Matthew R. Britt

Retired from Corporate!

23 years securing enterprise DoD contractor environments. 16 PB protected. Now building what's mine.

Retired from Corporate

Profile

Backup & Storage Architect with 23 years securing enterprise-critical DoD contractor environments. Expert in NetBackup, Rubrik, and Azure cloud data protection technologies. Designed and maintained petabyte-scale backup infrastructures, authored enterprise documentation, and led major cloud-migration and ransomware-resilience initiatives.

Professional Experience

Lead Backup & Storage Architect

2002 – 2025

General Dynamics Mission Systems

Led enterprise backup operations protecting 16 PB of data across thousands of servers and file shares
Designed, deployed, and managed NetBackup, Rubrik, and Azure Backup environments from the ground up
Built Rubrik environment including Threat Hunting, Anomaly Detection, Identity Resilience, and Cloud Vault
Implemented Azure Backup architecture including immutable vaults, enhanced backups, CRR, and archive tiering
Reduced cloud backup storage costs by 40% by optimizing replication and retention policies
Executed complex restorations including long-term, cross-region, cross-subscription, and legacy recovery
Authored all enterprise backup documentation, SOPs, and disaster-recovery runbooks
Awarded Unsung Hero Award (2022) and promoted for excellence in data protection and leadership

Earlier Experience

1998 – 2002

NextiraOne · Unified Technical Contract Agency · Progen Technology

NextiraOne — Senior Desktop/Network Support Technician. Led Santa Ana IT team; network/desktop support; PC imaging; backup & recovery
Unified Technical — MIS Technician. Domain & Exchange administration, Novell + NT backups, remote support
Progen Technology — Helpdesk/Repair Technician

Skills & Certifications

Technical Skills

Backup Platforms

Veritas NetBackup (×3 VCS), MSDP, AIR, Immutable storage, SLPs

Cloud Backup

Azure Backup, MABS, MUA/Resource Guard, CRR/CSR, Archive tiering, Vaulted backups

Cyber-Resilience

Rubrik SLA Domains, Radar, Threat Hunting, Quorum Authorization, Retention Lock

Infrastructure

Windows, Linux, AD, VMware, Exchange, Nutanix, NetApp, EMC Data Domain

Security

Immutable storage, threat analytics, encryption, MFA/MUA, DoD Secret Clearance