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)

Bachelors 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

Skills

• Strong troubleshooting and diagnostic abilities for backup, replication, and recovery issues.

• Excellent attention to detail to ensure data integrity and COOP/DR reliability.

• Clear communication skills for coordinating with database and cybersecurity teams.

• Ability to maintain documentation, runbooks, and COOP/DR audit evidence.

• Ability to work independently in a fast-paced mission environment.