Job Title: Senior Disaster Recovery Technical Analyst
Location: Columbus, OH (In Office Tues and Wed - Remote Mon, Thu, Fri)
Duration: 01/27/2025 - 1/26/2026 (Contract to Hire)
Rate: $50 - $58.50/hour
Contract Type: W-2 only, no visa sponsorships or subcontracting
Scope Of Service
The Senior Disaster Recovery Technical Analyst will be responsible for supporting and enhancing the disaster recovery (DR) program to ensure business continuity in the event of a disaster. The role includes planning, designing, implementing, and testing disaster recovery solutions to safeguard critical systems. The Analyst will assess the current infrastructure, recommend improvements, and manage testing exercises to ensure efficient recovery of IT systems. In addition, the role will involve providing expert guidance on disaster recovery methodologies, maintaining accurate documentation, and contributing to continuous improvement initiatives to strengthen DR processes and solutions.
Role, Responsibilities & Deliverables
- Responsible for managing all activities related to disaster recovery program, to ensure that Client is 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.
Required 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
