IT Resiliency and Disaster Recovery Analyst

Position Title: IT Resiliency and Disaster Recovery Analyst (US Citizens Only)

Location: Remote

We are currently seeking candidates who meet the following qualifications:

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and maintain comprehensive IT resiliency and disaster recovery (DR) strategies to ensure the availability and recoverability of critical business systems and data in the event of a disaster or system failure.
• Collaborate with business units to conduct business impact analysis (BIA) and risk assessments to identify critical IT systems and processes, defining Recovery Time Objectives (RTO) and Recovery Point Objectives (RPO).
• Design, document, and regularly update disaster recovery plans (DRP) and business continuity plans (BCP), ensuring they align with organizational goals and compliance requirements.
• Coordinate and conduct regular disaster recovery testing (tabletop exercises, failover drills, system restoration tests) to validate readiness and identify gaps in the recovery process.
• Manage and maintain disaster recovery environments, including backups, replication, and failover technologies, ensuring systems and data can be restored quickly and reliably.
• Work closely with IT infrastructure, network, and application teams to design, implement, and optimize high-availability and redundancy solutions across data centers, cloud environments, and hybrid architectures.
• Monitor system performance, backup processes, and replication jobs to ensure that DR and resiliency processes are functioning as expected.
• Provide support and oversight for critical incident response processes, including identifying and resolving issues during system outages and recovery operations.
• Maintain and continuously improve documentation for disaster recovery procedures, including system restoration playbooks and recovery workflows.
• Assist in the selection, evaluation, and implementation of disaster recovery technologies and tools (e.g., Veeam, Zerto, Commvault, cloud-based disaster recovery).
• Ensure that backup and disaster recovery policies are consistent with organizational security standards and regulatory compliance (e.g., GDPR, HIPAA, SOX).
• Track and report on key resiliency metrics (e.g., backup success rates, recovery time, recovery point) and provide recommendations for improvements based on findings.
• Educate staff and provide training to ensure that stakeholders are aware of disaster recovery procedures and best practices.
• Stay up-to-date with industry trends, regulatory changes, and new technologies related to IT resiliency and disaster recovery.
  
  

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• Experience in IT disaster recovery, business continuity, or IT resiliency roles.
• Strong understanding of disaster recovery and business continuity best practices, frameworks, and methodologies (e.g., ITIL, NIST, ISO 22301, COBIT).
• Hands-on experience with disaster recovery tools and platforms (e.g., Veeam, Zerto, Commvault, Azure Site Recovery, AWS Disaster Recovery).
• Experience with backup and replication technologies, including cloud-based and hybrid environments.
• Knowledge of IT systems architecture, including networking, servers, storage, databases, and virtualization platforms (e.g., VMware, Hyper-V, AWS, Azure).
• Solid understanding of recovery objectives (RTO, RPO) and how to define and achieve them for critical IT systems.
• Experience in planning and conducting disaster recovery tests, drills, and exercises.
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills, with the ability to identify issues quickly and recommend effective solutions.
• Knowledge of regulatory and compliance requirements impacting disaster recovery (e.g., HIPAA, GDPR, SOX).
• Proficiency in writing and maintaining documentation, including DR plans, procedures, and recovery playbooks.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively across teams and with senior leadership.
• Federal Experience is a plus.
• Required Security clearance.
  
  

If you meet these qualifications, please submit your application via link provided in Linkedin.

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