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Backup and recovery will be your primary responsibility, with opportunities to work across the wider infrastructure portfolio.\nLocation: Parsippany, NJ\nSalary/hourly rate: $109,000.00 - 145,200.00 + bonus opportunity\nPlease note that the salary range information provided is a general guideline only, reflecting a position based in New Jersey. Criteria such as the candidate’s qualifications and relevant experience, the scope of the specific position, as well as market and business considerations will be evaluated when extending an offer.\nWe Take Care of Our People\nPaid Time Off I 401K with Employer Match and Profit Sharing I Health and Wellness BenefitsILearning and Development Opportunities I Referral Program I Competitive Pay I Recognition I Employee Stock Purchase Plan I Inclusive & Supportive Culture *\nYour Challenge\nBackup and Recovery Technical Leadership\nOwn the architecture, roadmap and technical standards for enterprise backup and recovery.\nLead the design and improvement of solutions across Commvault, Zerto and AvePoint.\nEnsure backup services are secure, resilient and aligned with recovery, compliance and business requirements.\nGuide infrastructure teams, service partners and vendors through implementation and complex issue resolution.\nOversee recovery testing, restore validation and remediation of identified gaps.\nMaintain clear architecture, technical and operational documentation.\nProvide technical oversight of third-party resources supporting backup and recovery operations including setting priorities, reviewing service performance, coordinating escalations, and ensuring issues and corrective actions are resolved.\nInfrastructure Architecture and Projects\nLead or contribute to infrastructure initiatives beyond backup and recovery based on business priorities and operational needs, including design, implementation, troubleshooting and transition to ongoing support.\nAssess technology options, risks, dependencies and lifecycle requirements.\nEnsure solutions are secure, scalable, supportable and compliant with organizational standards.\nProvide technical guidance and mentoring across infrastructure and operational teams.\nGovernance and Improvement\nProvide architecture assurance for infrastructure changes.\nMaintain standards; comply with change control processes; design patterns and technology roadmaps.\nIdentify opportunities to improve resilience, security, efficiency and supportability.\nFully support audit, compliance, capacity planning and technical-debt reduction.\nWhat You Bring\nEssential Skills and Experience\nHands-on administration, design and troubleshooting of backup and recovery systems\nExperience providing technical leadership for platforms or projects.\nWorking knowledge of Windows Server, Active Directory, VMware and Network concepts\nUnderstanding of infrastructure architecture, recovery objectives and service transition.\nStrong troubleshooting, documentation and stakeholder-management skills.\nAbility to translate business and technical requirements into practical solutions.\nStrong communication and writing skills required.\nSelf-motivated and able to progress projects independently with limited managerial oversight, prioritize competing responsibilities and drive through completion.\nFive years of information technology experience is preferable. Experience with backup and recovery tools (preferably Commvault) is desired.\nDesirable Skills and Experience\nExperience with Zerto and AvePoint.\nBroader knowledge of server, storage, virtualization, cloud, identity or datacenter technologies.\nExperience in regulated environments, disaster recovery exercises or architecture governance.\nExperience in the basic administration of Linux.\nRelevant infrastructure, cloud, virtualization or data-protection certifications.\nAdditional Role Expectations\nOccasional travel and work outside of normal business hours may be required for maintenance, implementations, recovery testing or critical incidents\nAble to work effectively with geographical distributed teams and third-party service providers.\nParticipate in required training and maintain technical knowledge relevant to the role.\nUS Citizenship required\nWe welcome candidates with strong infrastructure fundamentals and backup expertise who can broaden their contribution across the infrastructure portfolio.\nNo unsolicited agency submittals please. Agency partners must be invited to participate in a search by ourTalent Acquisition Team and have signed terms in place prior to any submittal. Resumes submitted directly to any Curtiss-Wright employee or affiliate will not qualify for fee payment, and therefore become the property of Curtiss-Wright.\nCompliance Statement\nThis position may require exposure to export-controlled information and subject to additional security screening. In the event information provided during the security screening reveals ineligibility to access export-controlled information, any offer of employment may be reconsidered or withdrawn.\nCurtiss-Wright is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, sexual orientation, gender identity, physical or mental disability, age, ancestry, legally protected medical condition, family care status, marital status, religion, veteran status, national origin, or any other legally protected status. 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