Data Protection Engineer

About Us

Our team is the Lenovo Cloud Database & DR. Our mission is to deliver and maintain our enterprise databases, provide data backup and support BCDR (Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery). In our daily work we value and require close collaboration within the team and cross-organization. We are looking for another Data Protection Engineer to join our growing unit. This position is hybrid and is onsite 3 days per week at our Morrisville location.

Key Responsibilities

Backup Solutions Management

• Design, deploy, and maintain data backup strategies using NetBackup and Commvault software.
• Ensure regular and reliable backups of critical business data across various systems.
• Monitor backup jobs, troubleshoot failures, and optimize backup performance.

Database Operation

• Responsible for daily operations and maintenance of databases: Oracle, MongoDB, Redis.
• Responsible for user management, permission allocation, and schema.
• Analyze database performance metrics, identify bottlenecks, and implement tuning strategies.
• Optimize query execution plans, index management, and resource allocation to enhance database response times and throughput.
• Continuously monitor the health of databases, including disk space utilization, memory usage, and transaction logs.
• Proactively identify and address potential issues such as disk full warnings or abnormal resource consumption to prevent service disruptions.
• Plan, test, and execute database version upgrades and security patch installations.
• Ensure that upgrades are seamless while keeping the database environment secure and up to date.

Disaster Recovery (DR) Initiatives

• Develop, test, and maintain disaster recovery plans.
• Ensure that data protection strategies align with DR objectives for business continuity.
• Participate in the company's annual BCDR (Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery) drills in the US.
• Be responsible for pre-drill communication, including coordination with departments to confirm roles, timelines and requirements.
• Track progress during drills: execution status of recovery procedures, identification of bottlenecks, and compliance with predefined processes.
• Update DR plans regularly based on changes in the IT environment, new business requirements, and insights from BCDR drills.
  
  

Basic Qualifications

• 1-2 years of Experience supporting database backup and restoration operations.
• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Business or related field.

Preferred Qualifications

• 2+ years of Experience with NetBackup and Commvault data backup and recovery software.

• 2+ years of solid understanding of database operation and maintenance (Oracle, MongoDB, or Redis).
• 2+ years of Experience in database backup/restore operations.
• Knowledge of disaster recovery principles and best practices.
• Demonstrated understanding of database principles (transactions, locking mechanisms, storage engines, backup and recovery).
• Cultural Competency working across Chinese, American, Desi, European, and South American cultural contexts, ensuring messages are communicated with clarity and tact.
• Sensitivity and rapid learning ability to adapt to technological changes, tracking trends in database technology development, and promoting exploration into new directions.

The base salary budgeted range for this position is $65-85k. Individuals may also be considered for bonus and/or commission. This is a hybrid position 3 days per week at our Morrisville location.

Lenovo's various benefits can be found on www.lenovobenefits.com.

In compliance with Colorado's EPEWA, the expected application deadline for this position is October 2, 2025. This applies to both external and internal candidates.

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