Rush University Medical Center

Location: Chicago, Illinois / Remote

Business Unit: Rush Medical Center

Hospital: Rush University Medical Center

Department: IT Infrastructure

Work Type: Full Time (Total FTE between 0.9 and 1.0)

Shift: Shift 1

Work Schedule: 8 Hr (8:00:00 AM - 5:00:00 PM)

Rush offers exceptional rewards and benefits learn more at our Rush benefits page (https://www.rush.edu/rush-careers/employee-benefits).

Pay Range: $38.07 - $63.96 per hour

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Summary:

Are you passionate about keeping critical systems resilient and operational, even during a crisis? Rush University Medical Center is seeking a Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery (BC/DR) Engineer to drive the development, maintenance, and advancement of our enterprise IT resilience strategy. In this highly visible and technical role, you will serve as the primary owner of Rush’s enterprise backup solution, partner with cross-functional teams, and ensure that our hybrid infrastructure — both on-prem and in the cloud — can withstand disruptions and recover quickly and securely.

The ideal candidate brings 4+ years of hands-on experience in backup and disaster recovery solutions, a strong understanding of hybrid cloud environments (AWS, Azure, or GCP), and a passion for scripting and automation to improve recovery outcomes. You’ll work at the intersection of technology, cybersecurity, and business continuity in a collaborative environment that values innovation, accountability, and purpose-driven work. Join a mission-focused organization consistently ranked among the nation’s best in healthcare, and help ensure that critical technology continues to serve patients and providers when it matters most.

This position is for a full-time Business Continuity/Disaster Recovery Engineer with 4+ years of professional experience. Rush is seeking a Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery (BC/DR) Engineer to develop, maintain, and enhance our IT resilience capabilities. This role is responsible for ensuring critical systems and infrastructure can withstand and recover from disruptions efficiently. The ideal candidate will have experience in backup technologies, IT disaster recovery planning, testing, and implementation, along with strong technical expertise in hybrid cloud environments. The right individual exemplifies the Rush mission, vision and values and acts in accordance with Rush policies and procedures.

Responsibilities:

• Primary owner of Rush’s backup solution.
• Ensure backups complete on time and address any failures that may occur.
• Capture and track performance metrics related to Rush’s backup environment.
• Work in conjunction with Rush’s Cybersecurity team to create, update, and test disaster recovery plans for IT infrastructure, ensuring alignment with business continuity requirements.
• Conduct infrastructure dependency mapping to identify vulnerabilities.
• Participate in planned disaster recovery drills, document findings, and work with D&IS teams to address gaps.
• Assist in disaster recovery activations, coordinating technical recovery efforts, and post-incident reviews.
• Work closely with cloud and on-premises infrastructure teams to implement high availability, backup, and recovery strategies.
• Ensure DR plans comply with industry regulations, security policies, and best practices while maintaining up-to-date documentation.
• Leverage automation and scripting to improve backup, failover, and recovery processes.
• Partner with cybersecurity, application, and network teams to integrate DR capabilities into broader IT resilience strategies.
• Validate application tiering expectations align with IT capabilities.

Requirements

• Bachelors Degree and 4+ years of experience in managing a large enterprise backup environment or High School diploma/GED and 8 years' experience.
• Proficient in disaster recovery, business continuity, or infrastructure resilience concepts.
• Strong knowledge of IT infrastructure, including hybrid cloud (AWS, Azure, or GCP), virtualization, storage, and networking.
• Experience with enterprise backup and recovery solutions (e.g., Veeam, Commvault, Rubrik, or Cohesity).
• Hands-on experience with automation and scripting (PowerShell, Python, Terraform, or Ansible).
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and documentation skills.
• Proficiency with documentation tools such as Microsoft Word, Visio, Draw.io, or similar technology.

Preferred Job Qualifications:

• Experience with MCP, MCSE on Windows 2016, and 2019 is preferred.
• AWS/Azure/GCP certifications or relevant observability certifications.
• Rubrik Certification
• Familiarity with ITIL practices.
• Security, Privacy, and Regulatory/HPIAA Compliance
• Healthcare Environment Experience

Rush is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics.