Senior Disaster Recovery consultant Job Toms River area,New Jersey USA,IT/Tech

-Serve as the central point of contact for all DR activities across the Judiciary.
-Coordinate and facilitate DR planning sessions, status meetings, and post‑exercise reviews.
-Maintain alignment with Judiciary IT strategy, business continuity objectives, and evolving operational requirements.

Disaster Recovery Planning

-Develop, maintain, and continuously improve a comprehensive Disaster Recovery & Resiliency Plan covering:
IBM mainframe environments (z/OS)
Windows/x86 and virtualized environments (VMware, cloud workloads)
Network, storage, and supporting infrastructure
-Ensure DR plans reflect accurate system inventories, recovery procedures, RTO/RPO requirements, dependencies, and data replication methods.

DR Testing & Validation

-Plan, schedule, coordinate, and execute multiple DR tests annually (both full‑scale and component‑level exercises).
-Collaborate with Recovery Point Systems to validate hot site readiness, replication integrity, and environment compatibility.
-Coordinate with application and infrastructure teams to ensure test objectives, success criteria, and roles are clearly defined.
-Document test results, identify remediation activities, and track corrective actions to completion.
-Work with development teams to ensure applications incorporate recovery readiness, proper failover procedures, and dependency documentation.
-Partner with infrastructure teams to confirm systems, storage, and network configurations are test‑ready and aligned with DR capabilities.
-Communicate clearly with leadership on DR posture, gaps, risks, and progress metrics.
-Act as primary liaison with the DR vendor (Recovery Point Systems), ensuring:
Scheduling and logistics for DR tests
Timely communication of infrastructure changes
Coordination on replication, data synchronization, and recovery environment updates
-Review and validate vendor‑delivered DR services and SLAs.

Documentation & Governance

-Maintain all DR‑related documentation in a standardized, version‑controlled format.
-Develop frameworks, templates, checklists, and procedures for DR activities.
-Ensure compliance with Judiciary security, continuity, and contingency planning requirements.
-Produce reports for audits, leadership updates, and external reviews.

Risk Management & Continuous Improvement

Required

Skills & Experience:

-Strong experience in IT Disaster Recovery, Business Continuity, or IT Resiliency roles.
-Hands‑on understanding of:
IBM mainframe environments (z/OS, JCL, schedulers, storage replication)
Linux and Windows/x86 systems
Virtualization technologies (e.g., VMware ESXi)
SAN storage, networking, and data replication technologies
-Prior experience coordinating DR exercises with third‑party recovery providers (Recovery ---Point experience preferred).
-Excellent project management, documentation, and coordination skills.
-Ability to work across diverse technical teams and communicate effectively with technical and non‑technical audiences.

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