Disaster Recovery Coordinator
About The Position
Make meaningful contributions that fuel critical outcomes for some of the most complex government, defense, and intelligence projects. Join GDIT as a Disaster Recovery Coordinator for a career where your growth is just as important as the mission you support. MEANINGFUL WORK AND PERSONAL IMPACT: As a Disaster Recovery Coordinator, the work you’ll do at GDIT will be impactful to the mission of USSTRATCOM. USSTRATCOM is a Combatant Command responsible for strategic deterrence, nuclear operations, and enterprise IT services essential to national security. It oversees Nuclear Command, Control, and Communications (NC3), Joint Electromagnetic Spectrum Operations (JEMSO), Global Strike, and Missile Threat Assessments, working closely with other Combatant Commands, Services, and defense agencies. SCITLS will be a key component that will ensure mission success and the safety of the U.S. and its allies by providing 24/7 IT services and network support for NIPRNet, SIPRNet, JWICS, and SAP/SAR environment.
Requirements
- 3+ years of experience
- Security Clearance Level: Must have a current/active TS/SCI clearance.
- ITIL 4 Foundation certified within 9 months of start
- Strong knowledge of Disaster Recovery (DR), Business Continuity (BC), and COOP methodologies
- Expertise in planning, coordinating, and executing DR/COOP activities, including full‑scale exercises and tabletop tests
- Ability to support COOP planning for new systems, ensuring disaster recovery requirements are identified and incorporated
- Experience conducting FISMA‑aligned system security tests as part of DR/COOP exercises
- Skill in performing targeted recovery tests, annual DR validations, and periodic failover/restore drills
- Ability to maintain, update, and audit DR/COOP plans, documentation, runbooks, and procedures
- Proficiency in alerting and emergency notification systems; ability to conduct quarterly testing
- Understanding of IT infrastructure, system dependencies, and recovery strategies (e.g., failover, replication, backup restoration)
- Familiarity with enterprise change management processes that can impact DR/COOP readiness
Nice To Haves
- Technical Training, Certification(s) or Degree
Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain assessment, planning, and execution processes aligned with ITIL 4 continuity management
- Responsible for coordination and execution of all DR/COOP activities including preparation and after exercise lessons learned.
- Support COOP planning, perform DR testing, and coordinate with owners of new systems to ensure DR requirements are considered and disaster recovery plans are made.
- Enhance and maintain DR/COOP plans and documentation and validates recovery capabilities through periodic testing, including targeted recovery tests that are conducted throughout the year.
- Perform DR/COOP exercises, which include FISMA system security tests and tabletop exercises.
- Performs quarterly testing of alert and notification procedures and systems for any type of emergency.
Benefits
- Excellent customizable health benefits (Medical, Dental and Vision)
- 401K with company match
- Educational Assistance and eLearning
- Internal mobility team dedicated to employee advancement
- Rewards and Recognition programs
- Innovative and collaborative environment encouraging highly motivated critical thinking
- full flex work weeks where possible
- variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave.
- short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
