Archival Engineer

As a Professional, Lead Archival Engineer, you will design, implement and operate enterprise data archival, retention and application-retirement solutions across structured and unstructured data. You will combine hands-on archival platform expertise with data governance, cloud storage and automation to ensure archived data remains compliant, searchable and accessible when required.

How you'll make an impact

• Lead the design and operation of enterprise data archival, retention, preservation and application-retirement solutions across the data lifecycle.
• Configure and support Informatica ILM / Data Archive / Application Retirement and/or SAP ILM / SAP Data Archiving, including retention, purge, retrieval and legal-hold rules.
• For SAP landscapes, support SARA / ADK archiving and integrations with ArchiveLink, SAP Content Server, OpenText or equivalent repositories, as applicable.
• Assess legacy applications and high-growth data stores; identify archival candidates, define source-to-archive mappings and support system decommissioning and historical-data retrieval.
• Integrate archival solutions with enterprise databases and cloud archive tiers such as AWS S3 / Glacier, Azure Blob Archive or equivalent services.
• Define classification, retention, disposition and legal-hold controls with Data Governance, Legal, Privacy, Security and Compliance; ensure reconciliation and auditability.
• Monitor archival jobs, storage usage, capacity and performance; troubleshoot ingestion, archive and retrieval issues; maintain recovery procedures.
• Automate archival operations and reporting using SQL, Python, PowerShell / shell scripting and APIs; maintain technical standards, documentation and knowledge transfer.

What you'll bring

Skills Required:

• 3+ years of relevant experience in data archiving, information lifecycle management, application retirement, data engineering, storage or a related technology role.
• Hands-on experience with at least one enterprise archival / application-retirement platform: Informatica ILM (Data Archive, Application Retirement, Data Vault), SAP ILM / SAP Data Archiving, OpenText Information Archive / Archive Center, Archive360 or equivalent.
• Strong understanding of retention, purge / disposition, legal hold, data retrieval, backup / recovery and long-term preservation practices.
• Working knowledge of Oracle, SQL Server, PostgreSQL or DB2 with strong SQL skills for data analysis, validation and reconciliation.
• Scripting / automation capability using Python, PowerShell or shell scripting, with exposure to APIs for archival orchestration or operational automation.
• Experience with on-premises and/or cloud storage lifecycle policies, including archive / cold tiers on AWS, Azure or GCP.
• Understanding of data governance, data quality, metadata, lineage, classification, privacy and security controls, with ability to work in a global matrixed environment.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Engineering, Engineering or a related technical discipline.

Preferred:

• SAP ECC / S/4HANA archiving experience using SARA, ADK, SAP ILM Retention Management, Legal Hold, ArchiveLink and/or SAP Content Server.
• Experience with Informatica ILM capabilities such as Data Archive, Application Retirement / Data Vault, Data Validation or related Informatica tooling.
• Exposure to OpenText Archive Center / Information Archive, Archive360, PBS, Syniti, Solix, Hyland or comparable enterprise archiving platforms.
• Experience with application decommissioning, large-volume archival, eDiscovery or historical-data retrieval in regulated life sciences, medical device or healthcare environments.
• Familiarity with GxP, records retention, data privacy, audit readiness, data catalog / lineage tools such as Informatica EDC, Collibra or Microsoft Purview, and relevant cloud / data certifications.