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Solution Architect, Commvault

Toronto, ON
On-site
Posted Sep 1, 2026
1 position

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Employment type: Contract
Experience level: Lead · 10+ years
Minimum education: Professional degree
Apply by: Oct 1, 2026
Posting language: English
Working hours: 40 hours per week
Seniority: Mid-Senior level

Job summary

Lead the design, implementation, and optimization of large-scale enterprise Commvault environments to ensure data protection and cyber resilience. Act as a strategic advisor to executive stakeholders while providing hands-on technical leadership for complex recovery programs.

Job details

Job Description On behalf of our client, Affinity is seeking a Solution Architect with deep Commvault expertise to lead enterprise data protection and recovery initiatives. This role combines strategic advisory services, solution architecture, and hands-on technical leadership, requiring an individual who can engage executive stakeholders on long-term data protection strategy while also supporting the design, implementation, and optimization of complex Commvault environments. The successful candidate will drive modernization, cyber resilience, and recovery programs across large-scale enterprise infrastructures in regulated environments. Responsibilities Lead discovery and current-state assessments of enterprise backup, recovery, and data protection estates Build and present roadmaps that connect data protection to business outcomes — RTO/RPO targets, cyber resilience, cost, and audit posture Advise executive and director-level stakeholders on modernization: on-prem to hybrid, air-gapped and immutable copies, ransomware recovery readiness Run workshops, whiteboard sessions, and executive briefings; be credible with both the storage team and the CIO Develop reusable reference architectures, standards, and internal practice assets Represent the practice in pre-sales and solutioning conversations where required Design end-to-end Commvault architectures at enterprise scale: CommServe, MediaAgents, index and deduplication design, storage tiering, and client distribution Size and capacity-plan across multi-site, multi-petabyte environments Design protection for mixed estates — VMware, Hyper-V, physical, SQL, Oracle, SAP, Exchange, SharePoint, file, NAS, and container workloads Architect cloud and hybrid data protection (Azure, AWS, GCP), including Metallic / Commvault Cloud where applicable Design cyber resilience and clean-room recovery patterns: immutability, air gap, anomaly detection, isolated recovery environments Produce HLDs, LLDs, migration plans, and runbooks that other engineers can actually execute Design DR strategy and lead recovery testing methodology Lead and hands-on support build, migration, and cutover activity Configure storage policies, plans, schedules, retention, auxiliary copies, and reporting Migrate from legacy platforms (NetBackup, Veeam, TSM/Spectrum Protect, Rubrik, Networker) onto Commvault Own complex escalations and performance tuning that the delivery team can't resolve Mentor engineers and transfer knowledge to client operations teams at handover Qualifications 10+ years in enterprise data protection, storage, or infrastructure, with 5+ years focused on Commvault Proven track record architecting Commvault at genuine enterprise scale — thousands of clients, multi-petabyte, multi-site Experience leading at least one large legacy-to-Commvault migration end to end Strong grounding in adjacent infrastructure: VMware, enterprise storage (NetApp, Dell EMC, Pure), Windows and Linux, networking fundamentals Cloud data protection experience across at least one major hyperscaler Demonstrated executive presence — you can lead a steering committee, defend a design under challenge, and write a document a CIO will read Excellent documentation and presentation skills; consulting or professional services background strongly preferred Experience in regulated environments (financial services, healthcare, public sector) and familiarity with audit, compliance, and retention obligations Commvault certifications (Certified Expert / Master, Professional) Commvault Cloud / Metallic SaaS design experience Cyber recovery and clean-room design experience Automation and reporting via Commvault REST API, PowerShell, or Python Kubernetes and container data protection Familiarity with competing platforms for credible comparative advisory Affinity Earn Know someone who’s great for this, or any of our open roles? Earn up to $4,000/year for each successful referral through Affinity Earn. You can also earn up to $50,000 for helping us find new clients. Learn about our referral program at https://affinity-group.ca/earn/ or browse our jobs & follow us at https://www.linkedin.com/company/affinity-staffing/jobs/ About Affinity Affinity Group is a technology and business consulting and services company. We believe in creating long term relationships between clients and consultants that foster a mutually beneficial partnership. Affinity is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit and business need. For more information on Affinity, please visit www.affinity-group.ca Job Number: 13903

What you’ll do

Requirements

Requires over 10 years of experience in enterprise data protection with at least 5 years specializing in Commvault at scale. Candidates should possess strong cloud expertise, executive presence, and professional Commvault certifications.