Senior IT Resilience & Disaster Recovery Leader

Pauwels Consulting; Anderlecht; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Pauwels Consulting seeks a senior executive to provide strategic oversight and governance for resilience capabilities. You will maintain validated disaster recovery strategies and business continuity arrangements while balancing technical feasibility with business priorities.

The role focuses on driving maturity across processes and frameworks to ensure robust operational resilience, with hands-on governance, testing, and stakeholder alignment in a Brussels-based, onsite setting.

Qualifications

• 15+ years IT experience
• 5+ years in IT resilience, disaster recovery or business continuity
• Master's degree or equivalent
• Formal letter of recommendation documenting resilience program success
• Strong stakeholder management with influence
• Fluent in English, French and Dutch; native in one

Responsibilities

• Define and maintain disaster recovery strategy and standards
• Provide cost-benefit analysis for recovery options
• Align BC with resilience needs and contractual obligations
• Monitor resilience posture via dashboards and KRIs
• Coach stakeholders on disaster recovery responsibilities
• Assess maturity and define a roadmap for improvement and automation

Skills

IT resilience

Disaster recovery

Business continuity

Stakeholder management

Governance

English

French

Dutch

Education

Master's degree

Job description

Pauwels Consulting seeks a senior executive to provide strategic oversight and governance for resilience capabilities. You will maintain validated disaster recovery strategies and business continuity arrangements while balancing technical feasibility with business priorities.

The role focuses on driving maturity across processes and frameworks to ensure robust operational resilience, with hands-on governance, testing, and stakeholder alignment in a Brussels-based, onsite setting.