Validation & Recovery Test Lead; Quality Engineering

Location:

Charlotte, NC or Denver, CO (3-4 days onsite, 2-3 days remote)

Travel:
Moderate (aligned to test cycles and validation phases)

We are seeking a QE – Validation & Recovery Test Lead to drive end-to-end recovery testing and validation for a highly secure, air-gapped Cyber Vault environment. This role is critical to ensuring the organization can demonstrate auditable, repeatable recovery capabilities across enterprise systems in support of active audit findings.

• Define and execute end-to-end recovery validation strategies across data, applications, and infrastructure
• Design and validate disaster recovery (DR) processes and recovery plans
  , including site recovery scenarios
• Partner with DR, infrastructure, and security teams to execute recovery test cycles and validation exercises
• Validate effectiveness of security controls, monitoring, and logging during recovery events
• Produce audit-ready documentation and test evidence for internal and third-party audits
• Support validation of data isolation and secure recovery processes in coordination with engineering teams

• 7+ years of experience in DR/DRR testing, QE validation, or recovery validation roles
• Hands-on experience with end-to-end recovery testing across complex enterprise environments
• Strong background in disaster recovery processes, DR plan design, and site recovery validation
• Experience working with internal and third-party audits
  , including producing defensible test artifacts
• Proven ability to work cross-functionally with DR teams, security, and infrastructure stakeholders

• Experience in regulated, audited, or compliance-driven environments
• Exposure to cyber resilience or recovery programs
• Familiarity with air-gapped environments, zero trust architecture, or data isolation concepts
• Experience working in environments utilizing one-way data transfer/security controls (e.g., data diodes)

• Successful execution of repeatable, end-to-end recovery tests
• Delivery of audit-acceptable recovery validation evidence
• Demonstrated ability to validate full recovery capability across systems and environments

This role supports a critical initiative to design and harden a Disaster Recovery & Resilience (DRR) Cyber Vault
, a highly secure environment designed to store and recover sensitive customer and enterprise data.

• The Cyber Vault is a standalone, air-gapped environment with tightly controlled access points and strict security enforcement
• Built as a high-security, high-compliance recovery zone with heavy emphasis on tracking, monitoring, and auditability
• Designed toward a zero trust architecture with controlled, one-way data movement and strong isolation principles
• Security controls and their validation are central to the design and testing approach
• The environment requires clear understanding of where controls exist, why they exist, and how to validate them through testing

This program is driven by audit requirements and compliance objectives
, requiring disciplined validation of recovery processes and defensible documentation at every phase.