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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Cyber Recovery Engineer - **Company:** Everforth Apex - **Location:** Chicago, IL, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Bash Shell, Cyber Security, Data Recovery, Disaster Recovery, Python (Programming Language), NetBackup, Network Segmentation, Windows PowerShell, Real-Time Operating Systems, Ansible, Zero Trust Network Access, Google Cloud, HybridCloud, Veeam, Terraform, Commvault - **Published:** September 3, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/69bebc1b-acae-408a-a142-e88bf7549063 ## About the Role * Demonstrated hands-on experience in cyber recovery or disaster recovery, including designing, building, implementing, and testing Isolated Recovery Environments (IREs), air-gapped environments, and clean rooms. * 10+ years of infrastructure, platform, or resilience engineering experience, with at least 4 years in a financial institution. * Proficiency with enterprise backup and replication platforms such as Cohesity, Rubrik, Zerto, Veeam, Commvault, or NetBackup. * Working knowledge of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tooling (Terraform, Ansible) and scripting (Python, Bash, PowerShell) for recovery automation. * Strong understanding of infrastructure and data recovery, network segmentation, identity isolation, and zero-trust concepts as applied to clean room environments. * Familiarity with ransomware TTPs, destructive malware incident response, and forensic triage in a recovery context. * Experience with FFIEC guidance or the NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) as they pertain to operational resilience., * Experience within a large bank, GSIB, SIFI, or similar institution with heightened regulatory scrutiny. * Direct experience engaging with financial regulators (e.g., OCC, FDIC, Federal Reserve) in the context of technology examinations. * Professional certifications such as CISSP, CISA, or AWS/Azure Disaster Recovery specialty. * Experience with cyber recovery in hybrid cloud environments (AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform). * Familiarity with Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) implementation. * Background in incident response or cyber threat intelligence with a recovery engineering perspective. ## Description * Contribute to the design, build, and maintenance of the Isolated Recovery Environment (IRE) and clean room infrastructure. * Execute end-to-end recovery testing cycles to validate recovery time and point objectives (RTOs/RPOs) for critical applications. * Develop and maintain recovery runbooks, playbooks, and automation scripts using tools like Terraform, Ansible, and Python. * Support technical forensic validation procedures within the IRE to confirm system integrity before production re-entry. * Architect and operate air-gapped or logically isolated backup and replication pipelines. * Engineer network segmentation and identity isolation controls within the IRE to prevent lateral movement risk. * Collaborate with application owners, DBAs, and platform teams to validate application-layer recovery sequencing. * Participate in the design and execution of tabletop, simulation, and full-failover cyber recovery exercises. ## Related Videos - [What makes Cybersecurity different for critical infrastructure?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/571-what-makes-cybersecurity-different-for-critical-infrastructure) - [Dev & Test in the Cloud? 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