Systems Engineer II (Backup)
Open Systems Technologies Corporation · Huntsville, AL
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Jul 26, 2026
Huntsville, AL
Jul 27, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A senior-level backup and storage engineering role supporting a large federal government data center. The work centers on designing, deploying, and maintaining backup infrastructure across Linux and Windows environments, covering SAN, NAS, tape, and virtual/bare-metal systems using tools such as NetBackup and IBM Spectrum Protect. The role also involves scripting, security maintenance, documentation, third-level support, and knowledge transfer to government staff. A Top Secret clearance with willingness to sit for a CI Poly is required.
Senior level · 6+ years · Top Secret clearance
Posted 2 times — it's one opening, so apply once.
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How this req sits in the market our data
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $101,310 (middle half $79,725–$129,425).
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (6)
The JD requires a Top Secret clearance and willingness to sit for a CI Polygraph — the clearance gate is TS (not yet TS/SCI), but candidates must be poly-eligible.
The 6-year minimum experience requirement is explicitly tied to NetBackup and IBM Spectrum Protect together ('six years' experience with NetBackup and IBM Spectrum Protect Suite experience required'), so the years demanded is applied to both skills; it also serves as the overall role-level floor.
A Bachelor's degree is listed under both 'Preferred Skills' and the benefits/preferred section — it is never stated as a hard requirement, so the degree requirement is set to None.
Cohesity appears under 'Preferred Skills' and is explicitly flagged as preferred.
SOC confidence is Medium: the role primarily operates and maintains backup/storage infrastructure (pointing to 15-1244), but it also involves scripting, automation, and system integration work that edges toward 15-1252.
Requires a Top Secret clearance — the cleared population is a small fraction of this occupation, so the real candidate pool is materially smaller than the estimate below, which does not model clearance.
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