Fusion HCR is Hiring!

Role: IT Disaster Recovery Specialist
Location: Birmingham, Alabama
Work Arrangement: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full-time, direct hire

IT Disaster Recovery Specialist

Position Overview

Fusion HCR is seeking an IT Disaster Recovery Specialist to support disaster recovery planning, testing, and readiness across an enterprise IT environment. This role ensures recovery plans and procedures are accurate, system dependencies and recovery requirements are documented, and critical systems can be restored effectively during disruptions.

The specialist will collaborate with infrastructure, application, security, and business teams to document recovery requirements, coordinate testing exercises, evaluate results, and track corrective actions through completion. Responsibilities span on-premises infrastructure, cloud platforms, virtual environments, and enterprise applications, with documentation and reporting supporting audit and compliance requirements.

Key Responsibilities

Maintain and update disaster recovery plans, procedures, system inventories, and technical documentation.
Work with IT teams to identify critical systems, infrastructure dependencies, and recovery requirements.
Document and validate Recovery Time Objectives (RTOs) and Recovery Point Objectives (RPOs).
Coordinate disaster recovery exercises, including tabletop scenarios, recovery simulations, and functional testing.
Evaluate test results, identify recovery gaps, and track corrective actions through resolution.
Support recovery planning across on-premises infrastructure, cloud platforms, virtual environments, and enterprise applications.
Maintain readiness metrics, reports, and documentation for audits and compliance reviews.
Collaborate with infrastructure, application, security, and business teams to strengthen disaster recovery preparedness.

Required Qualifications

At least five years of experience in IT operations, infrastructure, systems administration, or a related technical role.
Two to four years of experience in disaster recovery, business continuity, technology resilience, cloud infrastructure, or IT risk management.
Understanding of disaster recovery strategies, RTOs, RPOs, system dependencies, and recovery testing.
Working knowledge of enterprise networks, servers, virtualization, and cloud environments.
Strong organizational, documentation, problem-solving, and communication skills.
Ability to coordinate across multiple technical teams and follow through on outstanding issues.
Experience with enterprise platforms such as IBM i, mainframe systems, or virtual machine environments is a plus.
Bachelor’s degree in IT, computer science, or a related field preferred.
Must be authorized to work in the United States without employer sponsorship.

Why Join Us?

Enterprise IT Exposure: Work across infrastructure, cloud platforms, virtual environments, and critical business applications.
Meaningful Impact: Help protect business operations by ensuring recovery plans are accurate, tested, and ready for use.
Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with technical specialists, business leaders, and teams across infrastructure, applications, and security.
Hybrid Flexibility: Enjoy a hybrid work arrangement in Birmingham, Alabama.
Professional Growth: Develop expertise in disaster recovery, technology resilience, risk management, and enterprise IT operations.