Senior - Backup -Data Protection- PPDM

6 hours ago

Toronto, Ontario, Canada TECONICA SOFTWARES Full time

Role: Senior Backup Administrator / Data Protection Solution Engineer

Work Mode: Remote / Hybrid

Location: Canada preferred

Security Clearance: Level 1 – Reliability (Mandatory)

Role Overview

A large, regulated insurance company is seeking two Senior Backup Administrators (positioned as Data Protection Solution Engineers) to support its Cyber Resilience and Data Protection program. These roles are responsible for the implementation, configuration, optimization, and operational readiness of enterprise backup and recovery platforms across cloud and hybrid environments.

The environment is primarily Dell-based (e.g., PPDM). Experience with Rubrik or similar modern cyber recovery platforms is a nice-to-have, but the core requirement is strong foundational backup expertise, system-level understanding, and the ability to learn and adopt new technologies.

These are hands-on delivery roles, embedded within client delivery teams and working under client direction.

Key Responsibilities

Implement and configure enterprise backup and recovery platforms, primarily Dell-based (e.g., PPDM)

Support system design and deployment activities, including architecture validation and best-practice alignment

Perform backup, restore, recovery, and validation activities across cloud and hybrid environments

Onboard workloads into data protection services and validate protection coverage

Configure and manage retention, replication, and recovery policies aligned to business RTO/RPO targets

Support operational readiness, including documentation, handover, and knowledge transfer

Execute and support DR tests, cyber recovery exercises, and recovery validation

Troubleshoot backup failures, restore issues, and performance bottlenecks

Develop and maintain runbooks and recovery playbooks

Support monitoring, alerting, and service management integrations

Collaborate with infrastructure, security, and application teams to ensure end-to-end protection

Required Skills & Experience (Must-Have)

Strong enterprise backup and recovery fundamentals

Hands-on experience with Dell data protection technologies (PPDM strongly preferred)

Experience with implementation, configuration, and operationalization of backup platforms

Solid understanding of backup system design, architecture, and best practices

Experience performing backup, restore, DR testing, and recovery validation

Strong knowledge of retention, replication, SLA, RTO/RPO concepts

Experience supporting regulated enterprise environments (insurance or financial services preferred)

Demonstrated ability to learn and adopt new data protection technologies

Strong troubleshooting and operational support skills

Eligibility for Level 1 – Reliability clearance (mandatory)

Nice-to-Have Skills

Experience with Rubrik, Cohesity, or other modern cyber recovery platforms

Cloud workload protection experience (AWS, Azure, or GCP)

ITIL-based operations and ServiceNow exposure

Cyber resilience, ransomware detection, or clean recovery validation experience

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