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General information
Job Posting Title
Senior BUR and Storage Engineers
Date
Thursday, June 4, 2026
City
Remote
Country
United States
Working time
Full-time
Description & Requirements
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.
Preferred Skills and Qualifications:
- Experience supporting large federal enterprise environments.
- Familiarity with hybrid cloud backup and recovery architectures.
- Experience with storage platforms (SAN/NAS/object storage).
- ITIL Foundation or similar service management training.
- Strong documentation, communication, and incident coordination skills.
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Minimum Requirements
TCS218, T2, Band 5
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EEO Statement
Maximus is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information and other legally protected characteristics.
Pay Transparency
Maximus compensation is based on various factors including but not limited to job location, a candidate's education, training, experience, expected quality and quantity of work, required travel (if any), external market and internal value analysis including seniority and merit systems, as well as internal pay alignment. Annual salary is just one component of Maximus's total compensation package. Other rewards may include short- and long-term incentives as well as program-specific awards. Additionally, Maximus provides a variety of benefits to employees, including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, a retirement savings plan, paid holidays and paid time off. Compensation ranges may differ based on contract value but will be commensurate with job duties and relevant work experience. An applicant's salary history will not be used in determining compensation. Maximus will comply with regulatory minimum wage rates and exempt salary thresholds in all instances.
Accommodations
Maximus provides reasonable accommodations to individuals requiring assistance during any phase of the employment process due to a disability, medical condition, or physical or mental impairment. If you require assistance at any stage of the employment process-including accessing job postings, completing assessments, or participating in interviews,-please contact People Operations at applicantaccom@maximus.com.
Minimum Salary
$
90,000.00
Maximum Salary
$
130,000.00