Senior Data Protection and Encryption Engineer at Andishi — Remote (Kenya)

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    Senior Data Protection and Encryption Engineer

    AndishiRemote (Kenya)

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    4 days ago

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    2 Sept

    Full Time
    Remote
    Senior
    ICT & Telecommunications
    IT & Software

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    Job Description

    We are seeking an experienced Data Protection & Encryption Engineer to independently manage and deliver an enterprise backup, disaster recovery, and encryption project. The ideal contractor will have strong hands-on experience with Veeam, Zerto, Avamar, Data Domain, enterprise KMS/HSM solutions, VMware, Hyper-V, and storage infrastructure. This role requires someone who can assess an existing environment, implement solutions, troubleshoot issues, perform recovery testing, and document the final configuration with minimal supervision.

    Key Responsibilities

    • Configure and manage enterprise backup, replication, and disaster recovery environments.
    • Administer Veeam Backup & Replication, including immutable repositories and recovery workflows.
    • Manage Zerto replication, VPGs, journals, failover/failback, and DR testing.
    • Support Dell Avamar and Data Domain backup environments.
    • Implement and maintain encryption and centralized key-management solutions.
    • Work with CipherTrust, Luna HSM, or similar KMS/HSM platforms.
    • Perform backup and restore validation and verify RTO/RPO requirements.
    • Support VMware, Hyper-V, SAN/NAS, networking, DNS, and firewall dependencies.
    • Improve ransomware resilience through immutable and isolated backup strategies.
    • Troubleshoot production issues and coordinate technical changes as needed.
    • Create clear operational documentation and DR runbooks.
    • Assessment of the current backup, encryption, and DR environment
    • Stable and optimized backup/replication configurations
    • Encryption and key-management configuration
    • Tested backup restores and disaster recovery workflows
    • RTO/RPO validation
    • Ransomware-resilient backup recommendations or implementation
    • Technical documentation and recovery runbooks

    Required Qualifications

    • Veeam Backup & Replication
    • Zerto
    • Dell Avamar / Data Domain
    • CipherTrust Manager or similar KMS
    • Luna HSM or similar HSM technology
    • VMware vSphere / ESXi
    • Microsoft Hyper-V
    • SAN/NAS storage
    • Windows and Linux
    • TCP/IP, DNS, and firewall troubleshooting
    • Disaster recovery, replication, RTO/RPO, and ransomware recovery

    Job Details

    Job Function

    IT & Software

    Additional Information

    How to Apply: Interested and qualified? Go to Andishi on www.linkedin.com to apply. When applying, please briefly describe your hands-on experience with Veeam, Zerto, Avamar/Data Domain, KMS/HSM technologies, VMware, and disaster recovery, along with one relevant project you personally delivered.

    Prove You Can Own a DR Engagement End-to-End

    This is a senior, independent role — the hiring manager wants to see that you can run a backup and DR project from assessment to documentation without hand-holding. Your application should scream autonomy and deep technical command.

    1. Lead with a delivered DR project: In your cover letter or application, describe one project where you personally took a backup/DR environment from assessment to implementation. Name the tools (Veeam, Zerto, etc.), the RTO/RPO targets, and the outcome. If you can, include a metric like recovery time achieved.

    2. Show depth across the stack: This role touches backup, replication, encryption, virtualization, and storage. On your CV, group your skills by area (backup, DR, KMS/HSM, virtualization) and give examples for each. Don't just list tools — show how you used them together.

    3. Be ready to talk ransomware resilience: Immutable backups and isolated recovery are hot topics. Prepare a specific example of how you've configured immutable repositories or isolated recovery environments. Explain the architecture and why it works.

    4. Prepare for a technical screen on Veeam and Zerto: Expect questions on Veeam backup jobs, repository configuration, and restore workflows. For Zerto, know VPGs, journal history, and failover/failback procedures. Practice explaining these concepts clearly.

    5. Highlight your documentation skills: The posting emphasizes creating operational documentation and DR runbooks. Bring samples or describe how you structure runbooks. Show that you can write for both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

    6. Emphasize independent troubleshooting: This role requires minimal supervision. Give an example of a complex production issue you diagnosed and resolved on your own. Describe your approach and the tools you used.

    7. Know the encryption side: Be ready to discuss KMS/HSM platforms like CipherTrust and Luna HSM. Understand key management, encryption at rest, and how they integrate with backup solutions. If you have hands-on experience, describe a specific implementation.

    8. Tailor your CV to the keywords: Use the exact terms from the posting: Veeam, Zerto, Avamar, Data Domain, CipherTrust, Luna HSM, VMware, Hyper-V, SAN/NAS, RTO/RPO, ransomware recovery. This helps you pass ATS and shows you've read the requirements carefully.

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    Tags

    Veeam
    Zerto
    Avamar
    Data Domain
    KMS