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SPECTRAFORCE lists this Disaster Recovery Consultant (Holtsville) opportunity in holtsville, New York. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
Role: Disaster Recovery Consultant (Execution & Improvement)
Location: Remote – EST Only
Duration: 6 Months (possibility of extension)
Job Summary:
We are seeking an experienced Disaster Recovery (DR) consultant to provide targeted, execution-focused support to strengthen enterprise DR capabilities. This role will focus on enhancing application recovery planning, improving testing and validation practices, and strengthening second line of defense oversight to ensure the organization can effectively recover critical systems in real disruption scenarios.
The consultant will be expected to work across technology and business teams to drive tangible improvements in recovery readiness within defined timelines.
Key Responsibilities:
Partner with Technology, Infrastructure, and Application teams to review and enhance DR plans.
Validate recovery strategies, including recovery time objectives (RTOs), recovery point objectives (RPOs), and failover capabilities.
Identify gaps in recovery readiness, including dependencies, data integrity, and environment availability.
Support design and execution of DR testing, including simulations and failover exercises.
Assess effectiveness of recovery procedures and recommend practical improvements.
Ensure DR plans are aligned to critical business services and operational priorities.
Propose governance enhancements strengthening second line oversight practices.
Synthesize findings into clear, actionable recommendations and track remediation progress.
Support preparation of materials for audit, regulatory, and internal governance reviews.
Required Qualifications:
9-10+ years of experience in disaster recovery, IT resilience, or technology risk
Hands-on experience developing and validating DR plans, including application recovery and infrastructure failover
Experience supporting or executing DR testing (e.g., failover, tabletop, simulation)
Strong understanding of recovery concepts (RTO, RPO, data recovery, system dependencies)
Ability to work effectively with technology and infrastructure teams
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience in financial services or other regulated industries
Familiarity with cyber recovery and ransomware scenarios
Experience aligning DR with business continuity and critical business services frameworks
Knowledge of relevant frameworks (NIST, FFIEC, ISO 22301, etc.)
Key Competencies: Execution-focused and detail-oriented
Strong stakeholder engagement across technical teams
Ability to translate technical recovery concepts into business impact
Comfortable working under pressure and tight timelines
Pragmatic, solution-oriented mindset
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At SPECTRAFORCE, we are committed to maintaining a workplace that ensures fair compensation and wage transparency in adherence with all applicable state and local laws.This position's pay range is $75.00/hr - $80.00/hr.
Worksite address
holtsville, NY, 00501, US
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