IT Consultant I

Kelly Services; Providence (RI); Remote; USD 55,000 - 83,000; Part time

Job summary

Motion Recruitment Partners is seeking an IT Consultant I focused on Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity. This remote role supports an established DR program, coordinating testing, documentation, compliance, and audit evidence.

You will work with technical and business teams to maintain recovery plans, inventories, and runbooks, ensuring audit-ready records and timely remediation of risks across cloud, on-prem, and application environments.

Qualifications

• 2–5 years in IT, disaster recovery, or business continuity.
• Understanding of DR principles and practices.
• Experience developing DR plans, runbooks, and test plans.
• Experience coordinating DR testing and exercises.
• Strong documentation and organizational skills.
• Experience tracking risks, remediation and compliance.
• Audit evidence preparation and reporting experience.

Responsibilities

• Develop, update, and maintain Disaster Recovery Plans, Runbooks, and Test Plans.
• Maintain ServiceNow BCM records, recovery information, and inventories.
• Coordinate DR-related meetings, testing schedules, and evidence collection.
• Support DR testing and documentation activities.
• Track remediation actions, identified risks, and compliance metrics.
• Assist with audit evidence collection, preparation, and reporting.
• Perform CMDB validation and data-quality analysis.
• Collaborate with application, infrastructure, cloud, and other teams to maintain recovery information.
• Ensure DR documentation and recovery inventories remain accurate and current.
• Provide operational and administrative support for the overall Disaster Recovery Program.

Skills

IT governance

Disaster recovery

Business continuity

Documentation

Coordination

Risk tracking

Audit support

Cloud & infra familiarity

Team collaboration

Tools

ServiceNow

CMDB

SharePoint

Microsoft 365

Excel

Job description

IT Consultant I – Disaster Recovery / Business Continuity

Location: Remote - Candidate must be located near Providence, RI; Allentown, PA; or BOC, KY

Work Arrangement: Fully Remote

Job Type: Contract

Exciting IT Consultant I – Disaster Recovery / Business Continuity opportunity supporting an established Disaster Recovery Program. This remote position will focus on disaster recovery planning, recovery documentation, testing coordination, compliance tracking, reporting, and ServiceNow BCM administration.

The IT Consultant will work with technical and business stakeholders to maintain recovery plans and inventories, coordinate DR testing activities, collect supporting evidence, track remediation items and risks, and help ensure the organization's recovery documentation remains accurate and audit-ready.

Required Skills & Experience

• 2-5 years of experience in Information Technology, Disaster Recovery, Business Continuity, IT Governance , or a related area.
• Firm understanding of Disaster Recovery principles and practices .
• Experience developing and maintaining Disaster Recovery Plans, Runbooks, Recovery Plans, and Test Plans .
• Experience supporting or coordinating Disaster Recovery testing and recovery exercises .
• Strong documentation, organizational, tracking, and coordination skills.
• Experience maintaining recovery-related information, inventories, or records.
• Experience tracking risks, remediation activities, compliance requirements, and program metrics .
• Experience supporting audit evidence preparation and reporting .
• Familiarity with infrastructure, cloud, and application environments.
• Ability to work effectively with technical teams and business stakeholders.

Desired Skills & Experience

• Experience with ServiceNow , preferably ServiceNow BCM / Business Continuity Management .
• Experience with ServiceNow CMDB or similar configuration management databases.
• Experience performing CMDB validation and data-quality analysis .
• Experience with SharePoint, Excel, and Microsoft 365 .
• Understanding of application and infrastructure recovery requirements.
• Experience supporting compliance, governance, risk, or audit-related activities.
• Strong analytical skills with attention to detail and data accuracy.

What You Will Be Doing

• Develop, update, and maintain Disaster Recovery Plans, Runbooks, and Test Plans .
• Maintain ServiceNow BCM records, recovery information, and inventories.
• Coordinate DR-related meetings, testing schedules, and evidence-collection activities.
• Support Disaster Recovery testing and documentation activities.
• Track remediation actions, identified risks, and compliance metrics.
• Assist with audit evidence collection, preparation, and reporting.
• Perform CMDB validation and data-quality analysis .
• Work with application, infrastructure, cloud, and other technical teams to maintain accurate recovery information.
• Ensure DR documentation and recovery inventories remain accurate and current.
• Provide operational and administrative support for the overall Disaster Recovery Program.

Motion Recruitment Partners (MRP) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All applicants must be currently authorized to work on a full-time basis in the country for which they are applying, and no sponsorship is currently available. Employment is subject to the successful completion of a pre-employment screening. Accommodation will be provided in all parts of the hiring process as required under MRP's Employment Accommodation policy. Applicants need to make their needs known in advance.