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Senior Systems Engineer II (Backup)

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About Agile Defense At Agile Defense we know that action defines the outcome and new challenges require new solutions.

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Systems EngineerInfrastructure & Cloud

About Agile Defense

At Agile Defense we know that action defines the outcome and new challenges require new solutions. That’s why we always look to the future and embrace change with an unmovable spirit and the courage to build for what comes next.

Our vision is to bring adaptive innovation to support our nation's most important missions through the seamless integration of advanced technologies, elite minds, and unparalleled agility—leveraging a foundation of speed, flexibility, and ingenuity to strengthen and protect our nation’s vital interests.

Requisition #: 1753

Job Title: Senior Systems Engineer II (Backup)

Location: On-Site, Pocatello, ID & Huntsville, AL

Clearance Level: Top Secret / SCI, Must Have Clearance to Start

This role is responsible for designing, deploying, testing, and maintaining the organization’s backup systems and all related components. This includes working with SAN, NAS, tape systems, local disk, Fibre Channel, iSCSI, and other storage technologies.

Responsibilities

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→Design, implement, and support the organization’s backup infrastructure.

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Serve as the subject matter expert for all backup environments.

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Build and maintain backup solutions for both physical and virtual machines across Linux and Windows, using OEM and third‑party tools.

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Configure and provision backups for Linux and Windows servers.

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Strengthen and maintain security throughout the backup environment.

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Monitor backups, resolve issues, troubleshoot failures, address performance bottlenecks, and configure alerting for proactive response.

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Install, configure, test, and maintain system management tools, SAN and tape infrastructure, and server plugins, ensuring all hardware, software, firmware, and patches stay current.

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Ensure high system availability by verifying data replication, failover copies, and redundant datasets.

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Monitor and test application performance, identify bottlenecks, and collaborate with developers on solutions.

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Maintain security, backup, and redundancy strategies.

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Write and maintain scripts to improve efficiency and reduce manual intervention (including IaaS backup monitoring).

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Support the design of information and operational support systems.

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Provide Tier 3 support.

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Work with vendors and other IT teams to resolve issues.

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Maintain thorough and up‑to‑date technical documentation, including inventory, patch levels, system configuration details, hostnames, IPs, and credentials.

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Integrate systems with Linux and Windows as needed for core services.

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Document system configurations such as passwords, access controls, version/revision numbers, patch levels, and hardware inventory.

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Train government staff and transfer knowledge using industry best practices.

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Provide real‑time reporting on backup storage usage, performance metrics, availability, and trends for tape and disk systems.

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Minimum 6 years of experience with NetBackup and IBM Spectrum Protect Suite (required).

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Cohesity experience (preferred).

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Bachelor’s degree (preferred).

6 years

Minimum 6 years of experience with NetBackup and IBM Spectrum Protect Suite

Cohesity experience

Office environment. Occasionally lift 50+ lbs in teams.

Our Core Values

Employees of Agile Defense are our number one priority, and the importance we place on our culture here is fundamental. Our culture is alive and evolving, but it always stays true to its roots. Here, you are valued as a family member, and we believe that we can accomplish great things together. Agile Defense has been highly successful in the past few years due to our employees and the culture we create together.

What makes us Agile? We call it the 6Hs, the values that define our culture and guide everything we do. Together, these values infuse vibrancy, integrity, and a tireless work ethic into advancing the most important national security and critical civilian missions. It's how we show up every day. It's who we are.

→Happy - Be Infectious. Happiness multiplies and creates a positive and connected environment where motivation and satisfaction have an outsized effect on everything we do.
→Helpful - Be Supportive. Being helpful is the foundation of teamwork, resulting in a supportive atmosphere where collaboration flourishes, and collective success is celebrated.
→Honest - Be Trustworthy. Honesty serves as our compass, ensuring transparent communication and ethical conduct, essential to who we are and the complex domains we support.
→Humble - Be Grounded. Success is not achieved alone, humility ensures a culture of mutual respect, encouraging open communication, and a willingness to learn from one another and take on any task.
→Hungry - Be Eager. Our hunger for excellence drives an insatiable appetite for innovation and continuous improvement, propelling us forward in the face of new and unprecedented challenges.
→Hustle - Be Driven. Hustle is reflected in our relentless work ethic, where we are each committed to going above and beyond to advance the mission and achieve success.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

Location & Eligibility

Where is the job

Pocatello, United States

On-site at the office

Who can apply

Listing Details

Posted: July 24, 2026
First seen: July 24, 2026
Last seen: July 25, 2026

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Scored at: July 24, 2026

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Agile Defense: Always Evolving. Agile Defense stands at the forefront of innovation, driving advanced capabilities and solutions tailored to the most critical national security and civilian missions.

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Founded

1998

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