Disaster Recovery Specialist - Information Technology - Analysts

Job  New York , New York Job Type: Contract Added - a day ago

A client of Innova Solutions is immediately hiring a Disaster Recovery Specialist.

Position type: Contract position

Duration: 6+ months

Location: Fully Remote

• Partner with Technology, Infrastructure, and Application teams to review and enhance DR plans.
• Validate recovery strategies, including recovery time objectives (RTOs), recovery point objectives (RPOs), and failover capabilities.
• Identify gaps in recovery readiness, including dependencies, data integrity, and environment availability.
• Support design and execution of DR testing, including simulations and failover exercises.
• Assess effectiveness of recovery procedures and recommend practical improvements.
• Ensure DR plans are aligned to critical business services and operational priorities.
• Propose governance enhancements strengthening second line oversight practices.
• Synthesize findings into clear, actionable recommendations and track remediation progress.
• Support preparation of materials for audit, regulatory, and internal governance reviews.

• 9-10+ years of experience in disaster recovery, IT resilience, or technology risk
• Hands-on experience developing and validating DR plans, including application recovery and infrastructure failover
• Experience supporting or executing DR testing (e.g., failover, tabletop, simulation)
• Strong understanding of recovery concepts (RTO, RPO, data recovery, system dependencies)
• Ability to work effectively with technology and infrastructure teams
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills

• Experience in financial services or other regulated industries
• Familiarity with cyber recovery and ransomware scenarios
• Experience aligning DR with business continuity and critical business services frameworks
• Knowledge of relevant frameworks (NIST, FFIEC, ISO 22301, etc.)

We are currently interviewing to fill this and other similar positions. If this role is not a fit for you, we do offer a referral bonus program for referrals that we successfully place with our clients, subject to program guidelines.

This position qualifies for a Referral Bonus amount of $250-$1000 dollars. Please email your referral details along with their resume to

Pay Range*: $80- $90/per hour

* Pay range offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors, including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc.

Benefits: Innova Solutions offers benefits (based on eligibility) that include the following:
Medical & pharmacy coverage, Dental/vision insurance, 401(k), Health saving account (HSA) and Flexible spending account (FSA), Life Insurance, Pet Insurance, Short term and Long term Disability, Accident & Critical illness coverage, Pre‑paid legal &  protection, Sick time, and other types of paid leaves (as required by law), Employee Assistance Program (EAP).

Founded in 1998 and headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, Innova Solutions employs approximately 50,000 professionals worldwide and reports an annual revenue approaching $3 Billion. Through our global delivery centers across North America, Asia, and Europe, we deliver strategic technology and business transformation…