Job#: 2090309
Job Description:
Position Description:
Are you ready to rev your career engine and drive innovation at one of the worlds most iconic companies? Our client is seeking a visionary Cohesity Backup Administrator to join their dynamic team in Dearborn, MI! This isnt just a job; its an opportunity to be at the forefront of protecting the digital future during a critical global rollout. Were looking for someone who sees backup and recovery not as a chore, but as an exciting challenge – a chance to architect resilience, engineer efficiency, and automate the future. If youre a team player, a problem-solver, and a "good person" (as our hiring manager puts it!), then buckle up, because this high-paced environment is where youll make a tangible impact.
**What Youll Be Driving:**
As an Enterprise Backup and Recovery Specialist, youll be the guardian of our digital assets, mastering our Cohesity kingdom. Your mission, should you choose to accept it, will include:
- Architecting Resilience: Taking the wheel in designing, engineering, and ensuring the reliable and efficient operation of Cohesity backup infrastructure.
- Pioneering Automation: Leading the charge in automating tasks that remove "work and noise" from the system. Imagine automating Cohesity protection group creation/deletion and streamlining GitHub pull requests for infrastructure changes. Youll be the architect of smarter, faster, and more repeatable processes!
- Fortifying Our Defenses: Collaborating closely with our security teams to implement robust security measures, including intrusion detection systems for DLP, insider threat mitigation, and access controls, ensuring our data is ironclad.
- Optimizing Performance: Configuring and maintaining our Cohesity backup servers and software to ensure peak performance and seamless operation.
- Crafting the Ultimate Safety Net: Establishing and maintaining cutting-edge backup and recovery procedures that guarantee business continuity during system failures or in the face of malicious threats.
- Becoming Our Proactive Sentinel: Monitoring usage patterns and SLA metrics to identify potential issues before they even whisper, proactively resolving them to ensure the continuous availability and reliability of critical systems.
- Charting the Future: Analyzing system capacity and performance trends to anticipate future infrastructure needs and providing strategic recommendations for investment prioritizations.
- Keeping Us Humming: Performing routine network maintenance and system upgrades, including service packs, patches, hot fixes, and enhancements, to keep our systems running smoothly.
Who You Are:
Youre a highly motivated individual with a passion for data protection and a knack for automation. You thrive in a fast-paced environment and are excited by the prospect of a global Cohesity rollout. Youre a natural collaborator, ready to roll up your sleeves and contribute to a team where "all hands on deck" is the motto.
**Location, Location, Location:**
This is a local opportunity in Dearborn, MI. Were looking for someone who can drive into our office four days per week. This on-site presence is crucial for collaboration and hands-on involvement during this significant global initiative. If youre ready to make a monumental impact, protect critical data, and innovate with a purpose at Ford, we want to hear from you! Join us and help drive the future of data protection.
Skills Required:
- Windows Servers
- Linux
- Python
- Powershell
- Automation
- Backup Software
Must haves
- Local to Dearborn
- Cohesity backup experience
- Proficient in Windows Server and Linux Server administration
- Proficient in Github and how to store code in repositories
- Strong automation skills and automation first mindset
- Strong knowledge of Windows PowerShell
- Ansible knowledge
- General CI/CD pipeline experience
- Must be a good person with a good personality and a team player.
Experience Preferred:
- Automation skills
- Powershell
- Python
- Github
Additional Information :
4 days in the office
EEO Employer
Apex Systems is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, disability, status as a crime victim, protected veteran status, political affiliation, union membership, or any other characteristic protected by law. Apex will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law.
Apex Systems is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRated's Best of Staffing® in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work® in the United Kingdom and Mexico.
Apex Benefits Overview: Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our ‘Welcome Packet’ as well, which an Apex team member can provide.
