Enterprise Architect

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Job Title: Enterprise Architect

Job Type : Hybrid (3 days onsite) & Contract to Hire

Duration: 12 months

Location: Chicago, IL

Tasks & Responsibilities:

• Isolated & Clean Room Recovery: Design, build, and maintain the Isolated Recovery Environment (IRE) and clean room infrastructure used for cyber recovery exercises and declared events. Execute end-to-end recovery testing cycles, validating RTOs and RPOs for Tier-1 and Tier-2 critical applications. Develop and maintain recovery runbooks, playbooks, and automation scripts for clean room restoration of core banking systems, trading platforms, and data stores. Lead technical forensic validation procedures within the IRE to confirm system integrity prior to production re-entry.
• Regulatory Engagement & Audit Readiness: Serve as a subject matter expert during regulatory examinations, audits, and inquiry responses related to cyber recovery posture (e.g., OCC, FDIC, FFIEC, Federal Reserve, NYDFS). Translate regulatory guidance (FFIEC Cybersecurity Assessment Tool, NIST CSF, SR 20-24, DORA where applicable) into actionable recovery engineering requirements. Prepare evidence packages, technical narratives, and examination artifacts that demonstrate recovery capability maturity. Maintain continuous documentation of control effectiveness, test results, and remediation tracking aligned to regulatory expectations.
• Recovery Architecture & Engineering : Architect and operate air-gapped or logically isolated backup and replication pipelines using immutable storage technologies (e.g., Zerto, Cohesity, Rubrik, NetBackup, Veeam).Engineer network segmentation and identity isolation controls within the IRE to prevent lateral movement and re-infection risk during recovery. Integrate recovery automation into CI/CD and IaC pipelines using Terraform, Ansible, and scripting (Python/Bash) to ensure reproducible, auditable recovery environments. Collaborate with application owners, DBAs, and platform teams to validate application-layer recovery sequencing and dependencies.
• Exercise Program & Continuous Improvement: Own the cyber recovery exercise calendar; design tabletop, simulation, and full-failover scenarios including ransomware, destructive malware, and supply chain compromise. Lead post-exercise after action reviews (AARs); track findings to closure and drive measurable improvement in recovery capability. Benchmark recovery metrics (RTO, RPO, MTTR) against industry peers and regulatory expectations; report program health to CISO and executive leadership. Mentor junior engineers on recovery engineering practices, clean room protocols, and regulatory documentation standards.

Required Qualifications:

• Infrastructure, platform, or resilience engineering experience, with at least 4 years in a financial institution (bank, broker-dealer, asset manager, or equivalent regulated entity).
• Demonstrated hands-on experience implementing and testing cyber recovery in an Isolated Recovery Environment (IRE) or clean room not just DR/BC planning.
• Direct experience engaging with financial regulators (OCC, FDIC, Federal Reserve, NYDFS, SEC, or FINRA) in the context of technology examinations or regulatory responses.
• Proficiency with enterprise backup and replication platforms: Cohesity, Rubrik, Zerto, Veeam, Commvault, or NetBackup.
• Working knowledge of IaC tooling (Terraform, Ansible) and scripting (Python, Bash, PowerShell) for recovery automation.
• Strong understanding of 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, NIST CSF, and/or DORA requirements as they pertain to operational resilience and recovery.
• Experience in a GSIB, SIFI, or Category IIII bank with heightened regulatory scrutiny.
• Certifications: CISSP, CISA, AWS/Azure Disaster Recovery specialty, or vendor-specific backup platform certifications.
• Exposure to DORA (Digital Operational Resilience Act) implementation for EU-facing operations.
• Familiarity with SWIFT, FedWire, or CHIPS recovery considerations for payment system continuity.
• Experience with cyber recovery in hybrid cloud environments (AWS, Azure, or GCP) including cloud-based IRE architectures.
• Background in incident response or cyber threat intelligence with a recovery engineering lens.

Dexian stands at the forefront of Talent + Technology solutions with a presence spanning more than 70 locations worldwide and a team exceeding 10,000 professionals. As one of the largest technology and professional staffing companies and one of the largest minority-owned staffing companies in the United States, Dexian combines over 30 years of industry expertise with cutting-edge technologies to deliver comprehensive global services and support.

Dexian connects the right talent and the right technology with the right organizations to deliver trajectory-changing results that help everyone achieve their ambitions and goals.To learn more, please visit https://dexian.com/.

Dexian is an Equal Opportunity Employer that recruits and hires qualified candidates without regard to race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, disability, or veteran status.