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Cyber Recovery Engineer (DevOps)

Apex Systems · Chicago, IL · 3 wk ago
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About the role

We are seeking an execution-focused Cyber Recovery Engineer to support the build-out and operation of a critical Isolated Recovery Environment (IRE). This role is centered on automation and hands-on technical work to enhance our cyber recovery capabilities, specifically for ransomware scenarios.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and maintain automation for the Isolated Recovery Environment using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform and Ansible.
  • Write and modify scripts in Python, Bash, or PowerShell to automate recovery tasks and operational procedures.
  • Support the testing and operation of the IRE, including participating in recovery drills, tabletop exercises, and full recovery tests.
  • Absorb and assist in maintaining the air-gapped data vault and clean room environment used for data validation.
  • Perform day-to-day operational tasks on enterprise backup platforms like Cohesity, Rubrik, Veeam, or Zerto.
  • Monitor backup job health, investigate failures, and execute restore procedures for servers, databases, and applications.
  • Document recovery test procedures, results, and technical runbooks.
  • Collaborate with infrastructure, application, and database teams to understand system dependencies for recovery sequencing.

Requirements

  • Experience: 7-10 years in infrastructure engineering, IT operations, or a related hands-on technical role.
  • Technical Skills: Hands-on experience with cyber recovery or disaster recovery, proficiency with Infrastructure-as-Code tools, scripting ability in Python, Bash, or PowerShell, experience with enterprise backup or replication platforms, understanding of core networking concepts, strong infrastructure and data recovery knowledge, experience in a financial services institution, direct participation in an IRE or clean room recovery exercise, awareness of regulatory frameworks, familiarity with regulatory examinations or technology audit walkthroughs, certifications such as CompTIA Security+, CySA+, or vendor-specific backup platform training, experience with ServiceNow or equivalent ITSM platforms.

Qualifications

A resume showing hands-on work with code, automation, and pipelines is required, not just management or leadership experience.

Skills

  • Hands-on experience with cyber recovery or disaster recovery, including work with IREs, air-gapped environments, or clean rooms.
  • Proficiency with Infrastructure-as-Code tools, specifically Terraform and Ansible.
  • Scripting ability in Python, Bash, or PowerShell.
  • Experience with enterprise backup or replication platforms such as Cohesity, Rubrik, Veeam, Zerto, Commvault, or NetBackup.
  • Understanding of core networking concepts (VLANs, firewall rules, DNS) relevant to isolated environments.
  • Strong infrastructure and data recovery knowledge.
  • Experience in a financial services institution (large bank, GSIB) or a similarly regulated environment.
  • Direct participation in an IRE or clean room recovery exercise.
  • Awareness of regulatory frameworks like FFIEC or NIST CSF.
  • Familiarity with regulatory examinations or technology audit walkthroughs.
  • Certifications such as CompTIA Security+, CySA+, or vendor-specific backup platform training.
  • Experience with ServiceNow or equivalent ITSM platforms.

Benefits

Everforth Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Everforth Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Everforth Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Everforth Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our ‘Welcome Packet’ as well, which an Everforth Apex team member can provide.

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