Recovery & Storage Engineer

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. Must be a U.S. Citizen without dual citizenship.

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.
   

Job Specific Minimum Requirements:
 

• 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.