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The Disaster Recovery Specialist develops andmaintainscomprehensive disaster recovery strategies to ensure continuity of IT services supporting mission-critical systems in a highly regulated federal environment. This role leads risk and impact assessments toidentifycritical applications, infrastructure, and dependencies, defining recoveryobjectivesand strategies that align with organizational resilience goals. The specialist coordinates regular exercises, tests, and plan reviews with IT and business stakeholders, capturing lessons learned and driving continuous improvement of disaster recovery capabilities whileprovidingsubject-matter guidance, training, and documentation to ensure teams understand their roles before, during, and after disruptive events.

• Develop andmaintaindisaster recovery plans, runbooks, and playbooks for key IT services, defining recovery timeobjectives(RTO), recovery pointobjectives(RPO), escalation paths, and communication protocols aligned with enterprise resilience requirements.
• Conduct risk assessments and business impact analyses toidentifycritical systems, data, locations, and third-party dependencies, using findings to prioritize recovery sequencing and controls for mission-critical operations.
• Coordinate and execute a structured disaster recovery testing program, including tabletop exercises,componenttests, partial failover, and full failover events, documenting test results, gaps, and remediation actions to strengthen preparedness.
• Partner with infrastructure, application, network, and security teams to ensure backup, replication, high-availability, and failover mechanisms are designed andoperatedto meet approved recoveryobjectivesand compliance requirements.
• Monitor changes to the IT environment to ensure disaster recovery documentation, configurations, and inventoriesremainaccurateand aligned with current production architectures and operational standards.
• Develop and deliver training and awareness materials so IT staff and business stakeholders understand disaster recovery procedures, roles, and decision paths under various disruption scenarios.
• Ensure disaster recovery plans adhere to organizational policies, regulatory requirements, and industry frameworks, preparing evidence for audits, assessments, and leadership reviews todemonstratecompliance and readiness.
• Track and report key disaster recovery metrics and readiness indicators, providing actionable recommendations to improve resilience of infrastructure, applications, and supporting processes across the enterprise.

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Business Administration, or related field, or equivalent relevant experience.
• 4-7 years of experience in disaster recovery, business continuity, IT operations, or closely related resilience functions within complex IT environments.
• Demonstrated understanding of disaster recovery principles, frameworks, and best practices, with proven experience developing andmaintainingDR plans, conducting risk assessments, and performing regular testing.
• Active SECRET security clearance or ability to obtain andmaintainrequired clearance.
• U.S. citizenship asrequiredfor federal contracting environment.
• Excellent problem-solving, analytical, communication, and interpersonal skills with the ability to manage multiple tasks and projects effectively.
• Less than 10% travel required.

• Professional certifications related to business continuity or disaster recovery, such as Certified Business Continuity Professional (CBCP), CISSP, or similar credentialsdemonstratingspecialized resilience knowledge.
• Experience integrating disaster recovery planning with broader business continuity and incident…