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Cyber Recovery Engineer

$40 per hour

Rose INT

Cyber Recovery Engineer

Location: Chicago, Illinois, USA | Employment Type: CTC, W2 | Job Code: PAN-00000033

About the Opportunity

This role supports critical disaster recovery and backup operations within a regulated environment, focusing on maintaining secure recovery infrastructure and ensuring compliance with industry standards.

Why Join Us?

  • Work on enterprise-grade backup and replication platforms in a mission-critical environment
  • Develop expertise in regulatory compliance frameworks and disaster recovery methodologies
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams on infrastructure resilience initiatives
  • Contribute to cybersecurity defense strategies and incident response capabilities

Key Responsibilities

  • Maintain and operate isolated recovery environments and clean room infrastructure
  • Execute recovery procedures during drills and full-scale recovery testing scenarios
  • Document test procedures, results, and any deviations from expected outcomes
  • Perform daily operational tasks on backup and replication platforms while monitoring job health
  • Configure and validate backup policies, retention schedules, and replication targets
  • Test restore procedures for servers, databases, and applications while recording RTO/RPO outcomes
  • Prepare evidence packages and control narratives for regulatory audits and examinations
  • Execute scripted automation tasks using Python, Bash, or PowerShell
  • Participate in walkthroughs with regulators and internal audit teams
  • Collaborate with infrastructure, application, and database teams on system dependencies

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Cybersecurity, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent work experience)
  • Experience in infrastructure engineering, IT operations, or security-adjacent technical roles
  • Background in financial institutions or similarly regulated environments (healthcare, utilities, government)
  • Hands-on experience with disaster recovery or backup operations including DR tests and restore procedures
  • Proficiency with enterprise backup platforms such as Cohesity, Rubrik, Veeam, Zerto, Commvault, or NetBackup
  • Scripting capabilities in Python, Bash, or PowerShell
  • Understanding of networking concepts including VLANs, firewall rules, DNS, and routing
  • Strong documentation practices for technical procedures and test records
  • Awareness of regulatory frameworks such as FFIEC, NIST CSF, or NYDFS
  • Preferred: Certifications including CompTIA Security+, CySA+, or cloud fundamentals
  • Preferred: Experience with IaC tooling, ITSM workflows, or cyber incident response exercises

Ready to Apply?

We welcome applications from qualified candidates ready to contribute to our cybersecurity and disaster recovery initiatives.

Contact:

Phone: View phone number on product.excelhire.com

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