Disaster Recovery Architect

ASM Research, An Accenture Federal Services Company; Baton Rouge (LA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 71,000; Full time

Job summary

ASM Research, An Accenture Federal Services Company, is seeking a Disaster Recovery Specialist to lead and refine disaster recovery strategies for mission-critical IT services in a regulated federal setting. You will drive risk analyses, determine RTO/RPO targets, and coordinate regular DR testing with technology and business teams.

You will also develop training materials, maintain playbooks, and ensure alignment with policies and frameworks while tracking readiness metrics for continuous

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Business Administration, or related field, or equivalent relevant experience.
• 4–7 years of experience in disaster recovery, business continuity, IT operations, or closely related resilience functions within complex IT environments.
• Active SECRET security clearance or ability to obtain and maintain required clearance.
• U.S. citizenship as required for federal contracting environment.
• Excellent problem-solving, analytical, communication, and interpersonal skills with the ability to manage multiple tasks and projects effectively.
• Less than 10% travel required.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain disaster recovery plans, runbooks, and playbooks for key IT services, defining recovery time objectives (RTO), recovery point objectives (RPO), escalation paths, and communication protocols aligned with enterprise resilience requirements.
• Conduct risk assessments and business impact analyses to identify critical systems, data, locations, and third-party dependencies, using findings to prioritize recovery sequencing and controls for mission-critical operations.
• Coordinate and execute a structured disaster recovery testing program, including tabletop exercises, component tests, partial failover, and full failover events, documenting test results, gaps, and remediation actions to strengthen preparedness.
• Partner with infrastructure, application, network, and security teams to ensure backup, replication, high-availability, and failover mechanisms are designed and operated to meet approved recovery objectives and compliance requirements.
• Monitor changes to the IT environment to ensure disaster recovery documentation, configurations, and inventories remain accurate and aligned with current production architectures and operational standards.
• Develop and deliver training and awareness materials so IT staff and business stakeholders understand disaster recovery procedures, roles, and decision paths under various disruption scenarios.
• Ensure disaster recovery plans adhere to organizational policies, regulatory requirements, and industry frameworks, preparing evidence for audits, assessments, and leadership reviews to demonstrate compliance and readiness.
• Track and report key disaster recovery metrics and readiness indicators, providing actionable recommendations to improve resilience of infrastructure, applications, and supporting processes across the enterprise.

Skills

Problem solving

Analytical skills

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Multitasking

Education

Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Business Administration, or related field

Job description

ASM Research, An Accenture Federal Services Company, is seeking a Disaster Recovery Specialist to lead and refine disaster recovery strategies for mission-critical IT services in a regulated federal setting. You will drive risk analyses, determine RTO/RPO targets, and coordinate regular DR testing with technology and business teams.

You will also develop training materials, maintain playbooks, and ensure alignment with policies and frameworks while tracking readiness metrics for continuous