Senior Technology Resilience Engineer (1043) - Department of Technology

In the Department of Technology Office of Cybersecurity the Senior Technology Resilience Engineer plays a key role in the preparation and execution of the Technology Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity/ Continuity of Operations Plans. 

Major functions in this role include (and are not limited to):

• Work with City departments to plan design and test the resilience solutions for all critical City systems to support the citywide technology resilience program
• Conduct detailed Technology Risk assessment and Business Impact Analysis 
• Review City departments completed Technology Risk and Business Impact Analysis for completeness
• Develop resilience reports that identify gaps and recommendations from Technology Risk assessment and Business Impact Analysis
• Maintains knowledge on the current and emerging developments/trends for IT Disaster Recovery technology and resilience solutions
• Collaborate with technical engineering teams to understand the evolving architectures to plan design and test the resilience solutions
• Review and provide recommendations for client departments Technology Disaster recovery Plans and Business Continuity/ Continuity of Operations Plans
• Develop and maintain Business Continuity/ Continuity of Operations Plans for the department and each division
• Review the completeness of technology recovery plans and procedures for critical technology systems and applications for completeness
• Design plan coordinate and execute technology resilience test/exercise with recovery teams for all critical technology systems and applications
• Support natural human-caused and technology disaster/emergencies during the activations of Emergency Operations Center/Department Operation Center

Appointment Type: This Permanent Exempt (PEX) Full Time position is excluded by the Charter from the competitive civil service examination process and shall serve at the discretion of the appointment officer. The anticipated duration of this project position is thirty-six (36) months and will not result in an eligible list or permanent civil service hiring.

Work Location: Incumbent will conduct the majority of work at the Department of Technology(1 S Van Ness Ave San Francisco CA 94103). However there may be situations where the incumbent will be required to work at other sites throughout the City of San Francisco as necessary. 

Nature of Work: The incumbent must be willing to work on-site at our San Francisco office in person four days a week and one day remote (for a total of 40 hours - specify the work schedule; for example a 40-hour week) as determined by the department. Travel within San Francisco may be required. 

Qualifications :

Minimum Qualifications

Education: An associate degree in computer science computer engineering information systems or a closely related field from an accredited college or university OR its equivalent in terms of total course credits/units i.e. at least sixty (60) semester or ninety (90) quarter credits/units with a minimum of twenty (20) semester or thirty (30) quarter credits/units in one of the fields above or a closely-related field.

Experience: Three (3) years of experience analyzing installing configuring enhancing and/or maintaining the components of an enterprise network.

Substitution: Additional experience as described above may be substituted for the required degree on a year-for-year basis (up to a maximum of two (2) years). One (1) year is equivalent to thirty (30) semester units/ forty-five (45) quarter units with a minimum of 10 semester / 15 quarter units in one of the fields above or a closely related field.

Completion of the 1010 Information Systems Trainee Program may be substituted for the required degree.

Desirable Qualifications

• Completion of an Industry certification in BCP is preferred
•  Possesses ability to work independently 
• Possesses applied communication and presentation skills
• Must be able to interact with technical non-technical and management staff 
• Bachelors Degree or Equivelant Experience is required.
• Completion of 2 to 3 years working experience in IT System Infrastructure Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity Industry is required
• Knowledge and understanding of current Disaster Recovery planning techniques and technologies
• Experience in planning and executing technology recovery testing exercises for applications and related technologies/systems contained within enterprise data centers and Cloud platform
• Must have experience and demonstrated proficiency in BC/DR program execution managing process change projects and knowledge of the disaster recovery program lifecycle 

Verification: Applicants may be required to submit verification of qualifying education and experience at any point in the application and/or departmental selection process. Written verification (proof) of qualifying experience must verify that the applicant meets the minimum qualifications stated on the announcement. Written verification must be submitted on employers official letterhead specifying name of employee dates of employment types of employment (part-time/full-time) job title(s) description of duties performed and the verification must be signed by the employer. City employees will receive credit for the duties of the class to which they are appointed. Credit for experience obtained outside of the employees class will be allowed only if recorded in accordance with the provisions of the Civil Service Commission Rules. Experience claimed in self-employment must be supported by documents verifying income earnings business license and experience comparable to the minimum qualifications of the position. Copies of income tax papers or other documents listing occupations and total earnings must be submitted. If education verification is required information on how to verify education requirements including verifying foreign education credits or degree equivalency can be found at ones education training or work experience or attempted deception on the application may result in disqualification for this and future job opportunities with the City and County of San Francisco.

Additional Information :

Compensation: $73.8875 - $92.9750 (hourly) /$153686- $193388 (annually) 

How to Apply:

• Interested candidates are encouraged to apply as soon as possible as this job announcement may close at any time but not earlier than Friday July 29 2025 at 11:59 PM
  • Your application MUST include a resume.  To upload please attach using the additional attachments function.

You may contact Elbi Magana via email at @ with questions regarding this opportunity.

Late or incomplete submissions will not be considered. Mailed hand delivered or faxed documents/applications will not be accepted.

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• Conviction History
• Employee Benefits Overview
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• ADA Accommodation
• Right to Work
• Copies of Application Documents
• Diversity Statement

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

The City and County of San Francisco encourages women minorities and persons with disabilities to apply. Applicants will be considered regardless of their sex race age religion color national origin ancestry physical disability mental disability medical condition (associated with cancer a history of cancer or genetic characteristics) HIV/AIDS status genetic information marital status sexual orientation gender gender identity gender expression military and veteran status or other protected category under the law.