Backup, Recovery & Replication Specialist

Overview

DecisionPoint seeks a Backup, Recovery & Replication Specialist to support enterprise continuity of operations (COOP) and disaster recovery (DR) capabilities across a large federal and DoD-aligned mission environment. This role is responsible for implementing and managing secure database backup strategies, replication configurations, log shipping, failover clustering, and recovery procedures that meet strict RTO/RPO requirements. 

The specialist ensures highly reliable and resilient data protection and recovery processes for mission-critical systems while collaborating with database, cybersecurity, and cloud engineering teams to maintain IL5-compliant backup and replication architectures. 

This position is fully remote. 

Note: By applying to this position, you acknowledge and consent to having your resume included in an active competitive government contract bid.

Duties & Responsibilities

The Backup, Recovery & Replication Specialist will: 

• Manage backup, restore, and replication strategies across production and non-production database environments. 

• Ensure COOP and DR procedures meet established Recovery Time Objectives (RTO) and Recovery Point Objectives (RPO). 

• Configure and maintain log shipping, database mirroring, clustering, and high-availability replication. 

• Conduct regular backup validation, restore testing, and failover exercises to ensure operational readiness. 

• Monitor backup job performance, replication lag, storage utilization, and data integrity. 

• Troubleshoot backup failures, replication inconsistencies, and recovery issues. 

• Implement secure backup encryption, access control, and IL5-compliant data protection measures. 

• Support RMF documentation for AU, SC, CP, and AC control families as related to COOP and data protection. 

• Maintain COOP/DR runbooks, backup schedules, architecture diagrams, and operational SOPs. 

• Coordinate with database administrators on schema considerations, retention settings, and log management. 

• Work with cybersecurity teams to address vulnerabilities, patching dependencies, and secure backup configurations. 

• Support DR exercises, continuity planning, tabletop reviews, and audit inquiries. 

• Provide recommendations for improving reliability, redundancy, and backup automation workflows. 

Qualifications

Clearance Requirement 

Must hold an active Top Secret clearance, supported by a Tier 5 background investigation. 

 

Education (Required) 

Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Systems Engineering, Database Administration, or a related technical field. 

 

Experience (Required) 

• Minimum 5 years of experience managing backups, recovery operations, or replication technologies. 

• Experience supporting COOP/DR strategies in enterprise or secure environments. 

• Experience performing restores, replication configuration, and backup validation tests. 

• Experience with RTO/RPO planning and execution. 

• Experience troubleshooting failover, replication lag, and data integrity issues. 

• Experience applying DoD cybersecurity standards to backup and storage systems. 

 

Technical Knowledge (Required) 

• Proficiency with database backup tools, replication technologies, and clustering methods. 

• Strong understanding of SQL Server, MySQL, Oracle, or PostgreSQL backup and failover capabilities. 

• Knowledge of IL5 data protection requirements and secure storage principles. 

• Familiarity with RMF control families related to continuity and secure data handling. 

• Experience with log shipping, mirroring, snapshots, and cloud-based backup mechanisms. 

Technical Knowledge (Preferred) 

• Experience with AWS cloud backup platforms (S3, Glacier, RDS snapshots, etc.). 

• Experience with automation scripting for backup orchestration. 

• Knowledge of enterprise DR platforms and orchestration tools. 

 

Certifications 

Required: 

• CompTIA Security+ 

Preferred: 

• AWS Backup or Disaster Recovery certifications 

• Database vendor certifications (SQL Server, Oracle, PostgreSQL) 

• CISSP or CCSP