Disaster Recovery Consultant; Execution & Improvement

Position: Disaster Recovery Consultant (Execution & Improvement)
Location: New York

Job-ID Reference
26-01812

Disaster Recovery Consultant (Execution & Improvement)
Job Number: 26-01812

Find your next opportunity in the Financial Services Industry. ECLARO is looking for a Disaster Recovery Consultant (Execution & Improvement) for our client in New York, NY.

ECLARO's client is one of the largest mutual life insurance companies and provides long-term care insurance, mutual funds and retirement-plan services across the US. If you’re up to the challenge, then take a chance at this rewarding opportunity!

Position Overview:

Seeking an experienced Disaster Recovery (DR) Consultant to provide targeted, execution-focused support to strengthen enterprise DR capabilities. This role will focus on enhancing application recovery planning, improving testing and validation practices, and strengthening second line of defense oversight to ensure the organization can effectively recover critical systems in real disruption scenarios.

This is not a steady-state support role. The Consultant will be expected to work across technology and business teams to drive tangible improvements in recovery readiness within defined timelines.

Consultant Profile Attributes:

Ideal Consultant:

Deep, hands-on experience with application and infrastructure DR planning and testing.

Has validated recovery strategies (RTO / RPO) and understands real-world feasibility.

Has supported or executed failover tests, simulations, or recovery exercises.

Able to identify gaps in recovery readiness (dependencies, data integrity, environment readiness).Comfortable working directly with technology and infrastructure teams.

Strong Backgrounds:

IT Disaster Recovery / Technology Resilience teams.

Infrastructure or application teams with DR ownership.

Consulting roles focused on DR testing, validation, and uplift.

Experience in regulated environments (financial services is a plus).Disqualifying:

Only experience is BCP / BIAs with no technical DR depth.

No hands-on involvement in DR testing or failover exercises.

Cannot explain how recovery actually works at a system / application level.

Pure governance or audit background without execution experience.

Responsibilities:

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.

Required Qualifications:

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.

Key

Competencies:

Execution-focused and detail-oriented.

Strong stakeholder engagement across technical teams.

Ability to translate technical recovery concepts into business impact.

Comfortable working under…