Disaster Recovery & Cyber Security Resilience Engineer

Join a world-class academic healthcare system, UChicago Medicine, as a Disaster Recovery & Cyber Security Resilience Engineer in our Information Security department. This is a remote, work from home opportunity, and you may be based outside of the greater Chicagoland area.          

The Disaster Recovery & Cyber Security Resilience Engineer is responsible for the technical execution of disaster recovery and cyber resilience processes aligned with operational goals of the disaster recovery and cyber resilience program across the health system. This hands-on role focuses on technical recovery expertise while collaborating with application owners, infrastructure teams, and business teams to develop and update technical disaster recovery plans for critical applications and infrastructure. This role will be involved with implementing, maintaining, and testing disaster recovery systems and downtime solutions.  It will validate application recovery processes and confirm they are properly backed up and protected according to organizational policies and procedures to ensure the health system’s critical technology infrastructure remains operational and protected against disruptions. This role will act as a trusted advisor to the Assistant Director to provide guidance with identified recovery gaps, implement technical recovery improvements, and evaluate emerging technologies and methods to improve disaster recovery capabilities. 

Essential Job Functions  

• Create and maintain standardized technical recovery procedures for critical systems outlining processes for data backup, system restoration, and operational continuity in case of a technology or cybersecurity emergency. Documentation will be created by working closely with all cross-functional IT technical teams.
• Implement the disaster recovery and cyber resilience program framework on recovery procedure development and testing to monitor compliance with regulatory, legal, and organizational requirements for disaster recovery planning.
• Assist with coordinating and participating in regularly conducted disaster recovery and cyber security resiliency drills and efforts for the health system to assess preparedness and identify areas for improvement. Track reported issues and update technical documentation based on test results to continuously improve technical processes and workflows of recovery.
• Identify recovery process improvements and evaluate emerging technologies to improve disaster recovery capabilities and develop comprehensive disaster recovery plans.
• Other duties as assigned

Required Qualifications  

• Bachelor's degree required in Information Security, Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field; master’s degree favored. Will consider years of experience in lieu of degree
• 5 years of relevant experience in backup and replication technologies (i.e. Veeam) used in clinical, research, and education in healthcare
• 5 years of relevant experience with incident response serving as a primary technical contact during disaster events, coordinating recovery efforts with internal and external vendors
• 5 years of experience in infrastructure engineering with a specific focus on business continuity or cyber resiliency
• Demonstrated proficiency with HIPAA Security, NIST, and other relevant healthcare regulations and standards
• Ability to collaborate with technical teams and develop disaster recovery procedures for critical clinical applications running across multiple operating systems, databases, and cloud platforms
• Knowledge of varies recovery strategies and methods utilized during recovery
• Ability to coordinate efforts with infrastructure team to execute regular DR testing, including failover simulations and data restoration to identify and remediate gaps
• Proven ability to build positive team relationships with all levels of the enterprise and across a diverse set of departments
• Skilled in project management and work plan development and implementation
• Knowledge and ability to direct a team in integrating information technology services with the work requirements and deliverables of units and departments.
• Effective oral and written communication skills and interpersonal skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Academic medical center and/or health care consulting experience strongly preferred
• Current Certified Disaster Recovery Engineer (CDRE) designations or ability to obtain is strongly preferred

Position Details  

• Job Type/FTE: Full-time  
• Shift: Days  
• Location: Remote   
• Department: Information Security  
• CBA Code: Non-Union 

We’ve been at the forefront of medicine since 1899. We provide superior healthcare with compassion, always mindful that each patient is a person, an individual. To accomplish this, we need employees with passion, talent and commitment… with patients and with each other. We’re in this together: working to advance medical innovation, serve the health needs of the community, and move our collective knowledge forward. If you’d like to add enriching human life to your profile, UChicago Medicine is for you. Here at the forefront, we’re doing work that really matters. Join us. Bring your passion.

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UChicago Medicine is an equal opportunity employer.  We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, civil union status, parental status, religion, national origin, age, disability, veteran status and other legally protected characteristics.

As a condition of employment, all employees are required to complete a pre-employment physical, background check, drug screening, and comply with the flu vaccination requirements prior to hire. Medical and religious exemptions will be considered for flu vaccination consistent with applicable law.

Compensation & Benefits Overview

UChicago Medicine is committed to transparency in compensation and benefits.  The pay range provided reflects the anticipated wage or salary reasonably expected to be offered for the position.

The pay range is based on a full-time equivalent (1.0 FTE) and is reflective of current market data, reviewed on an annual basis. Compensation offered at the time of hire will vary based on candidate qualifications and experience and organizational considerations, such as internal equity. Pay ranges for employees subject to Collective Bargaining Agreements are negotiated by the medical center and their respective union.

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