Disaster Recovery Coordinator
Hybrid - US
Disaster Recovery Coordinator
Full Time • Hybrid - US
Disaster Recovery Coordinator
Location: Trenton, NJ (Hybrid)
Duration: Contract
Location: Trenton, NJ (Hybrid)
Duration: Contract
Interview Type: In Person Only
Short Description:
The Disaster Recovery (DR) Coordinator is responsible for planning, organizing, executing, and maturing the Judiciary’s enterprise-wide Disaster Recovery and IT Resiliency Program.
Complete Description:
Key Responsibilities:
Program Leadership & Coordination
- Serve as the central point of contact for all DR activities across the Judiciary.
- Coordinate and facilitate DR planning sessions, status meetings, and post exercise reviews.
- Maintain alignment with Judiciary IT strategy, business continuity objectives, and evolving operational requirements.
Disaster Recovery Planning
- Develop, maintain, and continuously improve a comprehensive Disaster Recovery & Resiliency Plan covering:
- IBM mainframe environments (z/OS)
- Linux
- Windows/x86 and virtualized environments (VMware, cloud workloads)
- Network, storage, and supporting infrastructure
- -Ensure DR plans reflect accurate system inventories, recovery procedures, RTO/RPO requirements, dependencies, and data replication methods.
DR Testing & Validation
- -Plan, schedule, coordinate, and execute multiple DR tests annually (both full-scale and component-level exercises).
- Collaborate with Recovery Point Systems to validate hot site readiness, replication integrity, and environment compatibility.
- Coordinate with application and infrastructure teams to ensure test objectives, success criteria, and roles are clearly defined.
- Document test results, identify remediation activities, and track corrective actions to completion.
Cross-Team Collaboration
- Work with development teams to ensure applications incorporate recovery readiness, proper failover procedures, and dependency documentation.
- Partner with infrastructure teams to confirm systems, storage, and network configurations are test-ready and aligned with DR capabilities.
- Communicate clearly with leadership on DR posture, gaps, risks, and progress metrics.
Vendor & Partner Management
- Act as primary liaison with the DR vendor (Recovery Point Systems), ensuring:
- Scheduling and logistics for DR tests
- Timely communication of infrastructure changes
- Coordination on replication, data synchronization, and recovery environment updates
- Review and validate vendor delivered DR services and SLAs.
Documentation & Governance
- Maintain all DR-related documentation in a standardized, version-controlled format.
- Develop frameworks, templates, checklists, and procedures for DR activities.
- Ensure compliance with Judiciary security, continuity, and contingency planning requirements.
- Produce reports for audits, leadership updates, and external reviews.
Risk Management & Continuous Improvement
- Identify resiliency gaps and recommend system or process improvements.
- Monitor changes in the production environment to ensure ongoing DR alignment.
- Stay informed of DR industry best practices and emerging technologies.
Required Skills & Experience:
Strong experience in IT Disaster Recovery, Business Continuity, or IT Resiliency roles.
Hands on understanding of:
- IBM mainframe environments (z/OS, JCL, schedulers, storage replication)
- Linux and Windows/x86 systems
- Virtualization technologies (e.g., VMware ESXi)
- Cloud platforms (IaaS/PaaS)
- SAN storage, networking, and data replication technologies
- Prior experience coordinating DR exercises with third party recovery providers (Recovery ---Point experience preferred).
- Excellent project management, documentation, and coordination skills.
- Ability to work across diverse technical teams and communicate effectively with technical and non technical audiences.
Required / Desired Skills
- Strong experience in IT Disaster Recovery, Business Continuity, or IT Resiliency roles. Required 8 Years
- IBM mainframe environments (z/OS, JCL, schedulers, storage replication) Required 8 Years
- Linux and Windows/x86 systems Required 8 Years
- Virtualization technologies (e.g., VMware ESXi) Required 8 Years
- Cloud platforms (IaaS/PaaS) Required 8 Years
- SAN storage, networking, and data replication technologies Required 8 Years
Flexible work from home options available.
Compensation: $70.00 - $80.00 per hour
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Our success is dependent upon the results that we deliver. As a matter of policy our mission is to consistently exceed client expectations, not just meet them.
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