Technology Disaster Recovery Specialist Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity Services

Carnegie Mellon Universitys Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity Services department is seeking a Disaster Recovery Specialist to join their team. This is an exciting opportunity for someone who thrives in an interesting and challenging work environment. You will contribute to the department by helping to ensure the resilience of CMUs critical IT infrastructure through expert disaster recovery planning and execution. You will report directly to the Sr. Director for Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity.

Core responsibilities include:

• Disaster Recovery (DR) plans development. Develop document and maintain DR Plans with Computing Services and other CMU Technology departments for infrastructure systems data security and third-party systems.

• Exercises. Plan facilitate and document DR exercises (tabletop and functional) to validate and verify the recovery capabilities of plans. Following exercises document After Action Reports to identify and close gaps or implement process improvements.

• Training and support. Provide training support and awareness to plan owners administrators and users.

• Monitoring changes in the IT environment to ensure DR plans remain current and effective.

• Incident response. Assist incident response efforts during actual disaster recovery events including technical coordination and escalation.

• Technology prioritization and recovery orchestration. Assist in defining recovery priorities and sequence of recovery of infrastructure and systems based on business requirements.

• Other duties as assigned.

Adaptability excellence and passion are vital qualities within Carnegie Mellon University. We are in search of a team member who can effectively interact with a varied population of internal and external partners at a high level of integrity. We are looking for someone who shares our values and who will support the mission of the university through their work.

You should demonstrate:

• Technical Skills: Analytical problem-solving project management.

• Communication & Collaboration: Interpersonal relationship-building cross-functional teamwork.

• Work Ethic: Self-motivated goal-driven time management.

Qualifications:

Required:

• 3 to 5 years of experience developing maintaining and exercising DR Plans for systems data infrastructure security cloud and hybrid solutions or equivalent technical experience.

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science Engineering Information Systems related area required or equivalent relevant work experience.

You may be required to be on-call and work irregular or extended work hours including but not limited to overtime emergency hours nights and weekends.

Desired:

• Knowledge of and proficiency in the use of business continuity software is strongly preferred.

• Experience with virtualization (VMware Hyper-V) cloud recovery solutions backup tools (e.g. Veeam Commvault) or scripting (e.g. PowerShell Python)

• Technical certifications such as AWS ITIL CDRE VCP-DCV etc.

• Experience in Disaster Recovery management software such as FUSION Archer Risk Connect Service Now etc.

A combination of education and relevant experience from which comparable knowledge is demonstrated may be considered.

Requirements:

• Successful completion of a pre-employment background check

Additional Information:

• Sponsorship: Applicants for this position must be currently legally authorized to work for CMU in the United States. CMU will not sponsor or take over the sponsorship of an employment visa for this opportunity. Carnegie Mellon is not a qualifying employer for the STEM OPT benefit: only the 12-month OPT may be used to work at Carnegie Mellon.

Joining the CMU team opens the door to an array of exceptional benefits.

Benefits eligible employees enjoy a wide array of benefits including comprehensive medical prescription dental and vision insurance as well as a generous retirement savings program with employer contributions. Unlock your potential with tuition benefits take well-deserved breaks with ample paid time off and observed holidays and rest easy with life and accidental death and disability insurance.

Additional perks include a free Pittsburgh Regional Transit bus pass access to our Family Concierge Team to help navigate childcare needs fitness center access and much more!

For a comprehensive overview of the benefits available explore our Benefits page.

At Carnegie Mellon we value the whole package when extending offers of employment. Beyond credentials we evaluate the role and responsibilities your valuable work experience and the knowledge gained through education and training. We appreciate your unique skills and the perspective you bring. Your journey with us is about more than just a job; its about finding the perfect fit for your professional growth and personal aspirations.

Are you interested in an exciting opportunity with an exceptional organization! Apply today!

Location

Job Function

Position Type

Full Time/Part time

Pay Basis

More Information: