Technical Lead, Expert - Infrastructure, Data Protection/Ransomware at Pacific Gas and Electric Company

Compensation · Listed in posting

$140,000 – $189,000/yr

Setup: Hybrid
Location: Oakland, California
Type: Full-time
Level: lead/mgmt
Posted: Sep 30, 2026

Description

PG&E is hiring a Technical Lead for its Technology & Security business unit in Oakland. The role provides strategic and technical leadership for enterprise data protection, ransomware resilience, cyber recovery, and related infrastructure initiatives across on-premises, cloud, and hybrid environments. It leads architecture, implementation, operational readiness, vendor coordination, risk mitigation, incident response, and continuous improvement while partnering with cybersecurity, business continuity, application, operations, and business stakeholders. The position is hybrid, with remote work and 1–2 days per week at the Oakland headquarters, and offers a Bay Area salary range of $140,000 to $238,000.

Required Skills

Data protection
Ransomware resilience
Cyber recovery
Data protection architecture
Cohesity DataProtect
FortKnox
Cloud operations
Threat detection
Recovery orchestration

Additional Information

Minimum Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Information Systems, a job-related discipline, or equivalent experience
Required Previous Experiences: 5 years of hands-on experience in data protection, backup and recovery, infrastructure, systems administration, cloud operations, or related Information Technology functions
Preferred Qualifications: 5 years of experience leading complex data protection, infrastructure resilience, cyber recovery, or ransomware preparedness projects in an Agile or hybrid delivery environment
Expert-level experience with Cohesity DataProtect, FortKnox, Commvault, Dell PowerProtect, Cyber Recovery, CyberSense, Rubrik Security Cloud, and Cloud Vault
Expertise in policy design, immutability, air-gapped protection, replication, encryption, threat detection, cyber-vault operations, isolated recovery, automation, performance optimization, upgrades, and lifecycle management across on-premises, cloud, and hybrid environments
Knowledge of enterprise storage, databases, operating systems, cloud technologies, backup architecture, retention, recovery orchestration, and measurable recovery objectives
Relevant certifications in cloud, cybersecurity, business continuity, disaster recovery, backup and recovery, or enterprise infrastructure technologies
Ability to lead cross-functional teams, vendors, and stakeholders through strategy, design, implementation, testing, and operational transition
Strong executive communication skills and ability to explain recovery readiness, risk, technical trade-offs, and investment needs in business terms
Strong execution discipline, ownership mindset, sound decision-making, and experience managing multiple priorities and dependencies
Ability to define measurable recovery outcomes, convert requirements into actionable technical work, and drive initiatives to completion
Translation Company Name: PG&E Corporation