Lead Resiliency engineer - Disaster Recovery

Work Location Type:Remote

About Grainger:

W.W. Grainger, Inc., is a leading broad line distributor with operations primarily in North America, Japan and the United Kingdom. At Grainger, We Keep the World Working by serving more than 4.5 million customers worldwide with products and solutions delivered through innovative technology and deep customer relationships. Known for its commitment to service and award-winning culture, the Company had 2024 revenue of $17.2 billion across its two business models. In the High-Touch Solutions segment, Grainger offers approximately 2 million maintenances, repair and operating (MRO) products and services, including technical support and inventory management. In the Endless Assortment segment,Zoro.comoffers customers access to more than 14 million products, andMonotaRO.comoffers more than 24 million products. For more information, visitwww.grainger.com.

Compensation:

The anticipated base pay compensation range for this position is$120,400.00 to$200,700.00.

Rewards and Benefits:

With benefits starting on day one, our programs provide choice and flexibility to meet team members' individual needs, including:

• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans with coverage starting on day one of employment and 6 free sessions each year with a licensed therapist to support your emotional wellbeing.
• 18 paid time off (PTO) days annually for full-time employees (accrual prorated based on employment start date) and 6 company holidays per year.
• 6% company contribution to a 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan each pay period, no employee contribution required.
• Employee discounts, tuition reimbursement, student loan refinancing and free access to financial counseling, education, and tools.
• Maternity support programs, nursing benefits, and up to 14 weeks paid leave for birth parents and up to 4 weeks paid leave for non-birth parents.

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The pay range provided above is not a guarantee of compensation. The range reflects the potential base pay for this role at the time of this posting based on the job grade for this position. Individual base pay compensation will depend, in part, on factors such as geographic work location and relevant experience and skills.

The anticipated compensation range described above is subject to change and the compensation ultimately paid may be higher or lower than the range described above.

Grainger reserves the right to amend, modify, or terminate its compensation and benefit programs in its sole discretion at any time, consistent with applicable law.

Position Details:

We are seeking an experienced and strategic Disaster Recovery Resiliency Engineer to oversee the development, implementation, and management of our enterprise-wide disaster recovery (DR) program. This individual will serve as the technical backbone of our BCDR team, helping to translate business requirements into reliable recovery solutions. The ideal candidate combines infrastructure or cloud engineering skills with a strong understanding of risk, availability, and continuity planning.

This role is critical in ensuring the resilience of our IT systems and services during and after significant disruptions. The ideal candidate will bring a strong technical background, project management skills, and leadership acumen to build a robust and compliant DR framework.

You will drive compliance of global business units with Grainger's Global Business Continuity Management activities with Grainger's IT Governance, Risk Management and Compliance Program.

You will report to the Senior Manager of Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery.

You Will:

• Design, develop, and maintain a comprehensive disaster recovery and IT resiliency strategy aligned with business objectives.
• Collaborate with infrastructure, cybersecurity, application, and compliance teams to ensure DR integration across all systems.
• Work with business teams across the global organization to build the Business Continuity Management program framework, extending processes to help business partners identify, availability, risk and manage mitigation to an acceptable level.
• Lead the creation and execution of DR plans, including recovery time objectives (RTO) and recovery point objectives (RPO).
• Establish a maintenance and exercise cadence for plans, considering best practices, industry standards and important areas of focus for WWG.
• Lead various types of DR exercises, coordinating with customers to ensure quality execution, including: system failovers, cyber-related recoveries, backup restorations for both on-prem and cloud. Lead execution of annual Business Impact Analysis and Technical Impact Analysis to identify vulnerabilities and critical dependencies.
• Refresh plan templates. Conduct BC / DR Plan reviews throughout WWG to ensure necessary documentation meets standard requirements.
• Present to management and business facing leadership; reporting on DR readiness, gaps, and improvements to senior leadership and external auditors.
• Collaboratively influence and socialize strategies, standards, procedures, communications, and governance.
• Promote a culture of preparedness through training, awareness programs, and departmental engagement.
• Travel to Chicago, if not local, to ensure close collaboration with technology organization, fostering strong relationships throughout organization.
• Develop roadmap with other analysts and BCM Manager.
• Coach and mentor junior team members.
• Align individual goals to team goals with OKRs.

You Have:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Security, Business Continuity, or related field; advanced degree or certifications preferred.
• 10+ years industry experiencein IT.
• Strong knowledge of DR frameworks, technologies, and methodologies.
• Proven experience with cloud DR, virtualization, and hybrid infrastructure environments.
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to influence and collaborate across all levels of the organization.
• Certified Business Continuity Professional (CBCP).
• Experience working with ISO 22301, 27001, ISO 27005 (or similar) security framework, NIST RMF standards in operational IT environment.
• Operational experience applying risk frameworks to technologies (including cloud, containers) and processes (including DevOps and Agile software deployment) helpful.
• Can work in a collaborative team environmentwith the ability to work under pressure and lead during high-stakes incidents.
• Proficient in Microsoft products.
• Experience with project management.

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