IT Continuity & Resilience Engineer Specialist in Backup & Disaster Recovery

Macpower Digital Assets Edge Private Limited

Huntington, NY

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JOB DETAILS

SALARY

$110,000–$135,000 Per Year

SKILLS

Automation, Best Practices, BrightStor ARCserve Backup, Business Continuity Planning (BCP), Business Plan, Cloud Computing, Communication Skills, Computer Science, Computer Security, Cryptography, Data Quality, Data Recovery, Data Storage, Disaster Recovery, Documentation, Emerging Technology, Failover, GxP, High Availability, Incident Management, Industry/Trade Analysis, Information Technology & Information Systems, Information/Data Security (InfoSec), Internet Security, Load Balancing, Performance Analysis, Problem Solving Skills, Regulations, Reliability Engineering, Replication and Remote Mirroring, Risk Management, Scalable System Development, Systems Engineering, Team Player, Testing, U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Virtualization

LOCATION

Huntington, NY

POSTED

5 days ago

Role summary

Ensure the stability, security, and resilience of company IT infrastructure across NY, OH, and CA sites.
Focus on backups, disaster recovery, business continuity, and high availability.
Work with infrastructure, security, and business teams to plan and optimize continuity strategies.
Solve problems quickly while building maintainable, scalable solutions.
Work independently toward goals and collaborate well under pressure.

Backup and disaster recovery

Build and manage backup solutions to protect data integrity and availability.
Lead and test disaster recovery and business continuity plans.
Perform regular DR testing and validate recovery objectives.
Maintain clear documentation for DR strategies, policies, and procedures.
Partner with security on data protection and compliance best practices.

Infrastructure management

Design, deploy, and maintain servers, storage, networking, and cloud systems.
Implement high-availability, failover, and load balancing for critical systems.
Monitor performance, capacity, and uptime to meet service levels.
Automate and optimize to improve reliability and efficiency.
Resolve issues quickly and prevent recurrence through root-cause actions.

Incident response and risk

Act as a primary responder for resilience incidents with minimal downtime.
Run post-incident reviews and strengthen prevention strategies.
Identify vulnerabilities and implement proactive risk mitigations.
Keep recovery procedures current, accurate, and accessible.

Security and compliance

Follow internal IT controls and required policy training.
Align with frameworks and regulations such as NIST and GxP.
Implement encryption and secure data storage solutions.
Partner with cybersecurity to address vulnerabilities and threats.
Stay current on evolving threats and resilience best practices.

Collaboration and improvement

Align continuity and infrastructure strategies with business objectives.
Track industry trends and emerging technologies to improve resilience.
Train IT teams on continuity and recovery best practices.

Qualifications

Bachelor's in information systems or computer science preferred, or 5+ years of related experience.
5+ years in IT infrastructure engineering and support.
Proven experience in disaster recovery planning, systems engineering, or business continuity.
Strong knowledge of backups, replication, and recovery tools.
Deep skills in networking, storage, virtualization, and high availability.
Experience with automation and orchestration for DR and failover.
Understanding of NIST, GxP, and cybersecurity best practices.
Strong communication, collaboration, and documentation skills.
Effective under pressure with strong problem-solving skills.
Experience in midsize enterprise environments.
Experience with Arcserve is a plus.

About the Company

Macpower Digital Assets Edge Private Limited

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