Technology Resilience Specialist (Disaster Recovery & Cloud

Technology Resilience Specialist (Disaster Recovery & Cloud)

Location:

Charlotte, NC (Hybrid: 2–3 days/week onsite)

Pay Rate: $30.00 – $50.00 / hr W2 (Depending on experience)

Duration: 1 Year + (Potential for Extension)

Employment Type:

Direct W2 Only (Strictly No Corp-to-Corp / C2C, 1099, Third-Party Agencies, or W2 Referrals)

We are seeking a hands-on Technology Resilience Specialist to support the design, governance, and validation of enterprise-wide technology resilience across hybrid cloud and on-premises environments for a leading organization in Charlotte, NC.

This role serves as a subject matter expert across Disaster Recovery (DR), cyber recovery, backup/restoration, and workload recovery testing. You will partner with cross-functional infrastructure, cloud, application, and cybersecurity teams to evaluate resilience designs, coordinate recovery exercises, identify vulnerability gaps, and strengthen operational recovery postures in accordance with strict regulatory expectations.

• Governance & Readiness:
  Support the execution of the Technology Resilience Program across hybrid environments, ensuring alignment with Business Continuity Management (BCM) policies, recovery tiers, and regulatory expectations.
• Recovery Architecture & Strategy:
  Evaluate and challenge recovery designs for new and existing applications hosted in AWS, Azure, and traditional data centers; define backup strategies, recovery groups, and failover/failback mechanisms.
• Resilience & DR Testing:
  Coordinate and execute end-to-end recovery testing activities (application recovery, backup/restore validations, cloud failover, and cyber recovery simulations); log test results and track remediation plans to resolution.
• Cloud Resilience:
  Support cloud resilience governance across Azure and AWS platforms, assisting application teams with dependency mapping, backup validation, and native cloud recovery planning.
• Cyber Recovery & Infrastructure Protection:
  Assess recovery readiness for critical core services (Active Directory, Entra , databases, backup platforms) and participate in tabletop cyber recovery exercises.
• Audit & Risk Compliance:
  Maintain comprehensive testing evidence and documentation to support internal audits, risk assessments, and regulatory examinations.

• Experience:
  
  5–10 years of experience in Technology Resilience, Disaster Recovery, Infrastructure Operations, Cloud Operations, or Site Reliability Engineering (SRE).
• DR Concepts & Capabilities:
  Deep knowledge of core resilience fundamentals including RTO/RPO, backup/recovery, failover/failback, business continuity, and cyber recovery frameworks.
• Technical Breadth:
  Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure) as well as enterprise data center technology (VMware, Windows Server, Linux, storage, networking).
• Communication &
  
  Collaboration:
  
  Strong analytical, communication, and stakeholder management skills to bridge technical execution with non-technical business leaders.
• Onsite Commitment:
  Ability to work hybrid onsite 2–3 days per week at the Charlotte, NC office location.

• Experience with enterprise backup platforms (e.g., Rubrik, Cohesity, Commvault).
• Background supporting financial services or highly regulated corporate environments.
• Exposure to regulatory frameworks and standards such as FFIEC, OCC, NYDFS, NIST, or DORA.

• Direct W2 Applicants Only. We cannot accept 1099, Corp-to-Corp (C2C), third-party agency submissions, or W2 referrals for this position.

Upon completion of waiting period consultants are eligible for:

• Medical and Prescription Drug Plans
• Dental Plan
• Vision Plan
• Health Savings Account
• Health Flexible Spending Account
• Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account
• Supplemental Life Insurance
• Short Term and Long Term Disability Insurance
• Business Travel Insurance
• 401(k), Plus Match
• Weekly Pay