Sr. Disaster Recovery and Resiliency Specialist

Overview

Hybrid
Depends on Experience
Contract - W2
Contract - 3 Month(s)
No Travel Required

Skills

Business Continuity Planning
Disaster Recovery
Documentation
Risk Assessment
Collaboration
Configuration Management
Leadership
Recovery
Supervision

Job Details

Neos is a leading Austin-based IT Staffing and Consulting firm, and was recognized as one of the in Austin.

No calls, no emails, please respond directly to the apply link with your resume and contact details.

Neos is seeking a Sr. Disaster Recovery and Resiliency Specialist for a 3-month contract to hire position with our client in San Antonio, TX.

*****ONLY CANDIDATES LOCAL TO San Antonio, TEXAS NEED APPLY, THE POSITION IS HYBRID ON SITE AS NEEDED *********

Under limited supervision, responsible for the establishment and coordination of the disaster recovery programs and business resumption planning across Health-IT managed solutions. This role manages the enterprise Disaster Recovery program to ensure IT resilience and rapid recovery of critical systems, aligning objectives with business needs.

Day-to-day duties are done remotely with occasional onsite meetings with business stakeholders. Ideal applicants should be local to San Antonio or Surrounding areas.

Qualifications

  • Capable of collaborating with multiple stakeholders across the institution regarding DR efforts.

Education

  • Bachelor's degree in computer science or a related field is required. Four (4) years of related experience may be considered in lieu of degree.

Experience

  • Five (5) years of related experience is required.

Responsibilities
  • Regularly review and update the IT Disaster Recovery (DR) Plan to align with current infrastructure, business needs, resiliency goals, and regulatory standards.
  • Coordinate DR exercises across platforms, including live and tabletop simulations, to ensure readiness, document results, and integrate improvements.
  • Oversee IT recovery efforts during incidents, ensuring the team follows procedures, activates plans, and escalates issues to minimize disruptions and support quick recovery.
  • Collaborate with the IT DR Plan Manager, Business Continuity Manager, and key stakeholders to set objectives, communicate DR exercise results, and ensure alignment.
  • Work with IT teams to improve, standardize, and update documentation for vendor solutions, configurations, and recovery procedures supporting IT resiliency.
  • Document DR exercise outcomes, analyze for improvements, and incorporate lessons learned to strengthen recovery capabilities.
  • Prepare disaster recovery reports for leadership, covering updates, exercise results, identified risks, and resiliency recommendations.
  • Keep documentation of DR plans, business continuity plans, and infrastructure configurations comprehensive and current.
  • Conduct regular assessments to ensure IT recovery capabilities meet continuity and resiliency requirements, identify gaps, and recommend improvements.
  • Support configuration management and risk assessments to align with disaster recovery and resiliency standards.
  • Performs all other duties as assigned.
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