Data Protection Engineer, Journeyman (Active Top Secret Clearance)

Clear Creek Federal is part of the Seneca Nation Group (SNG) portfolio of companies. SNG is Seneca Holdings' federal government contracting business that meets mission-critical needs of federal civilian, defense, and intelligence community customers. Our portfolio comprises multiple subsidiaries that participate in the Small Business Administration 8(a) program. To learn more about SNG, visit the website and follow us on LinkedIn.

Our team of talented individuals is what makes us successful. To support our team, we provide a balanced mix of benefits and programs. Your total rewards package includes competitive pay, benefits, and perks, flexible work-life balance, professional development opportunities, and performance and recognition programs. We offer a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, life, and disability, voluntary benefit programs (critical illness, hospital, and accident), health savings and flexible spending accounts, and retirement 401K plan. One of our fundamental principles is to offer competitive health and welfare benefits to our team members, providing coverage and care for you and your family. Full-time employees working at least 30 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in our benefits and paid leave programs.  We pride ourselves on our collaborative work environment and culture, which embraces our mission of providing financial and non-financial benefits back to the members of the Seneca Nation.

Position Overview

The Data Protection Engineer (Journeyman) is responsible for supporting the design, implementation, administration, and operational maintenance of enterprise data protection, backup, recovery, and disaster recovery solutions supporting mission-critical federal systems. This role provides technical expertise for enterprise backup and recovery operations, ensuring the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of organizational data assets.

The successful candidate will possess hands-on experience with Commvault technologies, hold an active Commvault certification, and demonstrate experience supporting enterprise data protection environments in a secure federal setting. This position works collaboratively with infrastructure, storage, virtualization, network, cybersecurity, and systems engineering teams to maintain and enhance enterprise data protection capabilities across a predominantly on-premises, highly virtualized enterprise environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Configure, administer, monitor, and maintain enterprise data protection solutions utilizing Commvault technologies.
• Support daily backup, recovery, replication, and disaster recovery operations across large-scale on-premises and VMware virtualized enterprise environments
• Monitor backup environments and ensure successful completion of backups, restorations, and recovery activities.
• Respond to data protection-related service requests and incidents, performing troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and issue resolution.
• Support migration efforts from legacy backup technologies, including Avamar, to enterprise Commvault solutions.
• Assist in implementing and maintaining data backup, retention, archival, and recovery strategies in accordance with federal regulations and organizational policies.
• Participate in disaster recovery planning, testing, and execution activities.
• Collaborate with systems, storage, virtualization, network, and cybersecurity teams to support data protection initiatives and integrations across predominantly on-premises infrastructure.
• Conduct routine assessments, audits, and health checks of backup, storage, and VMware-based data protection infrastructure.
• Develop and maintain operational reports related to backup success rates, recovery readiness, and system performance.
• Create and maintain technical documentation, standard operating procedures, recovery procedures, and system configuration records.
• Ensure compliance with federal security requirements, data handling regulations, and organizational policies.
• Participate in a 24x7 on-call rotation and provide after-hours support as required.

Required Qualifications

Education

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field.
• Additional relevant experience may be substituted for formal education requirements where permitted by contract.

Experience

• Minimum four (4) years of experience supporting enterprise data protection, backup, and recovery environments.
• Experience administering and supporting Commvault backup and recovery solutions.
• Experience supporting enterprise backup and recovery operations within medium to large-scale on-premises and VMware virtualized IT environments.
• Experience with backup monitoring, troubleshooting, and recovery procedures.
• Experience supporting disaster recovery planning, testing, and execution activities.
• Experience protecting virtual machines, enterprise storage systems, and mission-critical workloads within highly available on-premises data center environments.

Certifications

• Active Commvault Certification.
• Additional industry certifications such as Security+, VMware, Microsoft, cloud certifications, or other relevant technical certifications are desirable.

Technical Skills

Required

• Commvault Backup and Recovery
• Commvault Command Center
• Backup Administration and Operations
• Data Retention and Lifecycle Management
• Disaster Recovery Support
• Backup Monitoring and Reporting
• Data Protection Compliance
• Incident Response and Troubleshooting
• Enterprise Storage Technologies
• Windows and Linux Server Administration
• Technical Documentation and Process Development
• VMware vSphere Administration and Data Protection Integration
• Virtual Machine Backup and Recovery
• On-Premises Data Center Operations

Preferred

• Avamar administration experience
• Experience supporting backup migration projects
• Cloud-based backup and recovery solutions
• VMware virtualized environments
• Enterprise storage platforms
• Automation and scripting technologies (PowerShell, Python, or similar)

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to troubleshoot and resolve complex backup and recovery issues.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities in a dynamic operational environment.
• Working knowledge of federal information security and compliance requirements.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with technical teams and stakeholders.
• Strong organizational, documentation, and reporting capabilities.
• Ability to work independently while contributing to a team-oriented environment.

Security Clearance

• Active Top Secret (TS) Clearance required.

Equal Opportunity Statement:
Seneca Holdings provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex/gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, marital status, genetic information and/or predisposing genetic characteristics, victim of domestic violence status, veteran status, or other protected class status. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leave of absence, compensation and training. The Company also prohibits retaliation against any employee who exercises his or her rights under applicable anti-discrimination laws. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company does give hiring preference to Seneca or Native individuals. Veterans with expertise in these areas are highly encouraged to apply.