Disaster Recovery (DR) Coordinator

Mbi Llc; Trenton (NJ); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Mbi Llc is seeking an IT Disaster Recovery lead to coordinate and own the DR program. You will serve as the central point of contact for all DR activities across the Judiciary IT landscape and drive planning, testing, and governance.

Responsibilities include developing and maintaining a comprehensive DR and resiliency plan for IBM z/OS mainframes, Windows/Linux hosts, VMware ESXi, storage, and networking; coordinating tests with Recovery Point Systems; and reporting posture, gaps, and progress

Qualifications

• Strong experience in IT Disaster Recovery, Business Continuity, or IT Resiliency roles.
• IBM mainframe environments (z/OS, JCL, schedulers, storage replication)
• Linux and Windows/x86 systems
• Virtualization technologies (VMware ESXi)
• SAN storage, networking, and data replication technologies
• Experience coordinating DR exercises with third-party recovery providers (Recovery Point preferred)
• Excellent project management, documentation, and coordination skills
• Ability to work across diverse technical teams and communicate with both technical and non-technical audiences

Responsibilities

• Serve as the central point of contact for all DR activities across the Judiciary IT landscape.
• Coordinate and facilitate DR planning sessions, status meetings, and post-exercise reviews.
• Maintain alignment with IT strategy, business continuity objectives, and evolving requirements.

Skills

IT Disaster Recovery

Project management

Communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

z/OS

JCL

VMware ESXi

Storage replication

SAN networking

Job description

• 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)
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• IBM mainframe environments (z/OS, JCL, schedulers, storage replication)
• Linux and Windows/x86 systems
• Virtualization technologies (e.g., VMware ESXi)
• 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.

Skill

Fill the skill matrix below:

Strong experience in IT Disaster Recovery, Business Continuity, or IT Resiliency roles.

Required

8

IBM mainframe environments (z/OS, JCL, schedulers, storage replication)

Required

8

Linux and Windows/x86 systems

Required

8

Virtualization technologies (e.g., VMware ESXi)

Required

8

Required

8

SAN storage, networking, and data replication technologies

Required

8