Cohesity Resident Engineer
Remote | Contract | 7+ Months
Overview
Our client is seeking an experienced Cohesity Resident Engineer to provide hands-on, expert-level support for their enterprise data protection environment. This is a remote, long-term contract engagement (7+ months) requiring strong AWS experience and familiarity with Fort Knox immutable backup environments. The ideal candidate brings deep Cohesity platform expertise and a consultative approach to operationalizing backup, recovery, and data management at scale.
Key Responsibilities
- Serve as the dedicated Cohesity subject matter expert embedded with the client's infrastructure and security teams
- Design, implement, and optimize Cohesity DataProtect and DataManage configurations across hybrid environments
- Troubleshoot backup failures, replication issues, and recovery bottlenecks; coordinate with Cohesity TAC as needed
- Lead cluster health assessments, capacity planning, and upgrade planning for Cohesity environments
- Develop and enforce data protection policies aligned with client RTO/RPO requirements
- Integrate Cohesity with AWS cloud workloads for backup, archival, and disaster recovery scenarios
- Maintain Fort Knox immutable backup configurations and ensure compliance with client security standards
- Produce runbooks, architecture documentation, and knowledge transfer materials for client teams
- Collaborate with stakeholders across IT, security, and compliance to align data protection posture with business requirements
Required Qualifications
- 5+ years of enterprise data protection engineering experience
- 3+ years of hands-on Cohesity platform administration (DataProtect, DataManage, SmartFiles)
- Demonstrated experience with Cohesity cluster deployment, configuration, and tuning
- Experience with Fort Knox immutable backup configurations strongly preferred
- AWS experience - working knowledge of S3, EC2, and cloud-based backup/archival integrations
- Strong understanding of backup architectures including incremental forever, deduplication, and replication
- Proficiency with VMware, Linux, and Windows workload protection via Cohesity
- Experience with disaster recovery planning and failover testing in enterprise environments
- Excellent communication and documentation skills; ability to work independently in a remote environment
Preferred Qualifications
- Cohesity Certified Administrator (CCA) or equivalent certification
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect or AWS Certified SysOps Administrator
- Experience in regulated industries (financial services, healthcare, government)
- Familiarity with Helios for multi-cluster management and reporting
- Prior resident engineer or embedded consultant experience
Engagement Details
Type: Contract - W2 or Corp-to-Corp
Duration: 7 months with strong likelihood of extension
Location: 100% Remote
Cloud: AWS experience required
To be considered, candidates must be authorized to work in the United States on a contract basis.
