Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Dice is seeking a Disaster Recovery & Cyber Security Resilience Engineer to provide hands-on technical execution of disaster recovery and cyber resilience processes across a large health system. The role involves developing and maintaining technical recovery plans for critical applications and infrastructure while ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements.
Responsibilities
- Create and maintain standardized technical recovery procedures for critical systems, covering data backup, system restoration, and operational continuity in the event of a technology or cybersecurity emergency, in collaboration with cross-functional IT teams
- Implement the disaster recovery and cyber resilience program framework, monitoring compliance with regulatory, legal, and organizational requirements
- Coordinate and participate in regularly scheduled disaster recovery and cyber resiliency drills to assess preparedness and identify areas for improvement
- Track testing results and update technical documentation to continuously improve recovery processes and workflows
- Identify process improvements and evaluate emerging technologies to strengthen disaster recovery capabilities
- Collaborate with technical teams to develop recovery procedures for critical clinical applications spanning multiple operating systems, databases, and cloud platforms
- Coordinate with infrastructure teams to execute regular DR testing, including failover simulations and data restoration, identifying and remediating gaps
- Act as a trusted advisor to leadership, providing guidance on identified recovery gaps and technical recovery improvements
Skills
- Bachelor's degree in Information Security, Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field required; master's degree favored, or equivalent years of experience considered in lieu of degree
- 5+ years of relevant experience with backup and replication technologies (e.g., Veeam) used in clinical, research, and education settings within healthcare
- 5+ years of relevant experience with incident response, serving as a primary technical contact during disaster events and coordinating recovery efforts with internal and external vendors
- 5+ years of experience in infrastructure engineering with a focus on business continuity or cyber resiliency
- Demonstrated proficiency with HIPAA Security, NIST, and other relevant healthcare regulations and standards
- Proven ability to build positive relationships across all levels of the enterprise and a diverse set of departments
- Skilled in project management and work plan development
- Academic medical center and/or healthcare consulting experience strongly preferred
- Current Certified Disaster Recovery Engineer (CDRE) designation, or ability to obtain, strongly preferred
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