Background information about the job or company

At Andishi, we’re democratizing global tech opportunity by discovering, nurturing, and connecting overlooked talent with businesses around the world. Born in Nairobi’s "Silicon Savannah," we began with one simple truth: exceptional tech talent exists everywhere, yet opportunity remains out of reach for many.

Responsibilities or duties

• 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.

Qualifications or requirements

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

Experience needed

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.

Any other provided details

Expected Deliverables

• 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

Ideal Candidate

We are looking for a senior engineer who can take full technical ownership of the engagement.

You should be able to investigate issues independently, design and implement solutions, test your work, and carry technical problems through resolution without requiring continuous supervision.

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.

• 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.

• 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

• BA/BSc/HND