IT Specialist (Data Recovery & Migration)

The Geneva Foundation • Bethesda, MD

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About The Position

The Data Recovery & Migration Specialist executes data offloading, legacy media processing, and hardware recovery across multiple organizational sites. The role involves travel to U.S. locations to extract data from polysomnography (PSG) devices and varied storage media, including legacy hard drives and DVDs that may be degraded or non-functional. It also provides technical support and hardware troubleshooting at the main site, converts extracted data into standardized, usable formats, and maintains core IT operations. This is an intermittent position of 0–19.99 hours per week.

The position supports a multi-institution research collaboration with Stanford, Johns Hopkins, the Veteran Affairs (VA), and the Department of War (DoW) to build a sleep foundation model. The project uses self-supervised learning on large-scale physiological sleep study data to generate representations from which the team aims to forecast future health risks and uncover patterns that traditional sleep scoring metrics may miss.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science degree or equivalent work experience.
• Proven hands-on experience and expertise in data recovery, legacy storage media, and troubleshooting malfunctioning or legacy hardware.
• Strong technical knowledge of server and workstation operating systems.
• Proven oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to stay organized and detail-oriented, prioritize and adapt to changing workloads, and communicate effectively with diplomacy.

Nice To Haves

• One to two years of experience in nonprofit, research, or healthcare settings.
• Experience with PSG equipment and software, specialized medical devices, or proprietary device data extraction.
• CompTIA A+, Network+, or similar certifications.

Responsibilities

• Travel to designated locations across the U.S. to conduct on-site data offloading from devices and storage media.
• Extract and recover data from legacy and non-standard media, including DVDs and legacy hard drives of varying ages, conditions, and formats.
• Perform hardware and software troubleshooting on-site for malfunctioning, corrupt, or unresponsive storage drives and PSG equipment.
• Coordinate the safe handling, packing, and shipping of legacy hardware and media from remote locations to the main site.
• Process shipped or retrieved hardware at the main site and offload raw data into structured, usable organizational formats.
• Identify, procure, configure, and install hardware and software to support data conversion, workstation maintenance, and user requirements.
• Provide timely updates and clear communication to site contacts and project teams about data extraction and recovery status.
• Develop, document, and maintain IT policies, procedures, and data inventory.
• Perform additional duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time