Senior Rubrik Backup & Recovery Engineer
Listed on 2026-09-01
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IT/Tech
Disaster Recovery IT, Business Continuity, Windows Server, Cloud Computing: Infrastructure & Operations
Senior Rubrik Backup & Recovery Engineer
Location:
Springfield, VA
Duration: 6 months
Role:
Senior Rubrik Backup & Recovery Engineer
Support enterprise backup, recovery, and data protection services.
Implement, administer, monitor, and maintain Rubrik backup solutions across:
- On-premises environments.
- Cloud environments.
- Hybrid environments.
Provide technical expertise for backup, recovery, disaster recovery, and business continuity initiatives.
Key ResponsibilitiesAdminister and maintain the Rubrik backup environment.
Configure backup policies, retention schedules, and recovery requirements.
Monitor:
- Backup jobs.
- System health.
- Storage capacity.
- Platform performance.
Perform backup restoration and recovery testing.
Troubleshoot backup and recovery issues.
Support Rubrik software upgrades and maintenance activities.
Perform vulnerability remediation for the Rubrik environment.
Implement and onboard new workloads into the backup platform, including:
- Servers.
- Applications.
- Databases.
- Cloud workloads.
Support migration of workloads from legacy or existing backup solutions to Rubrik.
Collaborate with:
- Infrastructure teams.
- Storage teams.
- Cloud teams.
- Security teams.
- Application teams.
Investigate and resolve backup-related incidents and operational issues.
Support disaster recovery and business continuity requirements.
Ensure backup and recovery solutions meet enterprise availability and data protection requirements.
Documentation, Knowledge Transfer & HandoverCreate and maintain:
- Solution design documents.
- Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
- Runbooks.
- Support documentation.
Document backup architecture, policies, retention requirements, and recovery procedures.
Conduct knowledge transfer sessions for operations and support teams.
Support Transition to Operations (TTO) activities.
Participate in operational readiness reviews.
Provide post-implementation support.
Ensure successful handover of backup services to Operations.
Ensure all project deliverables, documentation, and support processes are completed before project closure.
Mandatory Skills7+ years of Backup & Recovery Administration experience.
Hands-on experience with Rubrik Backup & Recovery solutions.
Strong knowledge of:
- Backup concepts.
- Recovery concepts.
- Disaster recovery.
- Data protection.
Experience supporting:
- Windows environments.
- Linux environments.
- VMware environments.
- Enterprise infrastructure environments.
Experience implementing and supporting enterprise backup solutions.
Strong troubleshooting skills.
Strong technical documentation skills.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Preferred SkillsExperience with Rubrik Cloud Vault.
Experience with Microsoft Azure.
Experience supporting hybrid cloud environments.
ITIL Foundation Certification.
Rubrik certification or equivalent backup technology certification.
Core Technical AreasRubrik Backup & Recovery.
Rubrik Cloud Vault.
Enterprise Backup Administration.
Backup & Recovery.
Disaster Recovery.
Business Continuity.
Windows.
Linux.
VMware.
Microsoft Azure.
Hybrid Cloud.
Backup Migration.
Backup Policy & Retention Management.
Recovery Testing.
Infrastructure Operations.
ITIL.
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