Remote IT Disaster Recovery Lead - Resilience & Planning

Experis Technology Group; Dallas (TX); Remote; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

ManpowerGroup's client is seeking an Information Technology Disaster Recovery Lead to join their IT organization. The role focuses on planning, executing, and refining ITDR activities across global and US regions, driving resilience through structured exercises and strong stakeholder engagement.

You will own DR exercise planning, coordinate monthly status meetings, analyze gaps, and advocate for robust recovery procedures and configurations to ensure rapid restoration at DR sites.

Qualifications

• Experience in DR test planning and execution to improve DR capabilities.
• Experience with IT Disaster Recovery and/or Business Continuity leadership.
• Knowledge of IT Service Continuity concepts and ITIL practices.
• Ability to develop business cases for automation to improve efficiency and reduce risk.
• Strong verbal and written communication across all levels.

Responsibilities

• Act as ITDR program manager and lead IT Disaster Recovery activities across Global and US areas.
• Drive ITDR goals by owning DR exercise planning, execution, and post-test activities, including coordination of scheduling with key stakeholders.
• Advocate for IT Disaster Recovery Plans including recovery procedures and configurations to restore operations at the DR site or alternate region.
• Perform gap analysis for applications to identify resilience inefficiencies and propose initiatives to close gaps.
• Monitor and report ITDR team performance against KPI and SLO, managing data, metadata, and documentation.

Skills

DR test planning

Disaster Recovery

Business Continuity

ITIL concepts

Automation tools

Stakeholder comms

Job description

ManpowerGroup's client is seeking an Information Technology Disaster Recovery Lead to join their IT organization. The role focuses on planning, executing, and refining ITDR activities across global and US regions, driving resilience through structured exercises and strong stakeholder engagement.

You will own DR exercise planning, coordinate monthly status meetings, analyze gaps, and advocate for robust recovery procedures and configurations to ensure rapid restoration at DR sites.