Job Title: Enterprise Architect – Cyber Recovery Engineer
Location: Chicago, IL (Hybrid – Onsite 3 Days/Week)
Duration: 12+ Months Contract-to-Hire
Job Overview
We are seeking an experienced Enterprise Architect – Cyber Recovery Engineer to support enterprise cyber resilience and recovery initiatives within a regulated financial services environment. This is a hands-on technical leadership role focused on designing, implementing, and validating cyber recovery capabilities across isolated recovery and clean room environments.
The ideal candidate will have strong experience in cyber recovery engineering, ransomware recovery operations, regulatory engagement, and infrastructure resilience within banking or financial institutions.
Required Qualifications
10+ years of experience in infrastructure, platform, cyber recovery, or resilience engineering
Minimum 4+ years of experience within banking or regulated financial institutions
Hands-on experience implementing and testing Isolated Recovery Environments (IRE) and clean room recovery solutions
Experience supporting regulatory audits and examinations involving OCC, FDIC, Federal Reserve, NYDFS, SEC, or FINRA
Strong experience with backup and recovery platforms including Cohesity, Rubrik, Zerto, Veeam, Commvault, or NetBackup
Experience with Terraform, Ansible, Python, Bash, or PowerShell for automation and recovery orchestration
Strong understanding of network segmentation, identity isolation, zero-trust architecture, and secure recovery operations
Knowledge of ransomware recovery, forensic validation, FFIEC guidance, NIST CSF, and DORA frameworks
Preferred Qualifications
Experience working in large enterprise banking environments
Certifications such as CISSP, CISA, or cloud disaster recovery certifications
Experience with hybrid cloud recovery architectures across AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform
Exposure to SWIFT, FedWire, CHIPS, or payment systems recovery
Key Responsibilities
Design and maintain isolated recovery and clean room environments for enterprise cyber recovery operations
Execute end-to-end recovery testing cycles and validate RTO/RPO objectives for critical applications
Develop recovery runbooks, automation scripts, and operational playbooks.Support regulatory audits, cyber resilience assessments, and compliance documentation
Architect air-gapped and logically isolated backup/recovery infrastructures using immutable storage technologies
Implement segmentation and identity isolation controls to minimize reinfection risks during recovery.Lead ransomware simulations, failover testing, tabletop exercises, and after-action reviews
Collaborate with infrastructure, application, database, and security teams to validate recovery dependencies and sequencing
Regulatory Engagement & Audit Readiness
Support regulatory examinations, audits, and cyber recovery assessments involving OCC, FDIC, FFIEC, Federal Reserve, and related agencies
Translate FFIEC, NIST CSF, SR 20-24, and DORA guidance into actionable recovery engineering and compliance requirements.Prepare audit evidence, technical documentation, recovery reports, and remediation tracking artifacts
Maintain documentation of control effectiveness, testing results, and remediation activities aligned with regulatory expectations
Recovery Architecture & Engineering
Architect and manage air-gapped or logically isolated backup and replication environments using Cohesity, Rubrik, Zerto, Veeam, and NetBackup
Implement network segmentation and identity isolation controls within Isolated Recovery Environments (IRE) Integrate recovery automation into CI/CD and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) pipelines using Terraform, Ansible, Python, and Bash.Collaborate with application teams, DBAs, and infrastructure teams to validate recovery sequencing and dependencies
Exercise Program & Continuous Improvement
Lead cyber recovery exercises including tabletop simulations, ransomware recovery testing, and failover scenarios
Conduct after-action reviews (AARs) and drive remediation and continuous improvement initiatives
Monitor and report recovery metrics including RTO, RPO, and MTTR to leadership teams
Mentor junior engineers on recovery engineering best practices, clean room operations, and regulatory readiness
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