Job Description
An educational institution is seeking an IT Disaster Recovery Specialist to join their team headquartered in Irvine, CA. The DR Specialist is expected to help with assessment, planning, coordinating, implementing, and managing UC Policy IS-12 IT Recovery compliance and implementation at the campus. This candidate needs to be able to demonstrate strong coordination and communication skills, project management skills, and recovery from a disaster such as natural disasters, ransomware, cyber-vandalism, human error, or other disruptive activities. Working with the business continuity management to create, oversee, and maintain the location IS-12 recovery plans as well as create/update plans, policies, standards, governance, and reports. This person will also be working with the Disaster Recovery team and Unit Recovery leads to ensure IS-12 location, unit, and IT DR recovery test plans are aligned with the business continuity plans and help to remediate any risks. This position is 100% fully remote but this candidate MUST be comfortable working PST hours.
Required Skills & Experience
3-5+ years of IT Disaster Recovery (ITDR) program design and implementation experience
3-5+ years of Project Management knowledge
Strong Business Continuity (BC) management experience
Strong technical background experience
Experience with Microsoft SharePoint, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneDrive
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Nice to Have Skills & Experience
Experience with ServiceNow
Google Docs and Google Sheets knowledge
Experience in a client-facing role
Experience in training development
Benefit packages for this role will start on the 31st day of employment and include medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as HSA, FSA, and DCFSA account options, and 401k retirement account access with employer matching. Employees in this role are also entitled to paid sick leave and/or other paid time off as provided by applicable law.