Disaster Recovery Engineer

Job Summary We are seeking a Disaster Recovery Engineer to support an established Disaster Recovery Engineering program within a large healthcare enterprise environment. This role is focused on infrastructure-first disaster recovery planning and resiliency initiatives to ensure critical enterprise services remain recoverable and operational. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience with enterprise infrastructure, disaster recovery planning, virtualization platforms, and backup technologies, along with the ability to collaborate across infrastructure, networking, and security teams. Key Responsibilities Assess, plan, and develop disaster recovery strategies and recovery plans to support enterprise resiliency initiatives Support disaster recovery planning and execution for foundational infrastructure services including Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, and virtualization platforms Participate in enterprise disaster recovery readiness assessments and identify gaps, risks, and single points of failure Contribute to remediation planning and collaborate with platform subject matter experts to improve system recoverability Develop, maintain, and update disaster recovery documentation including runbooks, recovery procedures, and operational guides Participate in disaster recovery testing activities including failover, failback, and tabletop exercises Provide hands-on support during disaster recovery events, incident response, and recovery operations Collaborate with infrastructure, networking, and security teams to align disaster recovery and resiliency strategies Support ongoing improvements to recovery processes, testing methodologies, and resiliency planning initiatives Required Qualifications 35+ years of experience in infrastructure engineering, site reliability engineering, or disaster recovery-related roles Practical experience with disaster recovery or resiliency planning in large-scale enterprise environments Experience with infrastructure technologies including: Active Directory DNS and DHCP services VMware or other virtualization platforms Experience with enterprise backup and recovery tools such as: Dell Avamar PowerProtect Data Manager (PPDM) Rubrik Cohesity Strong understanding of disaster recovery concepts including Recovery Time Objective (RTO), Recovery Point Objective (RPO), and business continuity principles Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills Ability to collaborate effectively across cross-functional technical teams Strong communication and documentation skills Preferred Qualifications Experience working in healthcare, hospital systems, or other regulated industries Exposure to business continuity planning, disaster recovery testing, or Disaster Impacts Model (DIM) initiatives Familiarity with cybersecurity concepts including firewall technologies and infrastructure security dependencies Experience participating in enterprise-scale disaster recovery exercises and remediation efforts Certifications CBCP (Certified Business Continuity Professional) or CFCP (Certified Functional Continuity Professional) certifications preferred

Education:

Bachelors Degree Certification:

Certified Business Continuity Professional , Certified Functional Continuity Professional