Disaster Recovery & Backup Specialist

E Logic•Middlesex, NJ

13h

About The Position

E-Logic is seeking a highly skilled Disaster Recovery & Backup Specialist to ensure the resilience, integrity, and availability of critical municipal systems and data across all Borough departments, including public safety environments. This role is responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining enterprise backup and disaster recovery (DR) solutions, ensuring rapid recovery from system failures, cyber incidents, or natural disasters. The specialist will play a key role in supporting business continuity planning, regulatory compliance, and operational readiness, ensuring minimal downtime and data loss across all IT services.

Requirements

5+ years of experience in backup, disaster recovery, or infrastructure engineering
Strong experience with enterprise backup solutions (e.g., Veeam, Datto, Commvault, or similar)
Hands-on experience with virtualization platforms (VMware, Hyper-V)
Knowledge of Windows Server environments and storage systems
Experience designing and executing disaster recovery plans
Understanding of cybersecurity risks (e.g., ransomware recovery strategies)

Nice To Haves

Experience supporting government or public sector environments
Certifications such as: Veeam Certified Engineer (VMCE)
Microsoft Certified: Windows Server / Azure
CompTIA Security+ or similar

Responsibilities

Design, implement, and manage secure backup solutions for servers, endpoints, and cloud environments
Perform regular backup validation and restoration testing
Optimize backup schedules, retention policies, and storage utilization
Develop, maintain, and enhance Disaster Recovery (DR) and Business Continuity Plans (BCP)
Conduct annual DR/BCP testing exercises and document outcomes
Define Recovery Time Objectives (RTO) and Recovery Point Objectives (RPO)
Coordinate recovery efforts during outages or disaster events
Monitor backup jobs, storage systems, and recovery processes for failures or anomalies
Respond to backup failures, data corruption, and recovery incidents
Support cybersecurity incident response efforts related to ransomware or data loss scenarios
Support backup integration with: Virtual environments (VMware, Hyper-V, KVM) Windows Server environments Network Attached Storage (NAS) and cloud platforms
Collaborate with Systems and Network teams to ensure DR readiness across all infrastructure
Ensure compliance with CJIS and municipal IT security requirements
Maintain detailed documentation of backup configurations, recovery procedures, and DR plans
Support audits, risk assessments, and compliance reviews
Work with IT leadership to align DR strategy with organizational goals
Train technical staff and end users on recovery procedures and continuity protocols
Provide recommendations for infrastructure improvements to enhance resilience