Information Technology Disaster Recovery Lead

Planet Group; Dallas (TX); Remote; USD 96,000 - 102,000; Full time

Job summary

Planet Group is seeking an IT Disaster Recovery Program Manager to lead ITDR activities globally. You will coordinate DR exercises, collaborate with stakeholders, and ensure recovery plans include procedures and configurations for rapid restoration of IT services in the event of a disaster.

The role emphasizes planning, testing, and continuous improvement of DR capabilities, including automation initiatives and performance monitoring across US and international environments.

Qualifications

• Experience in IT Disaster Recovery and/or Business Continuity, leading technology teams through disaster scenarios.
• Expertise in DR test planning and execution with focus on improving DR capabilities.
• Strong knowledge of ITIL IT Service Continuity.

Responsibilities

• Act as ITDR program manager and lead ITDR activities in Global and the US.
• Drive DR Exercise planning, execution, post-test activities and align with stakeholders.
• Develop recovery procedures and configurations for DR Plans and alternate regions.
• Identify resilience gaps in applications and implement initiatives to close gaps.
• Advocate for automation to improve ITDR efficiency and reduce costs.
• Monitor ITDR KPIs and SLOs and report on performance.

Skills

IT Disaster Recovery

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

DR automation tools

Job description

Location: Dallas( Remote)
Pay Rate: $70-$73.50

Job Description

?IT Disaster Recovery role is responsible for reducing business risk by ensuring that the ITDR team performs the ITDR processes at a high level - planning, executing & improving realistic Disaster Recovery (DR) tests for our scope of applications and infrastructure services. This role will also help the DR team and the wider IT organization maintain constant preparedness to ensure the successful restoration of IT Services within defined criteria in the event an actual disaster is declared; coordinates Disaster Recovery activities for US and Global areas according to established plans and processes. Participates in IT Disaster Recovery improvements program and innovation projects related to the IT DR services offered.

Responsibilities

• Act as ITDR program manager & lead to properly lead ITDR activities in Global and the US.
• Drive to meet and exceed ITDR established goals regarding DR Exercise planning process, execution, and post-test activities. Collaborate with key business stakeholders for scheduling and monthly status meetings.
• Be an advocate for assuring IT Disaster Recovery Plans includes the recovery procedures and application configurations needed to respond to a real outage or disaster for establishing the business operation in the disaster recovery site or alternate region.
• Perform gap analysis on applications in scope for inefficiencies or lack of resilience. Propose and execute initiatives to close resilience gaps.
• Develop business cases for the use of automation to improve ITDR efficiency, reduce risk, increase resiliency, and reduce costs.
• Monitor and report on ITDR Team's service Key Performance Indicators (KPI) and Service Level Objectives (SLO).
• Manage the IT Disaster Recovery Team's data, metadata, and documentation.
• Lead /collaborate IT Disaster recovery initiatives to enhance internal services consumed by stakeholders.
• Participates in internal forums for the adoption of new technologies, best practices and methodologies for improving the services offered by IT Disaster Recovery team.
• Participates in the Continuous Improvement program to enhance the IT Disaster Recovery Process.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college/university; or equivalent work experience.
• 5 - 8 years
• ?Experience with IT Disaster Recovery and/or Business Continuity, with experience leading moderately complex technology organizations through actual and practiced disaster scenarios.
• Expertise in DR test planning and execution with focus on continuously improving the firm's DR capabilities.
• Good knowledge of IT DR automation tools preferred.
• Strong process orientation, including familiarity with ITIL's IT Service Continuity.
• Certifications in current industry standard preferred.
• Strong verbal/written communication, with ability to effectively interact with individuals at all levels of responsibility and authority. Must be able to prioritize, delegate and foster the development of high-performance teams to lead/support an environment driven by customer service and teamwork.
• Strong trouble-shooting and organizational skills and ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously.
• Ability to participate in resource planning processes based on defined organizational plans.