What Is a Remote Disaster Recovery and How to Become One

By ZipRecruiter Marketplace Research Team

The IT field offers a variety of opportunities in remote disaster recovery, with titles like Data Engineer, Technical Architect, Senior Systems Engineer, and Technical Consultant. Disaster recovery is generally a subset of a larger role in systems or network administration, information security, or a related specialization. In these roles, you achieve an understanding of your company’s business needs and requirements and develop strategies and protocols to ensure the security and availability of technical resources. Your duties and responsibilities also include creating and testing disaster recovery plans and writing reports, policies and procedures, and other forms of documentation to support your initiatives.

The qualifications for jobs in IT disaster recovery include a bachelor’s degree in information technology, computer science, engineering, or a related discipline. You need solid expertise in information security, systems architecture, and business continuity, and the ability to apply processes and procedures to help meet business needs. In many roles, experience with large, complex infrastructures and high-volume data management is an asset, as is experience working with geographically distributed and remote teams. In these roles, you need a proactive mindset and excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, as well as the ability to remain calm in stressful situations.