IS Disaster Recovery Engineer
ECU Health Medical Center•Greenville, NC
•$83,637 - $121,905
About The Position
The Disaster Recovery Engineer is responsible for developing, maintaining, and executing the organization's Disaster Recovery (DR) program. This role works closely with IT infrastructure teams, application owners, and Emergency Management/Business Continuity partners to ensure operational resilience and continuity of critical technology systems. The Disaster Recovery Engineer will design DR playbooks, coordinate DR exercises, guide teams through recovery steps, and produce clear reports for technical and leadership stakeholders.
Requirements
- A bachelors degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or Cybersecurity or High school diploma or equivalent plus 5 or more years of experience in IT engineering, System Administration, or Cybersecurity roles.
- Experience in Disaster Recovery, Business Continuity, IT Operations, or related roles is required.
- Strong understanding of IT infrastructure including servers, networks, storage, virtualization, and cloud platforms.
- Ability to create detailed technical documentation and process flows.
- Experience coordinating cross functional teams during technical exercises or incidents.
- Strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills.
Nice To Haves
- Knowledge of Business Continuity/DR frameworks (ISO 22301, NIST, FFIEC, etc.).
- Experience with enterprise DR tools or orchestration platforms.
- Familiarity with emergency management or risk management practices.
- Relevant certifications (e.g., CBCI, MBCI, ITIL, AWS/Azure certifications).
Responsibilities
- Partner with infrastructure, network, cloud, and application teams to develop detailed DR playbooks and recovery procedures.
- Identify system dependencies, RPO/RTO requirements, and recovery strategies for critical services.
- Maintain an up to date DR documentation repository, ensuring accuracy and version control.
- Create the annual DR testing schedule and coordinate test scenarios with participating teams.
- Lead and facilitate DR tabletop exercises, technical failover tests, and full-scale recovery events.
- Track test results, issues, and lessons learned; follow up with teams to ensure remediation actions are completed.
- Produce post exercise reports summarizing test outcomes, metrics, gaps, and recommendations.
- Maintain dashboards and readiness indicators for leadership visibility.
- Provide input into enterprise risk assessments and continuity planning based on test data.
- Work closely with Emergency Management and Business Continuity teams to ensure alignment between IT Disaster Recovery and enterprise resilience strategies.
- Support business impact analysis (BIA) efforts and ensure technology recovery capabilities match business priorities.
- Assist application owners in identifying resilience improvements and infrastructure enhancements.
- Ensure DR plans and practices comply with organizational policies, regulatory requirements, and industry standards.
- Participate in audits, risk reviews, and compliance assessments related to technology continuity.
- Promote awareness and best practices across IT and business groups.
Stand Out From the Crowd
Upload your resume and get instant feedback on how well it matches this job.
Upload and Match Resume
What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
