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CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield · 3 hours ago

Disaster Recovery Principal Systems Engineer (Remote)

United States

Full-time

Remote

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$146K/yr - $261K/yr

10+ years exp

CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield is responsible for the overall management, strategy, and execution of its Disaster Recovery program. The Disaster Recovery Principal will work closely with internal stakeholders and external partners to ensure the resilience and recoverability of critical business applications and infrastructure.

Health CareNon ProfitService Industry

No H1B

Responsibilities

Establish and maintain core DR program policies, standards, and procedures

Set program strategies and publish program metrics, leveraging AI-driven analytics for predictive risk assessment and continuous improvement

Complete program assessment responses for internal and external audits

Document new standards for program, plans, and exercises, incorporating emerging technologies and best practices

Update and maintain current policies, procedures, strategy, and work instruction documents

Publish monthly DR metrics and respond to program assessments and audits, utilizing automated dashboarding and reporting tools

Evaluate and implement AI-powered solutions for automated failover, incident response, and predictive modeling

Provide consultation and direction to application and infrastructure owners for DR strategy and planning, with a focus on cloud-native and hybrid environments

Maintain oversight of critical and non-critical enterprise business application DR plans

Conduct annual review and update of enterprise environment DR plan documents, integrating lessons learned from automated and scenario-based exercises

Facilitate plan reviews and feedback sessions with owners

Collaborate and coordinate with core teams (e.g., Enterprise Architecture, Change Advisory Board, Enterprise Risk, IT Quality, IT Service Readiness, Technology Operations Center)

Support real-time dashboarding of environmental changes affecting DR strategies

Align DR program with industry standards such as NIST SP 800-34, ISO 22301, and FFIEC guidelines

Coordinate, plan, execute, and close large-scale DR exercises, including automated and chaos engineering-based tests

Collaborate and consult with application owners for single system and business application DR exercises

Drive automation and orchestration to conduct complex exercises with multiple interdependencies

Provide exercise consulting and assistance as required

Ensure continuous validation of DR plans through frequent, automated testing and scenario-based exercises

Develop and maintain advanced dashboards for real-time DR metrics using business intelligence and AI tools

Define and track key performance indicators (KPIs) for DR readiness, recovery time objectives (RTO), and recovery point objectives (RPO)

Analyze DR program data to identify trends, gaps, and opportunities for improvement

Collaborate with cybersecurity, cloud architecture, and DevOps teams to ensure DR plans are integrated with broader enterprise resilience strategies

Manage relationships with third-party DR service providers, including contract negotiation and performance monitoring

Qualification

Disaster Recovery ManagementCloud-based DR StrategiesAI-driven AnalyticsRegulatory ComplianceITIL Foundations v3Automation ToolsDisaster Recovery StandardsProject ManagementCommunication SkillsCollaboration SkillsContinuous Learning Mindset

Required

Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology, Computer Science or related field OR in lieu of a Bachelor's degree, an additional 4 years of relevant work experience is required in addition to the required work experience

ITIL Foundations v3 within 180 Days Preferred

10 years of relevant IT systems engineering experience