Disaster Recovery Specialist

Motion Recruitment; Allentown (Lehigh County); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Motion Recruitment seeks a Disaster Recovery Program Lead to drive enterprise-wide business continuity and DR initiatives. You will lead assessments, develop runbooks, and coordinate annual testing across on-prem, Azure cloud, and hybrid environments.

This hands-on leadership role requires 6–8 years in DR/BC, strong stakeholder management, and the ability to report progress to executives. Contract is 12 months with potential extension.

Qualifications

• 6–8 years in disaster recovery or business continuity.
• Proven DR testing, recovery planning, governance.
• Understanding of enterprise apps, Azure, infra, and cyber dependencies.
• Experience with ServiceNow BCM/CMDB and IT governance preferred.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management.
• Ability to work independently with multiple priorities.

Responsibilities

• Lead DR assessments and recovery strategy workshops with application owners and technical leads.
• Develop and maintain recovery plans, runbooks, test plans, and post-test review reports.
• Coordinate annual DR testing, failover exercises, and readiness validation across on-premises, cloud (Azure), and hybrid environments.
• Analyze application dependencies, RTOs (Recovery Time Objectives), RPOs (Recovery Point Objectives), and recovery requirements.
• Drive remediation of recovery gaps and track progress to closure.
• Support implementation and operation of ServiceNow BCM and CMDB processes.
• Deliver clear, executive-level reporting on DR status, metrics, and program health.

Skills

Disaster Recovery

Business Continuity

Infrastructure

IT Operations

Azure Cloud

Communication

Stakeholder Mgmt

Tools

ServiceNow BCM

CMDB

IT Governance

Job description

We’re seeking a skilled Disaster Recovery (DR) Program Lead to serve as the central technical and operational driver for our enterprise-wide business continuity and disaster recovery initiatives. You’ll play a key role in ensuring mission-critical applications across Tier 0-3 are protected, recoverable, and tested annually.

This is a hands‑on technical leadership role focused on planning, execution, and continuous improvement of recovery strategies across diverse platforms and environments.

Job Title

Disaster Recovery Program Lead

Location

Allentown, PA/ Providence RI/ Bowling Green, KY

Job Type

12 Months Contract with potential to extend upon the business needs

Key Responsibilities

• Lead DR assessments and recovery strategy workshops with application owners and technical leads.
• Develop and maintain comprehensive recovery plans, runbooks, test plans, and post-test review reports.
• Coordinate annual DR testing, failover exercises, and readiness validation across on-premises, cloud (Azure), and hybrid environments.
• Analyze application dependencies, RTOs (Recovery Time Objectives), RPOs (Recovery Point Objectives), and recovery requirements.
• Drive remediation of recovery gaps and track progress to closure.
• Support implementation and operation of ServiceNow BCM and CMDB processes.
• Deliver clear, executive-level reporting on DR status, metrics, and program health.

Qualifications

• 6-8 years of experience in Disaster Recovery, Business Continuity, Infrastructure, or IT Operations.
• Proven experience in DR testing, recovery planning, and recovery governance.
• Strong understanding of enterprise applications, cloud platforms (especially Azure), infrastructure, and cybersecurity dependencies.
• Experience with ServiceNow BCM, CMDB, and IT governance frameworks is preferred.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, able to collaborate across technical and business teams.
• Must be able to work independently and manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.