MDA Edge · 4 months ago
IT Continuity & Resilience Engineer – Specialist in Backup & Disaster Recovery
Huntington, NY
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$110K/yr - $135K/yr
5+ years expMDA Edge is a company focused on ensuring the stability, security, and resilience of IT infrastructure. The IT Continuity & Resilience Engineer will manage backup solutions, lead disaster recovery plans, and collaborate with teams to optimize continuity strategies.
Human Resources
Responsibilities
Ensure the stability, security, and resilience of company IT infrastructure across NY, OH, and CA sites
Focus on backups, disaster recovery, business continuity, and high availability
Work with infrastructure, security, and business teams to plan and optimize continuity strategies
Solve problems quickly while building maintainable, scalable solutions
Work independently toward goals and collaborate well under pressure
Build and manage backup solutions to protect data integrity and availability
Lead and test disaster recovery and business continuity plans
Perform regular DR testing and validate recovery objectives
Maintain clear documentation for DR strategies, policies, and procedures
Partner with security on data protection and compliance best practices
Design, deploy, and maintain servers, storage, networking, and cloud systems
Implement high-availability, failover, and load balancing for critical systems
Monitor performance, capacity, and uptime to meet service levels
Automate and optimize to improve reliability and efficiency
Resolve issues quickly and prevent recurrence through root-cause actions
Act as a primary responder for resilience incidents with minimal downtime
Run post-incident reviews and strengthen prevention strategies
Identify vulnerabilities and implement proactive risk mitigations
Keep recovery procedures current, accurate, and accessible
Follow internal IT controls and required policy training
Align with frameworks and regulations such as NIST and GxP
Implement encryption and secure data storage solutions
Partner with cybersecurity to address vulnerabilities and threats
Stay current on evolving threats and resilience best practices
Align continuity and infrastructure strategies with business objectives
Track industry trends and emerging technologies to improve resilience
Train IT teams on continuity and recovery best practices
Qualification
Required
5+ years in IT infrastructure engineering and support
Proven experience in disaster recovery planning, systems engineering, or business continuity
Strong knowledge of backups, replication, and recovery tools
Deep skills in networking, storage, virtualization, and high availability
Experience with automation and orchestration for DR and failover
Understanding of NIST, GxP, and cybersecurity best practices
Strong communication, collaboration, and documentation skills
Effective under pressure with strong problem-solving skills
Experience in midsize enterprise environments
Preferred
Bachelor's in information systems or computer science preferred, or 5+ years of related experience
Experience with Arcserve is a plus
Company
MDA Edge
At MDA Edge, we help our clients reinvent innovation, optimize operations, and reshape perceptions—ensuring they remain at the forefront in today’s fast-evolving world.
51-200 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageCompany data provided by crunchbase