Disaster Recovery / Business Continuity Specialist (Hybrid)

TEKsystems
$55.00 - $70.00 / hr
life insurance, sick time, 401(k), retirement plan
United States, California, San Diego
Feb 18, 2025
Description We are seeking a highly skilled Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery (BCDR) Specialist to provide planning, testing consultation, and hands-on support. This role involves evaluating architectural designs, determining risks associated with technology designs and usage, and managing vendor engagements. The BCDR Specialist will work closely with a small team to lead the program for all regulatory disaster recovery plans and runbooks. This person should have a technical background. Top Skills and Qualifications: * 5-7+ years of experience in Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity. * Strong technical background with the ability to engage in technical conversations and drive the development of effective recovery plans. * Experience working with seasoned technical experts to build comprehensive recovery plans. * Technical understanding to challenge and validate technical solutions with application owners. * Ability to understand and document application components, including server names, IP addresses, application interdependencies, and criticality. Technical Skills: * Proficiency with AWS services, including EC2 instances, S3 buckets, and Route 53. * Knowledge of disaster recovery tools such as Cohesity for data backups, Infinidat, Site Recovery Manager, F5, and AWS Resilience Hub. Preferred Candidates: * One strong cloud-based candidate with experience in AWS. * One strong on-prem candidate with experience in on-premises disaster recovery solutions. Key Responsibilities: Provide expert consultation on business continuity and disaster recovery planning and testing. Evaluate architectural designs and assess risks associated with technology designs and usage. Collaborate with a team to spearhead the development and maintenance of disaster recovery plans and runbooks. Ensure each application has a disaster recovery plan and runbook, and conduct thorough testing. Support the migration from existing on-prem data centers to AWS or new on-prem data centers in Ashburn, VA, and Chicago, IL. Certification Preference:* CBCP, Certified Business Continuity Professional CDRP, Certified Disaster Recovery Professional Pay and Benefits The pay range for this position is $55.00 - $70.00/hr. Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following: * Medical, dental & vision * Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital * 401(k) Retirement Plan - Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available * Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) * Short and long-term disability * Health Spending Account (HSA) * Transportation benefits * Employee Assistance Program * Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave) Workplace Type This is a hybrid position in San Diego,CA. Application Deadline This position is anticipated to close on Feb 26, 2025. About TEKsystems: We're partners in transformation. We help clients activate ideas and solutions to take advantage of a new world of opportunity. We are a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 clients, including 80% of the Fortune 500, across North America, Europe and Asia. As an industry leader in Full-Stack Technology Services, Talent Services, and real-world application, we work with progressive leaders to drive change. That's the power of true partnership. TEKsystems is an Allegis Group company. The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.