Cohesity Consultant - Travel role - Secret clearance
Posted 3 days ago
Cohesity Consultant (Active Secret Clearance Required) - 50% travel
Salary Range: $110,000 – $150,000
Clearance Requirement: Active U.S. Secret Security Clearance, or higher
Travel: Up to 50% (possibly slightly less)
Position Overview
PGTEK is seeking an experienced Cohesity Consultant with an active U.S. Secret Security Clearance to implement, configure, and support enterprise data protection solutions for government customers. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience with Cohesity DataProtect, enterprise backup and recovery solutions, cybersecurity best practices, and supporting complex infrastructure environments.
This role will support government customers across multiple locations, including:
- Mechanicsburg, PA
- Ogden, UT
- Oklahoma City, OK
- Montgomery, AL
The position is hybrid with up to 50% travel required to customer locations.
Key Responsibilities
- Design, deploy, configure, and optimize Cohesity backup and recovery solutions.
- Perform installation, upgrades, patching, troubleshooting, and health checks for Cohesity clusters.
- Configure backup policies, replication, archival, disaster recovery, and Instant Mass Restore capabilities.
- Integrate Cohesity solutions with:
- VMware vSphere
- Microsoft Hyper-V
- Windows Server
- Linux environments
- Perform backup validation and recovery testing.
- Troubleshoot backup failures, performance issues, and storage utilization challenges.
- Implement ransomware protection strategies and immutable backup best practices.
- Support Backup and Recovery Appliance (BURA) environments and enterprise storage platforms.
- Develop technical documentation, architecture diagrams, and operational procedures.
- Collaborate with system administrators, cybersecurity teams, project managers, and government stakeholders.
- Provide knowledge transfer and customer training.
Requirements
- Active U.S. Secret Security Clearance
- U.S. Citizenship required
- 3+ years of enterprise backup, storage, or infrastructure experience
- 2+ years of hands-on experience implementing and administering Cohesity solutions
- Experience supporting:
- VMware vSphere
- Windows Server
- Linux
- Active Directory
- SAN/NAS storage environments
- Backup and Disaster Recovery solutions
- Strong troubleshooting and analytical skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Preferred Qualifications
- Cohesity Certified Professional (CCP) certification.
- Experience with:
- Cohesity DataProtect
- Cohesity Helios
- HPE storage platforms, including Alletra, Primera, Nimble, and 3PAR
- Backup and Recovery Appliance (BURA) environments
- Experience supporting Department of Defense (DoD), federal civilian agencies, or intelligence community environments.
- Familiarity with:
- Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs)
- Risk Management Framework (RMF)
- NIST 800-53 security controls
- Zero Trust architecture
Additional Desired Technical Skills
- Cohesity DataProtect Administration
- Enterprise Backup & Recovery
- Disaster Recovery Planning
- VMware Administration
- Windows Server Administration
- Linux Administration
- Enterprise Storage Technologies
- Virtualization technologies
- PowerShell
- REST APIs
- Bash or Python scripting
- Networking fundamentals (TCP/IP, DNS, VLANs)
Preferred Certifications
- Cohesity Certified Professional (CCP)
- VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
- CompTIA Security+
- CompTIA CySA+
- Cisco CCNA
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate
Benefits
Our comprehensive benefits package for full-time salaried employees is effective immediately upon the start date. Benefits include comprehensive PPO medical coverage with access to a Health Savings Account (HSA) option, a vision plan, and dental insurance with the base dental plan option paid for by PGTEK. Life Insurance, Short and Long-Term disability, and Critical Illness insurance have premiums covered. Additionally, PGTEK offers a matching 401(k) plan and a discount on pet insurance through ASPCA Pet Insurance. An Employee Assistance Program is available at no cost to all employees. PGTEK offers a generous amount of PTO and Holidays, and an Education Assistance Program is available after 12 months of employment.
ABOUT PGTEK:
PGTEK is a true consulting organization dedicated to helping clients achieve their business and technology objectives utilizing our decades of experience and business relationships. PGTEK invests in the educational advancements of our staff by providing the necessary resources to complete Professional and Business Certifications. Our company is our people, and we treat them like family.
EOE, including disability/veterans
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Our firm provides global IT infrastructure professional services to industry-leading OEM, infrastructure software, and significant private and public sector organizations. We have completed thousands of successful engagements overseen by our best-in-class project management office (PMO). Typically, each engagement involves data storage, networking, and system virtualization and is delivered by our seasoned certified technical consulting staff. We provide assessment, architecture, installation, and professional residency services for each of our IT Infrastructure focus areas. SOLUTIONS SUPPORTING NATIONAL DEFENSE: PGTEK has a rich history of supporting federal civilian agencies, the United States military, and the Intelligence Community. Throughout our corporate history, we have been awarded numerous high-profile information technology federal prime and subcontracts. PGTEK’s Project Management Office (PMO) is staffed with full-time contracting officers, accountants with DCAA experience, Facility Security Officers (FSO), and seasoned program management that understands the federal government. Our firm has unique capabilities to work with every federal agency, including the Intelligence Community. PGTEK provides services outside the continental United States (OCONUS) on an ongoing basis at military installations, hot zones, and combat theaters.
Key team members
Shawn Shelton
Mark Trout
Robert Thompson
Scott Bollar
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