Infrastructure Engineer/Backup Engineer with Cohesity platform experience

Role: Infrastructure Engineer / Backup Engineer / Data Protection Engineer with Cohesity Platform experience, We’re looking for a seasoned Cohesity Infrastructure Engineer to step into a critical, hands-on contract role supporting a 4-cluster Cohesity environment through a full production-to-test migration cycle. This is not a generalist backup role - it requires deep, verified expertise across Cohesity’s product suite including DataProtect, SmartFiles, and FortKnox, and the confidence to own the technical execution from day one., · Manage and administer 4 Cohesity clusters (All-Flash architecture) - 2 production, 2 test - including the transition of current production clusters into test environments

· Configure, monitor, and troubleshoot Cohesity DataProtect for enterprise backup and recovery operations

· Implement and manage Cohesity SmartFiles for unstructured data management and tiering

· Administer Cohesity FortKnox (self-managed) for cyber-resilient data vaulting and ransomware protection

· Support backup operations across VMware virtual infrastructure, physical servers, and agent-based workloads

· Manage integration with Cristie recovery and migration tooling

· Plan and execute cluster role transitions with minimal disruption to backup SLAs

· Document runbooks, architecture diagrams, and operational procedures for the refreshed environment

· Collaborate with storage, virtualization, and security teams to ensure backup policies meet organizational requirements

· Provide capacity planning recommendations and performance tuning across all clusters

· 5+ years of enterprise data protection / backup infrastructure experience

· 3+ years of hands-on Cohesity platform experience - non-negotiable

· Direct, proven experience with Cohesity DataProtect, SmartFiles, and FortKnox

· Strong understanding of All-Flash Cohesity cluster architecture, deployment, and management

· Experience with VMware backup integration (VADP, SAN transport, etc.)

· Hands-on experience with physical server and agent-based backup configurations

· Familiarity with Cristie recovery tooling

· Experience planning and executing cluster migrations or role transitions in production environments

Strong troubleshooting skills across networking, storage, and backup application layers.

Pay: $90,000.00 - $130,000.00 per year