Associate Director, Security Technology Disaster Recovery Planning

Control Risks Group Holdings Ltd; Saudi Arabia; On-site; SAR 299,000 - 450,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading security consulting firm in Saudi Arabia is seeking an Associate Director of Security Technology Disaster Recovery Planning. This role involves leading the development and implementation of disaster recovery and resilience strategies for security technology infrastructure. The ideal candidate will have experience in disaster recovery, strong communication skills, and the ability to work with cross-functional teams. Competitive salary and benefits available.

Qualifications

• Experience in developing and implementing disaster recovery strategies.
• Strong knowledge of security technology infrastructures and networks.
• Ability to coordinate training and maintain communication during crises.

Responsibilities

• Develop comprehensive disaster recovery frameworks for security technology.
• Align recovery strategies with organizational and regulatory goals.
• Support on-call incident and crisis response teams on IT DR related incidents.

Job description

Overview

The Associate Director, Security Technology Disaster Recovery Planning is responsible for leading the development, assurance, implementation, and oversight of disaster recovery and resilience strategies for critical security technology infrastructure and networks. This role integrates technology recovery solutions with robust business continuity planning to ensure organizational readiness and rapid recovery from disruptive events.

Responsibilities

• Strategic: Develop and maintain a comprehensive Security Technology disaster recovery framework to ensure continuity of operations.
• Strategic: Align recovery strategies with organisational goals and regulatory requirements.
• Strategic: Work with cross-functional teams in planning, testing, and executing recovery protocols.
• Technical: Evaluate and support assurance of disaster recovery strategies at the operational and management levels, including cloud-based solutions, backup systems, work-around solutions and related recovery runbooks
• Technical: Collaborate with IT and infrastructure teams to ensure critical systems are resilient and recoverable.
• Technical: Consider emerging technologies and trends to enhance recovery capabilities and improve overall performance.
• Specific immediate priorities include:
• Implement a rapid methodology for City Security Technology Critical systems Impact Analysis
• Produce Business Impact Analysis (BIA) and IT DR Plans for critical on-premises city security technology systems and networks
• Plan and prioritize recovery 'blocks', defining 'order of recovery'
• Build disaster recovery run books, using available 'run book' system(s)
• Work closely with Security technology teams, IT Technical Managers, Network Architects, Product Owners & IT SMEs
• Produce a management-facing Critical Technology Recovery Strategy summary, to support Incident & Crisis Management and risk escalation requirements
• Support additional Technology Resilience requirements, where relevant and useful
• Support on-call incident and crisis response teams on IT DR related incidents

Risk Management & Compliance

• Ensure compliance with industry standards and legal mandates.
• Support internal audits and external regulatory reviews.

Training & Communication

• Develop and deliver training for the Security Technology team utilising developed recovery runbooks against relevant scenarios
• Provide Incident & Crisis team awareness training and awareness to incident and crisis team members
• Maintain clear communication channels during crises to coordinate response efforts.
• Prepare executive-level reports and updates on recovery readiness and preparedness.