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myGwork - LGBTQ+ Business Community is Hiring a Senior Disaster Recovery Engineer Near Durham, NC
This inclusive employer is a member of myGwork – the largest global platform for the LGBTQ business community. Do you want to make an impact in your next role? Parexel is looking for changemakers who are driven by curiosity, passion, and optimism. Come join us in keeping the Patient at the Heart of Everything We do. The Senior Disaster Recovery Engineer will be responsible for managing the activities to ensure that Parexel is able to recover our IT systems in the event of a disaster and perform DR testing exercises. This includes DR Plan creation and review, annual testing of required applications, preparing for and managing the DR Test events, maintaining required documentation pre and post DR Tests, and managing application recovery in the event of a production disaster. This is a hybrid role in our Durham, North Carolina office. Key Accountabilities
Partner with leadership, subject matter experts, and management to develop detailed and comprehensive disaster recovery plans for each required application
Act as liaison for auditing and examination of disaster recovery processes
Assist in managing recovery during a crisis event as needed and assist with incident response
Determine critical business processes and establish resources required for the successful resumption of business operations in the event of a disaster
Document situation reports and lessons learned for actual incidents and exercises
Manage DR Program using the Business Continuity Software Suite (RecoveryPlanner)
Establish and maintain detailed DR communications and command and control plans
Establish and maintain the overall plans for executing all DR procedures and understand their interdependencies
Maintain policies and procedures for the Disaster Recovery Program
Manage change control process to keep all plans updated for changes in recovery team members, facilities, services and systems
Partner with the Incident Management team and assist in facilitating business recovery, as required
Performs regular reviews and updates to all program activities to identify areas of opportunity for improvement and enhanced operational resiliency
Provide disaster recovery planning, testing oversight, and governance
Provide expertise and support to management and business functional areas, as required, when a business disruption occurs
Provide ongoing feedback for risk management, mitigation, and prevention
Schedule and lead all DR exercises
Complete required Documentation pre/post DR exercises
Qualified Candidates Should Possess
10 years of experience in computer technology and/or information systems
Foundational knowledge of servers (Windows, Linux), applications, databases, storage/backup and networks
8 years of IT project management
Previous experience in a large global organization
Excellent communication skills both written and verbal
Ability to present to SLT on disaster recovery planning, testing and results
Critical thinking skills, ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
Education
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field
PMP certificate preferred
Parexel Benefits
Health, Vision & Dental Insurance
Tuition Reimbursement
Vacation/Holiday/Sick Time
Flexible Spending & Health Savings Accounts
Work/Life Balance
401(k) with Company match
Pet Insurance
Full list of benefits available here: US Benefits | Parexel International At Parexel we embrace flexibility and understand that in today's fast-paced world, employees need to balance their careers with their personal lives. Come join us where learning is constant, you're exposed to a world of experiences and open doors.