Cyber Security Engineer

Job Title: Principal Cyber Recovery Engineer / Technical Product Owner (Contract-to-Hire)

Local to bay area, CA

Once a week

Position Overview

We are seeking a
Principal Cyber Recovery Engineer / Technical Product Owner
for a critical, high-priority
contract-to-hire role
focused on establishing and operationalizing a comprehensive
Cyber Recovery Program
.

This role requires a unique individual who combines
technical expertise, product ownership, and strategic business acumen
. The ideal candidate will act as a
recovery architect and program driver
, capable of translating complex technical concepts for business stakeholders while designing and implementing scalable cyber recovery processes and governance frameworks.

Rather than managing disaster recovery on a project-by-project basis, this role will help
design and mature a sustainable enterprise cyber recovery capability
, integrating cyber controls, IT governance, and operational resiliency.

Key Responsibilities

Cyber Recovery Program Development

- Lead the design and implementation of an enterprise
Cyber Recovery strategy and operating model
.
- Experience with Ransomware
- Disaster Recovery
- Establish standardized processes, controls, and governance to support a
sustainable cyber recovery program
.
- Develop recovery frameworks that integrate
disaster recovery, cybersecurity controls, and IT resiliency
practices.
- Define recovery objectives, operational procedures, and risk mitigation strategies.

Technical Product Ownership

- Act as the
technical product owner
for cyber recovery initiatives, translating strategic objectives into executable workstreams.
- Define roadmaps, priorities, and deliverables aligned with enterprise security and resilience goals.
- Partner with engineering teams to implement recovery capabilities across infrastructure, applications, and data platforms.

Architecture & Technical Strategy

- Provide architectural guidance for
cyber recovery environments, backup strategies, and secure recovery infrastructure
.
- Evaluate recovery technologies and tools while ensuring alignment with security standards and enterprise architecture.
- Ensure recovery capabilities support
critical business systems and regulatory requirements
.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

- Partner with
security, infrastructure, cloud, platform, and application teams
to embed recovery capabilities into enterprise systems.
- Work closely with business leaders and risk teams to align recovery strategies with operational priorities.
- Facilitate cross-team discussions to address dependencies, risks, and operational readiness.

Governance & Process Development

- Develop and implement
cyber recovery policies, procedures, and governance models
.
- Define metrics and reporting frameworks to track recovery readiness and operational resilience.
- Support enterprise cyber resilience initiatives and regulatory compliance requirements.

Communication & Stakeholder Engagement

- Translate complex technical concepts into
clear, actionable insights for non-technical stakeholders and leadership
.
- Present program strategy, progress, and risks to executive and cross-functional audiences.
- Drive organizational alignment around cyber recovery priorities and investments.

Required Qualifications

- 10+ years of experience in
cybersecurity, disaster recovery, infrastructure architecture, or enterprise resiliency
roles.
- Experience leading
enterprise cyber recovery or disaster recovery programs
.
- Strong understanding of
IT infrastructure, cloud platforms, security controls, and backup/recovery technologies
.
- Demonstrated ability to act as a
technical product owner, architect, or program leader
in complex environments.
- Experience building
process frameworks, governance models, and operational programs
.
- Strong ability to
bridge technical and business audiences
and communicate complex topics clearly.
- Experience working across multiple technical domains including
cloud, infrastructure, security, and enterprise platforms
.

Preferred Qualifications

- Experience with
cyber resilience frameworks (NIST, CIS, ISO, etc.)
.
- Background in
cyber recovery vaults, immutable backups, or ransomware recovery architectures
.
- Experience working in
regulated industries or large enterprise environments
.
- Prior experience in
technical product ownership or program leadership roles
.

Key Characteristics (The “Unicorn” Profile)

- Strategic thinker with
strong technical depth and business perspective
- Process-driven and capable of building programs from the ground up
- Comfortable operating across
security, IT, architecture, and business stakeholders

Able to translate complex technical challenges into
clear, actionable strategies