Disaster Recovery (DR) Coordinator in Newrak, NJ

The Disaster Recovery (DR) Coordinator is responsible for planning, organizing, executing, and maturing the Client’s enterprise-wide Disaster Recovery and IT Resiliency Program. 

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:
-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.

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.