Disaster Recovery & Cyber Security Resilience Engineer

About the role

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.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• Implement the disaster recovery and cyber resilience program framework on recovery procedure development and sing to monitor compliance with regulatory, legal, and organizational requirements for disaster recovery planning.
• Absorb and participate 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 s 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.

Requirements

• 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 various recovery strategies and methods utilized during recovery
• Knowledge and ability to direct a team in integrating information technology services with the work requirements and deliverables of units and departments

Qualifications

• 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
• Effective oral and written communication skills and interpersonal skills

Skills

None specified in the job description.

Benefits

None specified in the job description.

Pay

Compensation offered at the time of hire will vary based on candidate qualifications and experience and organizational considerations, such as internal equity.

Schedule

Days