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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Senior BUR and Storage Engineers - **Company:** Maximus, Inc. - **Location:** Salt Lake City, UT, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $90,000.0 - $130,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Cloud Computing, Databases, Data Centers, Disaster Recovery, HybridCloud, Information Technology - **Published:** August 2, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.juju.com/job/00000000gl1tkp ## About the Role 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. \#techjobs #clearance #veteransPage ## Description 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. ## Related Videos - [The Sustainability Race: AI's Promises, Pitfalls and Potential](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100155-the-sustainability-race-ai-s-promises-pitfalls-and-potential) - [Kubernetes and Microservices with Multi-Model Databases](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/382-kubernetes-and-microservices-with-multi-model-databases) - [What makes Cybersecurity different for critical infrastructure?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/571-what-makes-cybersecurity-different-for-critical-infrastructure) - [Tomorrow's cloud data platforms - fully managed database-as-a-service (DBaaS)](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/254-tomorrow-s-cloud-data-platforms-fully-managed-database-as-a-service-dbaas) - [Building the Nervous System of AI - Michael Kagan (NVIDIA)](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2133-building-the-nervous-system-of-ai-michael-kagan-nvidia) - [Fault Tolerance and Consistency at Scale: Harnessing the Power of Distributed SQL Databases](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1146-fault-tolerance-and-consistency-at-scale-harnessing-the-power-of-distributed-sql-databases) ## Related Articles - [What Are The Top Skills Required For Azure Developers?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/77-what-are-the-top-skills-required-for-azure-developers) - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers) - [Is Software Engineering Over-Saturated?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/418-is-software-engineering-over-saturated) - [How We Built a Worry-Free System That Runs for 10+ Years – And What We’d Do Again](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/751-how-we-built-a-worry-free-system-that-runs-for-10-years-and-what-we-d-do-again) - [What’s the Difference between a Junior, Mid, and Senior Developer?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/238-what-s-the-difference-between-a-junior-mid-and-senior-developer) - [What does the history of data storage tell us about the future?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/495-what-does-the-history-of-data-storage-tell-us-about-the-future)