Disaster Recovery Consultant

Spectraforce Technologies, Inc.; Holtsville (NY); Remote; USD 96,000 - 152,000; Part time

Job summary

Spectraforce Technologies, Inc. is seeking a Disaster Recovery Consultant to strengthen enterprise DR capabilities remotely (EST). You will partner with technology and business teams to improve recovery planning, testing, and governance across critical services within a 6‑month engagement.

The role focuses on validating RTOs/RPOs, identifying recovery gaps, and driving practical improvements for audit-ready readiness and regulatory oversight.

Qualifications

• 9-10+ years in disaster recovery, IT resilience, or technology risk.
• Hands-on experience building and validating DR plans.
• Experience leading DR testing (e.g., failover, tabletop, simulations).
• Strong understanding of RTO/RPO and dependencies.
• Ability to collaborate with technology and infrastructure teams.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Review and enhance DR plans with technology and business teams.
• Validate recovery strategies and failover capabilities.
• Identify gaps in recovery readiness and dependencies.
• Design and execute DR testing, including simulations.
• Assess recovery procedures and recommend improvements.
• Align DR plans to critical business services and priorities.
• Support governance and second-line oversight.
• Prepare materials for audits and governance reviews.

Skills

Disaster Recovery

IT resilience

Risk management

DR plan development

DR testing

Stakeholder engagement

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Regulatory compliance

Tools

NIST Framework

ISO 22301

FFIEC

Job description

Role: Disaster Recovery Consultant (Execution & Improvement)

Location: Remote - EST Only

Duration: 6 Months (possiblity 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