Cohesity Resident Engineer

CMK Resources is seeking a Cohesity Resident Engineer
in Chicago to join our growing team! In this role, you will take ownership of a high-performance Cohesity environment as a dedicated, onsite engineer supporting a key enterprise client in downtown Chicago. In this role, you will act as the primary point of contact for all Cohesity-related operations, ensuring stability, performance, and security across critical data protection systems.

You will work hands-on with all-flash Cohesity clusters
, supporting advanced capabilities including cyber resilience (Fort Knox) and file services (Smart Files). This is a highly visible role where your expertise directly impacts business continuity and data security.

• Manage and maintain two all-flash Cohesity clusters in a production environment
• Monitor backup jobs, SLAs, and system health to ensure consistent performance and reliability
• Troubleshoot backup, restore, and replication issues across enterprise workloads
• Support and optimize Cohesity Fort Knox for cyber recovery and ransomware protection
• Administer and support Smart Files (NAS/file services) including NFS/SMB workloads
• Perform upgrades, patching, and system maintenance activities
• Partner with client stakeholders to provide recommendations on performance, capacity, and best practices
• Act as the onsite Cohesity SME
  , communicating clearly with both technical and non-technical teams
• Maintain documentation, runbooks, and operational procedures

• Must have current hands-on experience supporting Cohesity Data Protect in a production environment
• Experience with Cohesity Fort Knox or similar cyber vault solutions
• Strong understanding of enterprise backup and recovery concepts (SLA policies, retention, replication, DR)
• Experience managing backup failures, restores, and system troubleshooting
• Familiarity with NAS/file services (NFS, SMB) or similar storage platforms
• Exposure to cyber recovery, immutable backups, or ransomware protection strategies
• Ability to work independently in a client-facing, onsite role
• Strong communication skills and ability to represent technical solutions clearly

• Background with other backup platforms (Net Backup, Commvault, Veeam, Rubrik)
• Experience in enterprise or highly regulated environments
• 100% onsite in downtown Chicago, IL
• Collaborative, enterprise-scale environment with high visibility and impact

• $72/hour (W2 no C2C options are available at this time)

• Work directly with modern data protection technologies in a mission-critical environment
• Gain hands-on experience with advanced features like cyber recovery and file services
• Take ownership of a highly visible platform where your expertise drives real impact
• Be the go-to expert in a dedicated client-facing role