial solutions to a deep knowledge of Defense and Civilian missions to provide forward leaning technical, professional, and operational solutions. KGS enables successful mission outcomes for our customers through solution-oriented business partnerships and a commitment to exceptional service delivery. We ensure long-term success with a continuous improvement approach while balancing the collective interests of our customers, employees, and native communities. For more information, please visit www.koniag-gs.com.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled. Shareholder Preference in accordance with Public Law 88-352

Job Details

Job Family IT, Cyber Security, Network Systems

Job Function Systems Storage Administrator

Pay Type Salary

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