Remote Disaster Recovery Lead Consultant

PINNACLE GROUP (Pinnacle Technical Resources); Allentown (Lehigh County); Remote; USD 96,000 - 103,000; Full time

Job summary

PTR Global is seeking an IT Consultant II to lead the Disaster Recovery program for Tier 0–3 applications in a fully remote capacity. You will collaborate with application owners, infrastructure, cloud, and cybersecurity teams to ensure robust recovery capabilities and governance, producing executive-ready updates on posture and progress.

The role requires 6–8 years in DR or business continuity, strong DR testing expertise, and experience in developing recovery plans and runbooks.

Qualifications

• 6–8 years in Disaster Recovery or Business Continuity roles.
• Experience leading DR assessments, workshops, and recovery strategy sessions.
• Hands-on with Recovery Plans, Runbooks, Test Plans, and After Action Reports.
• Familiarity with ServiceNow BCM and CMDB preferred.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary execution lead for Disaster Recovery program initiatives across Tier 0–3.
• Lead DR assessments and recovery strategy workshops with application owners and key stakeholders.
• Develop, review, and maintain Recovery Plans, Runbooks, Test Plans, and After Action Reports for critical applications and services.
• Coordinate annual DR testing activities, including failover exercises and readiness assessments.
• Analyze application dependencies, RTOs, and RPOs, and overall recovery requirements.
• Identify and track remediation efforts to close gaps discovered during assessments and testing.
• Support the implementation and ongoing operational processes of ServiceNow BCM and related workflows.
• Leverage the ServiceNow CMDB and other tooling to maintain accurate records of dependencies.
• Collaborate with enterprise teams to align DR strategies with IT and security objectives.
• Produce regular status reports and executive-ready updates on DR posture, risks, and progress.
• Ensure DR governance and documentation standards are followed.
• Work across diverse technologies and architectures, adapting DR strategies accordingly.
• Communicate complex DR concepts clearly to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Operate remotely with strong collaboration with distributed teams.

Skills

Disaster Recovery

DR testing

Executive communication

Remote collaboration

Analytical problem solving

RTO/RPO interpretation

Tools

ServiceNow BCM

ServiceNow CMDB

Azure

Job description

PTR Global is seeking an IT Consultant II to lead the Disaster Recovery program for Tier 0–3 applications in a fully remote capacity. You will collaborate with application owners, infrastructure, cloud, and cybersecurity teams to ensure robust recovery capabilities and governance, producing executive-ready updates on posture and progress.

The role requires 6–8 years in DR or business continuity, strong DR testing expertise, and experience in developing recovery plans and runbooks.