Disaster Recovery Specialist - Motion Recruitment : Job Details

Our client, one of the largest regulated utility companies in the US that serves over 3 million natural gas customers is hiring a Disaster Recovery Business Analyst to join their infrastructure team in Columbus, OH!

As a Sr. Disaster Recovery Business Analyst you will be responsible for planning and creating documentation for disaster solutions like server backup and recovery, data replication, and failover/failback procedures.

Primary Responsibilities are:

• Responsible for managing all activities related to disaster recovery program, to ensure that they are able to recover their systems in the event of a disaster and perform DR testing exercises both on-premises and CoLo facilities
• Planning, design, documentation and testing of disaster recovery solutions to meet business or technology requirements.
• Evaluation of existing technology solutions to determine fit for purpose for the new business or technology requirements. Recommendation of technology alternatives.
• Provide technical guidance and expertise in disaster recovery methodologies, including backup and recovery solutions, data replication, failover/failback procedures, and recovery testing.
• Lead the planning, execution, and delivery of IT disaster recovery projects, including risk assessments, impact analyses, and recovery plan development.
• Maintain accurate documentation of disaster recovery plans, procedures, and test results. Prepare and present reports to senior management and stakeholders on the status of disaster recovery initiatives.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of IT disaster recovery processes and technologies.

Qualifications:

• 5-7 years' experience in infrastructure services or infrastructure analysis, deployment and support
• Thorough understanding of disaster recovery methodologies, including backup and recovery solutions, data replication, failover/failback procedures, and recovery testing.
• Experience working closely with service providers and delegating operational activities to them, as directed by a director or manager
• Expert-level knowledge of IT infrastructure components, trends and best practices
• Knowledge of ITIL processes and metrics