Senior Disaster Recovery Engineer

Penn Medicine; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Penn Medicine is seeking a Senior Disaster Recovery Engineer in the Corporate Services IS Core Infrastructure group at 3535 Market Street, hybrid role. You will lead assessments of data center infrastructure, drive recovery buildout, document recovery plans, and orchestrate disaster recovery exercises to align with business priorities.

In collaboration with application owners and IT teams, you’ll identify gaps, propose solutions, mentor junior engineers, and provide on-call support to ensure

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 5+ years of information technology experience.
• 3+ years of disaster recovery experience.
• ABCP or CBCP certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Plan and manage DR assessments and recovery infrastructure.
• Collaborate with IT teams to align DR with business priorities.
• Prepare reports for IS leadership on DR initiatives.
• Provide on-call support and after-hours incident response.
• Mentor junior infra engineers.

Education

Bachelor's degree

5+ years of information technology experience

3+ years of disaster recovery experience

ABCP or CBCP certification preferred

Job description

Description

Penn Medicine is dedicated to our tripartite mission of providing the highest level of care to patients, conducting innovative research, and educating future leaders in the field of medicine. Working for this leading academic medical center means collaboration with top clinical, technical and business professionals across all disciplines.

Today at Penn Medicine, someone will make a breakthrough. Someone will heal a heart, deliver hopeful news, and give comfort and reassurance. Our employees shape our future each day. Are you living your life's work?

Entity: Corporate Services

Department: IS Core Infrastructure

Location: 3535 Market Street/hybrid

Summary

The Senior Disaster Recovery Engineer advances the technical dimensions of Penn Medicine's disaster recovery program by leading assessments of data center infrastructure and application recovery requirements, driving the buildout of recovery infrastructure, producing recovery documentation, and planning and executing disaster recovery exercises.

Working in coordination with senior team members, this role partners with application owners, IT infrastructure, and operational teams to identify and remediate gaps and ensure disaster recovery plans remain current and aligned with business priorities.

Responsibilities

• PLAN:
  • Work with architects, project managers, and other stakeholders to analyze requirements and design technical solutions to meet various healthcare and research community needs.
  • Conduct advanced research on new technologies and techniques, providing recommendations and roadmaps for implementation.
• DECIDE:
  • Recommend appropriate technologies for the technology domain(s) within the scope of responsibility.
• DELIVER:
  • Prepare regular reports and updates on DR initiatives for presentation to IS leadership and other stakeholders.
  • Stay up to date with the latest trends and developments in BCP and DR domains.
  • Proactively identify areas for process improvement and recommend solutions to enhance the organization's security posture.
  • Partner with IT to confirm and enhance technology recovery capability that aligns business demand, best practices, and regulatory guidance. Identify opportunities for strategic improvements that reduce the likelihood of technology interruptions.
  • Performs duties in accordance with Penn Medicine and entity values, policies, and procedures.
  • Provide on-call and after-hours support to address incidents, maintain infrastructure and support operational efforts.
  • Other duties as assigned to support the unit, department, entity, and health system organization.
• COLLABORATE:
  • Work closely with architects and stakeholders to ensure that DR initiatives are successfully implemented.
  • Work closely with network, security, development, application, and support teams in the implementation of DR components that support emerging technologies and applications.
  • Mentor/develop more junior level infrastructure engineers.
• CONSULT:
  • Serves as liaison between IT operations, cybersecurity and architecture teams.
  • Escalation point for infrastructure and operations teams.
  • Review proposed designs/architectures, identifying risks and providing remediation recommendations in line with established standards and the enterprise’s overall architecture.
• Performs duties in accordance with Penn Medicine and entity values, policies, and procedures.
• Other duties as assigned to support the unit, department, entity, and health system organization.

Education or Equivalent Experience

• Bachelor's degree is required.
• 5+ years of Information Technology Experience is required.
• 3+ years of Disaster Recovery Experience is required.
• ABCP, CBCP or equivalent is preferred.

We believe that the best care for our patients starts with the best care for our employees. Our employee benefits programs help our employees get healthy and stay healthy. We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits program that includes one of the finest prepaid tuition assistance programs in the region. Penn Medicine employees are actively engaged and committed to our mission. Together we will continue to make medical advances that help people live longer, healthier lives.

Live Your Life's Work

We are an Equal Opportunity employer. Candidates are considered for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, marital status, familial status, genetic information, domestic or sexual violence victim status, citizenship status, military status, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable law.