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Job Description
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Description:
The Disaster Recovery (DR) Coordinator is responsible for planning, organizing, executing, and maturing the Judiciary’s enterprise-wide Disaster Recovery and IT Resiliency Program.
Key Responsibilities:
Program Leadership & Coordination
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Serve as the central point of contact for all DR activities across the Judiciary.
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Coordinate and facilitate DR planning sessions, status meetings, and post‑exercise reviews.
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Maintain alignment with Judiciary IT strategy, business continuity objectives, and evolving operational requirements.
Disaster Recovery Planning
Resiliency Plan covering:
Network, storage, and supporting infrastructure
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Ensure DR plans reflect accurate system inventories, recovery procedures, RTO/RPO requirements, dependencies, and data replication methods.
DR Testing & Validation
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Plan, schedule, coordinate, and execute multiple DR tests annually (both full-scale and component-level exercises).
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Collaborate with Recovery Point Systems to validate hot site readiness, replication integrity, and environment compatibility.
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Coordinate with application and infrastructure teams to ensure test objectives, success criteria, and roles are clearly defined.
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Document test results, identify remediation activities, and track corrective actions to completion.
Cross-Team Collaboration
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Work with development teams to ensure applications incorporate recovery readiness, proper failover procedures, and dependency documentation.
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Partner with infrastructure teams to confirm systems, storage, and network configurations are test-ready and aligned with DR capabilities.
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Communicate clearly with leadership on DR posture, gaps, risks, and progress metrics.
Vendor & Partner Management
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Act as primary liaison with the DR vendor (Recovery Point Systems), ensuring:
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Scheduling and logistics for DR tests
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Timely communication of infrastructure changes
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Coordination on replication, data synchronization, and recovery environment updates
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Review and validate vendor‑delivered DR services and SLAs.
Documentation & Governance
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Maintain all DR-related documentation in a standardized, version-controlled format.
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Develop frameworks, templates, checklists, and procedures for DR activities.
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Ensure compliance with Judiciary security, continuity, and contingency planning requirements.
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Produce reports for audits, leadership updates, and external reviews.
Risk Management & Continuous Improvement
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Identify resiliency gaps and recommend system or process improvements.
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Monitor changes in the production environment to ensure ongoing DR alignment.
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Stay informed of DR industry best practices and emerging technologies.
Required Skills & Experience:
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Strong experience in IT Disaster Recovery, Business Continuity, or IT Resiliency roles.
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Hands‑on understanding of:
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IBM mainframe environments (z/OS, JCL, schedulers, storage replication)
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Linux and Windows/x86 systems
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Virtualization technologies (e.g., VMware ESXi)
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Cloud platforms (IaaS/PaaS)
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SAN storage, networking, and data replication technologies
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Prior experience coordinating DR exercises with third‑party recovery providers (Recovery ---Point experience preferred).
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Excellent project management, documentation, and coordination skills.
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Ability to work across diverse technical teams and communicate effectively with technical and non‑technical audiences
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Top Skills & Years of Experience
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Required/Desired Skills
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Skill
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Required /Desired
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Amount
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of Experience
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Strong experience in IT Disaster Recovery, Business Continuity, or IT Resiliency roles.
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Required
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8
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Years
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IBM mainframe environments (z/OS, JCL, schedulers, storage replication)
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Required
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8
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Years
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Linux and Windows/x86 systems
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Required
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8
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Years
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Virtualization technologies (e.g., VMware ESXi)
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Required
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8
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Years
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Cloud platforms (IaaS/PaaS)
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Required
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8
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Years
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SAN storage, networking, and data replication technologies
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Required
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8
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Years
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