Senior Systems Engineer – Backup & Disaster Recovery

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We are seeking an experienced Senior Systems Engineer with deep expertise in backup recovery and data protection technologies to join our infrastructure engineering team. This role is responsible for designing implementing optimizing and supporting enterpriselevel backup and disaster recovery (DR) solutions. The ideal candidate brings handson mastery of Commvault and Veeam strong systems engineering fundamentals and an ability to drive reliability and resilience across critical IT services.

You Will Make an Impact By

Backup & Disaster Recovery Engineering

• Architect deploy and maintain enterprise backup solutions using Commvault and Veeam.
• Evaluate enhance and continuously improve backup/restore strategies schedules retention policies replication and disaster recovery processes.
• Perform routine and complex recovery tests to validate DR readiness.
• Monitor backup infrastructure health performance and capacity; lead proactive tuning and optimization efforts.
• Create and maintain documentation covering backup workflows DR runbooks and system diagrams.

Systems Engineering & Infrastructure Support

• Manage and support Windows and Linux server platforms virtualization technologies (VMware Nutanix AHV) and storage systems as they relate to backup and recovery operations.
• Collaborate with application security and network teams to ensure protection of all critical workloads.
• Lead rootcause analysis for backup or restore failures and drive longterm corrective actions.
• Assist in designing scalable automated solutions using scripting (PowerShell Bash Python preferred).

Security Compliance & Governance

• Ensure backup and disaster recovery operations meet corporate regulatory and industry standards.
• Enforce data protection policies encryption requirements and secure handling of sensitive data.
• Participate in audits risk assessments and compliance initiatives related to data resilience.

Technical Leadership

• Act as the subjectmatter expert for backup and DR technologies within the organization.
• Mentor junior engineers and provide guidance on engineering best practices.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend improvements to strengthen resilience and operational efficiency.

Skills You Bring

• 5 years of experience in systems engineering infrastructure operations or a related field.
• Expertlevel handson experience with Commvault and Veeam backup platforms.
• Strong knowledge of:
  • Windows and Linux server administration
  • VMware vSphere and Nutanix AHV
  • SAN/NAS and Hyper-Converged storage technologies
  • Networking fundamentals (DNS routing firewall concepts)
• Demonstrated experience designing and implementing enterprisescale disaster recovery architectures.
• Proficiency in automation and scripting (PowerShell Bash Python).
• Excellent troubleshooting skills and the ability to resolve complex infrastructure issues.

Preferred Qualifications

• Commvault Certified Professional or higher.
• Veeam Certified Engineer (VMCE).
• Experience with cloud platforms (Azure AWS) and cloudbased backup architectures.
• Familiarity with configuration management (Ansible Puppet Chef) or infrastructureascode (Terraform).
• Prior experience in highly regulated or highavailability environments.

Soft Skills

• Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate with crossfunctional teams.
• Detailoriented with a focus on precision and reliability.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and projects in a fastmoving environment.
• Leadership mindset with a willingness to advocate for best practices and operational excellence.

This role requires periodic travel to our Plano TX site and therefore candidate must be within commuting distance to Plano TX.

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Compensation and Benefits:

• Salary Pay Range: $88000 - $147000 USD Annual per year. This range is a good faith estimate of the expected salary range for this position based on a wide range of factors including qualifications experience and training operational and business needs and other considerations permitted by law.

• Bonus: This position is eligible for a discretionary annual bonus in an amount to be determined by MKS or as applicable.

• Benefits: MKS offers a comprehensive benefits package including health insurance coverage (medical dental and vision) 401(k) with company match life and disability insurance 12 paid holidays sick time 15 paid vacation days 6 weeks fully paid parental leave adoption assistance and tuition reimbursement and for participation in any stock programs signing bonus etc.

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We are interested in a qualified candidates eligible to work in the United States and will not be sponsoring work visas for this position at this time.

MKS is an equal opportunity employer including disability veteran status and all categories protected by law. Please review our EOE statements for additional details. MKS is generally only hiring candidates who reside in states where we are registered to do business.

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