Data Protection SME

INTER-OP is currently seeking a Data Protection SME to provide support to The Department of State in support of Foreign Affairs Business Unit. The Department of State manages the United States foreign policy, international relations, and diplomatic missions.

• Provide expert-level guidance on the architecture of multi-petabyte backup environments for federal agencies.

• Troubleshoot and resolve high-priority, complex data recovery issues impacting agency-wide missions.

• Technical implementation of advanced encryption frameworks and immutable storage solutions.

• Serve as a primary technical advisor for agency-level disaster recovery and business continuity planning.

• Analyze existing data protection architectures for security gaps and recommend remediation aligned with NIST standards.

• Mentor senior engineers and architects on advanced Commvault, Veeam, or Cohesity features.

• Support the federal Authority to Operate (ATO) process by providing deep technical evidence for data integrity controls.

• Demonstrated expertise in applying NIST 800-53 and FedRAMP High requirements for data availability.

• Technical implementation of the NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) for data protection.

• Experience with classified data handling (SIPR/JWICS) and secure data archival.

• Technical Skills: Expertise in Commvault, Veeam, Cohesity, and NetBackup;

Advanced knowledge of data encryption (FIPS 140-3) and secure key management (KMS). Deep expertise in data deduplication and cross-region replication strategies.

Knowledge of container-native backup (e.g., Kasten, Velero) in secure environments.

Qualifications / Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical field.

• 12+ years of experience in data management and enterprise backup engineering.

• 7+ years of deep expertise in specialized domains such as cloud-native backup or ransomware recovery.

INTER-OP provides a diverse range of support services to both government and corporate clients. We are a veteran owned company that is dedicated to providing an extremely high level of service to our clients as well as an outstanding work experience for our employees. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer that values diversity in our workforce