Technology Specialist (IT)

McDermott

The Role

Overview

Design, deploy, and manage Rubrik backup & DR solutions across hybrid environments

Key Responsibilities

  • disaster recovery
  • backup automation
  • rubrik integration
  • security policies
  • compliance monitoring
  • data protection

Tasks

-Collaborate with cybersecurity teams to respond to threats and initiate recovery workflows. -Maintain comprehensive documentation of backup configurations, recovery procedures, and change logs. -Analyze threat intelligence reports and correlate findings with backup data to identify potential breaches. -Design and test disaster recovery plans using Rubrik’s Live Mount, Instant Recovery, and CloudOut features. -Lead the design and deployment of Rubrik backup and recovery solutions across on-prem, cloud (Azure/AWS), and hybrid environments. -Ensure adherence to security and least privilege principles. -Leverage Rubrik’s Data Threat Analytics to detect anomalies, ransomware indicators, and unauthorized access patterns. -Develop automation for hybrid cloud backup operations. -Build custom workflows for policy enforcement, compliance checks, and alerting. -Design and implement scripts to automate Rubrik backup, restore, and reporting workflows -Monitor data exposure risks and enforce policies to reduce attack surfaces and ensure compliance with regulations like GDPR, HIPAA, and PCI-DSS. -Conduct regular DR drills and simulate failover scenarios to validate recovery time objectives (RTOs) and recovery point objectives (RPOs). -Utilize Rubrik REST APIs and SDKs to integrate with external platforms (e.g., ServiceNow, monitoring tools, Azure, AWS). -Maintain detailed documentation of scripts, workflows, and processes. -Collaborate with business units to prioritize critical workloads and define recovery tiers. -Stay current with Rubrik product updates, industry trends, and emerging technologies in data protection. -Evaluate and recommend enhancements to existing backup architectures to improve scalability, performance, and cost-efficiency. -Configure Rubrik clusters, SLA domains, replication policies, archival targets, and retention settings. -Implement encryption, role-based access controls, and immutability features to safeguard data against ransomware and unauthorized access. -Ensure seamless protection of VMware virtual machines, databases (SQL, Oracle), NetApp NAS shares, M365 cloud-native workloads and Azure machines. -Identify and classify sensitive data (e.g., PII, PHI, financial records) using Rubrik’s data discovery capabilities. -Define long-term data protection strategies aligned with business continuity and compliance requirements. -Troubleshoot and optimize existing scripts for performance and reliability. -Utilize GraphQL for Rubrik automation. -Participate in internal and external audits, providing evidence of backup compliance and recovery capabilities. -Manage daily backup operations, monitor job health, and proactively resolve failures or performance bottlenecks. -Implement and manage Rubrik DSPM to continuously assess and improve the security posture of sensitive data across environments.

Requirements

  • rcse
  • powershell
  • python
  • rubrik api
  • engineering degree
  • 6+ years

What You Bring

-RUBRIK CERTIFIED SYSTEM ENGINEER (RCSE) CERTIFICATION -STRONG PROFICIENCY IN POWERSHELL AND PYTHON SCRIPTING. -FAMILIARITY WITH DATA CLASSIFICATION FRAMEWORKS AND SENSITIVE DATA DISCOVERY. -HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE WITH RUBRIK APIS (REST API, SDKS). -DEGREE IN ENGINEERING, COMPUTER SCIENCE OR RELATED FIELD. -EXPERIENCE WITH AUTOMATION FRAMEWORKS AND CI/CD PIPELINES IS A PLUS. -DEMONSTRATED ABILITY TO DESIGN AND EXECUTE DR PLANS USING RUBRIK’S RECOVERY FEATURES. -SOLID UNDERSTANDING OF RUBIK BACKUP AND RECOVERY CONCEPTS IN ENTERPRISE AND HYBRID CLOUD ENVIRONMENTS -EXPERIENCE WITH CLOUD PLATFORMS (AZURE, AWS), INCLUDING CLOUD-NATIVE BACKUP STRATEGIES AND INTEGRATIONS. -STRONG KNOWLEDGE OF VIRTUALIZATION PLATFORMS (VMWARE VSPHERE, MICROSOFT HYPER-V). -HANDS ON EXPERIENCE ON CONFIGURING & MANAGING BACKUPS OF VARIOUS OS SYSTEM, ORACLE DB, SQL DB, NETAPP VOLUMES, SYBASE SERVERS, O365 SERVICES. -DEEP UNDERSTANDING OF RUBRIK ARCHITECTURE, INCLUDING SLA DOMAINS, REPLICATION, ARCHIVAL, AND LIVE MOUNT CAPABILITIES. -EXPERIENCE CONDUCTING DR DRILLS AND VALIDATING RTO/RPO METRICS. -FAMILIARITY WITH JSON, YAML, AND API AUTHENTICATION (OAUTH, TOKENS). -6+ YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN RUBRIK BACKUP TOOL -UNDERSTANDING OF ENCRYPTION, IMMUTABILITY, AND ROLE-BASED ACCESS CONTROLS IN BACKUP ENVIRONMENTS. -PROVEN EXPERIENCE WITH RUBRIK DSPM (DATA SECURITY POSTURE MANAGEMENT) AND DATA THREAT ANALYTICS. -EXPERIENCE IMPLEMENTING BACKUP SOLUTIONS THAT MEET COMPLIANCE STANDARDS SUCH AS GDPR, HIPAA, PCI-DSS, AND ISO 27001.

The Company

About McDermott

-Provides a comprehensive range of services including engineering, procurement, construction, and installation (EPCI) for both offshore and onshore projects. -Expertise encompasses the delivery of fixed, floating, and subsea production facilities, pipelines, and storage systems, from concept to commissioning. -Known for diverse product lines and innovative solutions across the oil and gas sector, including offshore and subsea production, onshore construction, engineering, and storage. -Developed the first steel template platform in the Gulf of Mexico in the 1940s, expanding its capabilities through strategic acquisitions and technological advancements.

Sector Specialisms

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Hydrogen

Solar

Carbon Capture

Oil

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