JPC - 205788 - Senior Cyber Recovery Engineer (Level 3)

Senior Cyber Recovery Engineer (Level 3) | Chicago, IL (Hybrid) Contract | Financial Services | Hands-On Cyber Recovery

About the Role

Join a mission-critical team as a Senior Cyber Recovery Engineer, leading end-to-end design and execution of cyber recovery solutions for a top-tier financial institution. You’ll architect, implement, and validate recovery environments (airgap, IRE, clean room) to safeguard core platforms against cyber threats. This role is hands-on, highly visible, and offers the chance to engage directly with regulators and C-suite leadership. Advance your career in a collaborative, hybrid work environment with significant responsibility and direct impact on business resilience.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain Isolated Recovery Environments (IRE) and clean room infrastructure for cyber recovery exercises and live events.

• Execute and continuously improve full-cycle cyber recovery testing, validating RTO and RPO for mission-critical systems.

• Develop, update, and automate recovery runbooks and playbooks for banking, trading, and data applications.

• Lead forensic validation and system integrity checks before production re-entry.

• Serve as a subject matter expert for regulatory exams, audits, and compliance inquiries (OCC, FDIC, Federal Reserve, NYDFS).

• Translate regulatory and industry standards (FFIEC, NIST CSF, DORA) into actionable engineering requirements.

• Design and operate air-gapped/isolated backup pipelines using leading enterprise platforms (Cohesity, Rubrik, Zerto, Veeam, Commvault, NetBackup).

• Engineer network segmentation, identity isolation, and zero-trust controls within recovery environments.

• Automate recovery solutions using Terraform, Ansible, Python, Bash, and PowerShell.

• Own the cyber recovery exercise calendar, scenario design, and after-action review process.

• Mentor junior engineers and drive continuous improvement across recovery engineering and documentation.

• Required Skills and Experience

• 10+ years in infrastructure, platform, or resilience engineering, with 4+ years in a financial institution.

• Proven hands-on experience implementing and testing cyber recovery in IRE or clean rooms.

• Direct participation in regulatory engagements for cyber recovery (OCC, FDIC, Federal Reserve, NYDFS, SEC, FINRA).

• Advanced proficiency with enterprise backup/replication platforms: Cohesity, Rubrik, Zerto, Veeam, Commvault, or NetBackup.

• Experience with IaC (Terraform, Ansible) and scripting (Python, Bash, PowerShell).

• Deep understanding of network segmentation, identity isolation, and zero-trust for clean room environments.

• Familiarity with ransomware TTPs, destructive malware response, and forensics in recovery.

• Working knowledge of FFIEC, NIST CSF, and/or DORA for operational resilience.

• Preferred Skills

• Background in GSIB, SIFI, Category I–III banks or institutions under heightened regulatory scrutiny.

• Relevant certifications: CISSP, CISA, AWS/Azure Disaster Recovery, or backup vendor certifications.

• Experience with DORA implementation for EU operations.

• Knowledge of SWIFT, FedWire, or CHIPS payment system recovery.

• Hands-on cyber recovery in AWS, Azure, or GCP, including cloud-based IRE.

• Incident response or threat intelligence with a recovery focus.

Benefits

• Highly visible, mission-critical role with direct CISO and executive exposure.

• Hybrid work model in Chicago, IL with flexibility.

• Opportunity to influence business resilience at an enterprise scale.

• Professional growth through regulatory engagement, leadership, and mentoring.

• Access to latest technologies and tools in cyber recovery engineering.

• How to Apply Ready to lead the next generation of cyber recovery? Submit your resume today to be considered for a pivotal role in one of financial services’ most resilient organizations!