Disaster Recovery Consultant (Execution & Improvement)

The Matlen Silver Group, Inc.; New York (NY); Remote; USD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

401(k) Plan

Job summary

The Matlen Silver Group, Inc. is seeking an experienced Disaster Recovery Consultant to strengthen enterprise DR capabilities. You will enhance application recovery planning, improve testing and validation, and bolster second-line oversight to ensure rapid recovery during disruptions.

This role requires collaboration across technology and business teams to deliver tangible improvements within defined timelines. This is a remote engagement (EST) with a 9–12 month duration.

Qualifications

• 9–10+ years in disaster recovery, IT resilience, or tech risk.
• Hands-on DR plan development and validation experience.
• Experience supporting DR testing (failover, tabletop, simulations).
• Strong understanding of RTOs, RPOs, data recovery, dependencies.
• Ability to collaborate across technology and infrastructure teams.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Partner with tech, infra, and application teams to review and enhance DR plans.
• Validate recovery strategies, RTOs, RPOs, and failover capabilities.
• Identify gaps in recovery readiness, dependencies, and data integrity.
• Support DR testing design and execution, including simulations.
• Assess procedures and recommend practical improvements for DR readiness.
• Align DR plans with critical business services and priorities.
• Propose governance enhancements for second-line oversight.

Skills

Disaster Recovery

IT Resilience

Stakeholder Engagement

Analytical Skills

Communication Skills

Job description

Disaster Recovery Consultant (Execution & Improvement) (BH-111204)

Location New York, United States Sector Insurance Salary Competitive

Position Title:Disaster Recovery Consultant (Execution & Improvement)
Location: Remote (EST)
Duration: 09-12 Months (Possible Extension/Conversion)/ No C2C
***Due to client requirements this role is only open to USC OR GC candidates***
Role Requirements:
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.
This is not a steady-state support role. 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

Candidate Profile Attributes

• Ideal candidate:
• Deep, hands-on experience with application and infrastructure DR planning and testing
• Has validated recovery strategies (RTO/RPO) and understands real-world feasibility
• Has supported or executed failover tests, simulations, or recovery exercises
• Able to identify gaps in recovery readiness (dependencies, data integrity, environment readiness)
• Comfortable working directly with technology and infrastructure teams
• Strong Backgrounds
• IT Disaster Recovery / Technology Resilience teams
• Infrastructure or application teams with DR ownership
• Consulting roles focused on DR testing, validation, and uplift
• Experience in regulated environments (financial services is a plus)
• Disqualifying
• Only experience is BCP/BIAs with no technical DR depth
• No hands-on involvement in DR testing or failover exercises
• Cannot explain how recovery actually works at a system/application level
• Pure governance or audit background without execution experience

About Matlen Silver
Experience Matters. Let your experience be driven by our experience. For more than 40 years, Matlen Silver has delivered solutions for complex talent and technology needs to Fortune 500 companies and industry leaders. Led by hard work, honesty, and a trusted team of experts, we can say that Matlen Silver technology has created a solutions experience and legacy of success that is the difference in the way the world works.
Matlen Silver is an Equal Opportunity Employer and considers all applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, veteran status, the presence of a non-job-related medical condition or disability, or any other legally protected status.
If you are a person with a disability needing assistance with the application or at any point in the hiring process, please contact us at email and/or phone at: [e-mail] // 908-393-8600
At The Matlen Silver Group, Inc., W2 employees are eligible for the following benefits:

• Health, vision, and dental insurance (single and family coverage)
• 401(k) plan (employee contributions only)