Senior Disaster Recovery Specialist

Canadian Tire Financial Services; Toronto; In loco; CAD 64.000 - 106.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

Comprehensive benefits and retirement

Performance incentives

Continuing Education Programs

Career growth opportunities and store/

Descrizione del lavoro

Canadian Tire Financial Services is seeking a Senior Disaster Recovery Specialist to lead end-to-end DR exercise design, planning, and execution in Toronto. You will define recovery scenarios, coordinates with application owners, and ensure alignment with recovery objectives.

The role requires 7+ years in disaster recovery or business continuity, ITIL Intermediate, and CBCP or equivalent certification. You will drive automation, develop runbooks, dashboards, and executive reports for senior

Competenze

• 7+ years of disaster recovery or business continuity experience.
• ITIL Intermediate certification.
• CBCP or similar DR certification.
• Hands-on experience developing DR plans and executable recovery runbooks and leading large-scale DR exercises.
• Strong understanding of RTOs and RPOs, dependencies, and validation of recovery objectives.
• Experience using scripting/workflows to automate recovery and testing.

Mansioni

• Lead end-to-end DR exercise design, planning, coordination, and execution.
• Create and validate DR plans, runbooks, and prerequisites with owners.
• Direct DR test execution and post-exercise reviews with remediation actions.
• Collaborate with business units to assess recovery coverage and dependencies.
• Develop and improve DR methodologies, templates, and dashboards for metrics.
• Provide executive-ready DR reporting and guidance to leadership.

Conoscenze

Disaster recovery

Project management

Leadership

Communication

Stakeholder engagement

Recovery planning

Executive reporting

Formazione

Bachelor’s degree in IT/CS

Strumenti

Scripting

Workflow automation

Recovery orchestration tools

BI dashboards

Descrizione del lavoro

Senior Disaster Recovery Specialist# Careers## Senior Disaster Recovery SpecialistApply: Toronto, ON: Full time: Posted Today: End Date: November 21, 2026 (17 days left to apply): JR167855**What you'll do** * Lead end-to-end Disaster Recovery exercise design, planning, coordination, and execution, defining recovery scenarios, scope, dependencies, schedules, entry and exit criteria, and stakeholder responsibilities.* Create, maintain, and validate actionable DR plans and step-by-step recovery runbooks with application and infrastructure owners, documenting prerequisites, recovery sequencing, dependencies, roles, escalation paths, validation checks, and failback procedures aligned with established recovery objectives.* Direct DR test execution and validate results against recovery time objectives (RTOs) and recovery point objectives (RPOs); capture evidence, lead post-exercise reviews, update runbooks, and track corrective actions through resolution and retesting, as required.* Partner with business units, application owners, and IT teams to assess recovery coverage, confirm critical dependencies and recovery priorities, resolve planning gaps, and maintain exercise readiness as applications and infrastructure change.* Develop and improve DR planning and testing methodologies, runbook templates, documentation standards, and repeatable practices; provide technical guidance and knowledge sharing to strengthen recovery consistency across teams.* Identify, design, and implement automation with technology teams for repeatable recovery steps, readiness checks, evidence collection, and status reporting; validate automated workflows and maintain appropriate approvals, exception handling, and manual fallback procedures.* Build and maintain DR dashboards and performance measures covering plan and runbook currency, exercise coverage, RTO/RPO achievement, recovery trends, and overdue remediation; establish consistent metric definitions, validate source data, and automate data refreshes where practical.* Deliver executive-ready DR reporting that communicates exercise outcomes, recovery gaps, risks, remediation progress, and prioritized recommendations, translating technical findings into clear decisions and follow-up actions. **What you bring** * 7+ years of experience in disaster recovery or business continuity, with demonstrated leadership in technology recovery planning and enterprise Disaster Recovery exercises.* Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or related field* ITIL certification (at least Intermediate level)* Certified Business Continuity Professional (CBCP) or similar DR-specific certification* Extensive hands-on experience developing DR plans and executable recovery runbooks and leading large-scale, cross-functional DR exercises, including scenario design, execution coordination, evidence collection, results analysis, and remediation follow-up.* Strong understanding of DR technologies and methodologies, recovery strategies, application and infrastructure dependencies, and the validation of RTOs and RPOs.* Hands-on experience using scripting, workflow automation, or recovery orchestration tools to reduce manual effort and improve repeatability, with an understanding of testing, change control, exception handling, and operational safeguards.* Demonstrated ability to develop management reports and interactive dashboards using business intelligence and data analysis tools, define meaningful DR measures, validate data quality, and present actionable insights to technical and executive audiences.* Strong leadership, stakeholder engagement, and project management skills, with the ability to influence without direct authority, navigate complex recovery issues, and communicate technical risks and recommendations clearly to senior management. We’re always looking for great talent! In addition to competitive pay, we offer:* Comprehensive benefits and retirement programs* Performance incentives, Continuing Education Programs* Other perks to support your well-being* Career growth opportunities and product discounts Broadband Salary Range: $64,000.00 - $106,000.00Salary decisions are also dependent on other factors such as your experience, industry benchmarks, internal equity and other role-specific requirements. For critical roles, the compensation offering will be reviewed to ensure alignment with market rate and conditions and the unique value you bring to the role. #LI-AG2This posting represents an existing vacancy within our organization.We may use artificial intelligence tools as part of our recruitment process to assist in the initial screening of resumes. All hiring decisions, including candidate evaluation, selection, and disposition, are made by human recruiters.