Operational Resilience Engineer

Thank you for considering IT Concepts dba Kentro, where innovation drives opportunity and collaboration leads to success. Our dynamic community of experts is fully committed to advancing our customers' missions, fostering professional growth, and making a positive impact on our communities.

By joining our supportive community, you will find that Kentro is dedicated to your personal and professional development. Together, we can drive meaningful change, spark innovation, and achieve extraordinary milestones.

Kentro is hiring for a Remote Operational Resilience Engineer to support VA ESOM contract. The Engineer will identify non-cyber technology and operational risks that could prevent key applications from meeting recovery objectives. This role evaluates application architecture, infrastructure dependencies, recovery procedures, staffing, vendors, and other resources through tabletop exercises and related technical reviews. The engineer works with system owners to define and validate corrective actions.

Location: Remote - This position can be performed remotely within the United States and will support Eastern Time working hours.

Compensation Range: The pay range for this position is $155-$175K annually. Kentro determines compensation by evaluating current government contracting and commercial market conditions, as well as the role’s specific requirements. Final salary placement within this range will be based on the candidate’s relevant skills, experience, education, certifications, location, and security clearance level, where applicable.

This Job Description reflects the primary duties of the role; however, it is not intended to be all‑inclusive. Team members may be asked to take on additional responsibilities in alignment with customer expectations, business needs, and Kentro’s culture of collaboration and adaptability. 

• Identify technology, process, staffing, facility, vendor, and dependency risks that could affect application recovery.
• Review application architectures, data flows, interfaces, infrastructure dependencies, and restoration sequences.
• Assess whether recovery strategies support approved recovery time and recovery point objectives.
• Evaluate backup, restoration, alternate processing, failover, reconstitution, communications, and return-to-normal procedures.
• Develop tabletop scenarios involving infrastructure failure, service loss, unavailable facilities, vendor outages, capacity constraints, and data restoration issues.
• Verify that plans identify recovery roles, decision authorities, escalation paths, required resources, and external dependencies.
• Facilitate technical discussions and evaluate participant actions against exercise objectives.
• Document weaknesses, supporting evidence, root causes, and unresolved assumptions.
• Develop corrective actions and recommend hands-on tests when discussion alone cannot validate recovery capability.
• Support follow-up reviews that confirm procedures and engineering changes address the original finding.

• Master’s degree in computer science, information systems, engineering, or another relevant technical discipline.
• 10 years of relevant experience.
• 10 years of additional relevant experience may be substituted for education.
• Experience in systems engineering, application architecture, infrastructure resilience, site reliability, disaster recovery, or a related discipline.
• Knowledge of cloud and on-premises platforms, networking, databases, storage, backup, replication, failover, and application integration.
• Experience analyzing application dependencies, recovery sequences, and technical procedures.
• Understanding of recovery time objectives, recovery point objectives, restoration priorities, and business impact information.
• Strong troubleshooting, facilitation, documentation, and communication skills.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work across engineering, operations, and program teams.

 Preferred Qualifications:  

• Experience applying NIST SP 800-34, NIST SP 800-84, or NIST SP 800-53 contingency planning controls.
• Experience leading application failover, backup restoration, or full recovery tests.
• Knowledge of high-availability design, infrastructure as code, automation, and recovery orchestration.
• Relevant cloud, systems, disaster recovery, or business continuity certification.
• Background supporting large federal, DoD, or public-sector IT environments.

Clearance Requirement:

• US Citizen or Lawful Permanent Resident (Green Card)
• Willing and able to obtain and maintain Public Trust Clearance 
• Must meet updated ID requirements: https://www.gsa.gov/technology/it-contract-vehicles-and-purchasing-programs/federal-credentialing-services/get-appointment-help/bring-required-documents
  • If you do not currently meet the ID requirements outlined, you must be willing and able to update your current forms of ID in a timely manner to complete the suitability process successfully. 

The Company

We believe in generating success collaboratively, enabling long-term mission success, and building trust for the next challenge. With you as our partner, let’s solve challenges, think innovatively, and maximize impact. As a valued member of our team, you have the unique opportunity to work in a diverse range of technology and business career paths, all while supporting our nation and delivering innovative technology solutions. We are a close community of experts that pride ourselves on creating an environment defined by teamwork, dedication, and excellence.

We hold three ISO certifications (27001:2013, 20000-1:2011, 9001:2015), two CMMI ML 3 ratings (DEV and SVC) and CMMC Level 2 Certification.

Industry Recognition

Growth | Inc 5000’s Fastest Growing Private Companies, DC Metro List Fastest Growing; Washington Business Journal: Fastest Growing Companies, Top Performing Small Technology Companies in Greater D.C.

Culture | Northern Virginia Technology Council Tech 100 Honoree; Virginia Best Place to Work; Washington Business Journal: Best Places to Work, Corporate Diversity Index Winner – Mid-Size Companies, Companies Owned by People of Color; Department of Labor’s HireVets for our work helping veterans transition; SECAF Award of Excellence finalist; Victory Military Friendly Brand; Virginia Values Veterans (V3); Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Corporate Breath Award

Benefits

We offer competitive benefits package including paid time off, healthcare benefits, supplemental benefits, 401k including an employer match, discount perks, rewards, and more.  We invest in our employees – Every employee is eligible for education reimbursement for certifications, degrees, or professional development.  Reimbursement amounts may fluctuate due to IRS limitations. We want you to grow as an expert and a leader and offer flexibility for you to take a course, complete a certification, or other professional growth and networking. We are committed to supporting your curiosity and sustaining a culture that prioritizes commitment to continuous professional development.

We work hard; we play hard. Kentro is committed to incorporating fun into every day. We dedicate funds for activities – virtual and in-person – e.g., we host happy hours, holiday events, fitness & wellness events, and annual celebrations. In alignment with our commitment to our communities, we also host and attend charity galas/events. We believe in appreciating your commitment and building a positive workspace for you to be creative, innovative, and happy.

Commitment Equal Opportunity Employment & VEVRAA

Kentro is an equal opportunity employer.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable federal, state or local law.

Kentro is strongly committed to compliance with VEVRAA and other applicable federal, state, and local laws governing equal employment opportunity. We have developed comprehensive policies and procedures to ensure our hiring practices align with these requirements.

As part of our VEVRAA compliance efforts, Kentro has established an equal opportunity plan outlining our commitment to recruiting, hiring, and advancing protected veterans. This plan is regularly reviewed and updated to ensure its effectiveness.

We encourage protected veterans to self-identify during the application process. This information is strictly confidential and will only be used for reporting and compliance purposes as required by law. Providing this information is voluntary and will not impact your employment eligibility.

Our commitment to equal employment opportunity extends beyond legal compliance. We are dedicated to fostering an inclusive workplace where all employees, including protected veterans, are treated with dignity, respect, and fairness.

How to Apply

To apply to Kentro Positions- Please click on the job link and then click the blue “Apply” button at the top right of Job Description. Please upload your resume and complete all the application steps. You must fully submit the application for Kentro to consider you for a position.  If you need alternative application methods, please email [email protected] and request assistance.  

Accommodations

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable Accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. If you need to discuss reasonable accommodations, please email [email protected].  

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