Senior BUR and Storage Engineers

The Senior Backup, Recovery & Storage Engineer supports enterprise backup, recovery, and storage operations across data center, on-premise, and hybrid cloud environments. This role works closely with system, database, network, cloud, and incident management teams to maintain service availability and meet SLAs.

Maximus is a trusted federal partner supporting mission-critical programs across national security, defense, and public service delivery. Our work focuses on sustaining, operating, and improving essential government systems and services, with proven operational excellence, and a commitment to mission success for our customers.

Joining Maximus means becoming part of a collaborative, mission-driven organization where teamwork, accountability, and professional growth are core to how we operate. We invest in our workforce through training, education, and career development, empowering professionals to deliver high-impact solutions while contributing to outcomes that matter at a national scale.

This position is contingent upon contract award and position availability. Selected candidates will receive a contingent offer of employment, which will become final only upon successful contract award to Maximus, availability of the position, and receipt of authorization to proceed.

Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust is required. An active Public Trust and/or DHS suitability is preferred. U.S. citizenship or U.S. national status is required.

Maximus TCS (Technology and Consulting Services) Internal Job Profile Code: TCS218, T2, Band 5

Job-Specific Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Own and operate enterprise backup, recovery, and storage services across on-premise, data center, and hybrid environments, supporting restoration during outages, migrations, and infrastructure events.

• Maintain disaster recovery (DR) plans, procedures, and runbooks; execute backup integrity checks, restoration testing, and recovery actions.

• Support testing and validation of infrastructure and application changes impacting backup and recovery platforms.

• Participate in configuration, change, release, patch, and upgrade activities affecting backup, recovery, and storage tooling.

• Coordinate with incident management and service teams during critical incidents to ensure timely data restoration and service recovery.

• Provide senior-level technical guidance on recovery architecture and operational best practices while supporting junior engineers in day-to-day execution to protect SLA performance.

Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or related field OR equivalent work experience.

• 3+ years of experience supporting enterprise backup, recovery, and storage operations in on-premise and/or hybrid environments.

• Hands-on experience with enterprise backup and recovery platforms (e.g., disk- and tape-based solutions).

• Experience executing backup integrity checks, recovery testing, and restoration activities.

• Working knowledge of disaster recovery concepts, RPO/RTO, and operational runbooks.

• Experience supporting change, patch, and upgrade activities in regulated environments.

• Ability to coordinate across infrastructure, network, database, cloud, and incident management teams.

• Experience working within ITIL-aligned operational processes.

Preferred Skills and Qualifications:

• Experience supporting large federal enterprise environments.

• Familiarity with hybrid cloud backup and recovery architectures.

• Experience with storage platforms (SAN/NAS/object storage).

• ITIL Foundation or similar service management training.

• Strong documentation, communication, and incident coordination skills.

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$90,000

Maximum Salary

$130,000