Disaster Recovery Specialist

NTT DATA Services•Plano, TX

1d•$87,720 - $131,580•Hybrid

About The Position

NTT DATA is currently seeking a Disaster Recovery Specialist to join their team. This is a hybrid role, requiring on-site presence at the client site several days per week. The Disaster Recovery (DR) Manager is responsible for leading the organization’s disaster recovery and IT resilience program to ensure business continuity during system outages, cyber incidents, natural disasters, or other disruptive events. This role oversees the development, implementation, testing, and continuous improvement of disaster recovery strategies, recovery plans, and operational readiness across critical business and technology environments. The DR Manager collaborates with infrastructure, cybersecurity, cloud, application, network, and business stakeholders to establish recovery objectives, coordinate recovery exercises, manage crisis response activities, and ensure compliance with regulatory and organizational requirements. The role also provides leadership during disaster recovery events and drives continuous enhancement of recovery capabilities, governance, and resilience standards.

Requirements

6+ years of Disaster Recovery/Risk Management Experience
Applied knowledge of risk management concepts
Strong knowledge of systems and network administration (i.e., desktop, server)
Knowledge and application of Globally Accepted Information Security Principles
Strong knowledge of network security that pertains to communications, computer system environments and related infrastructures
Thorough knowledge of server and desktop configurations that will protect systems from unauthorized access and software invasion

Nice To Haves

CISSP
GIAC
SSCP
CEH

Responsibilities

Leading the organization’s disaster recovery and IT resilience program.
Ensuring business continuity during system outages, cyber incidents, natural disasters, or other disruptive events.
Overseeing the development, implementation, testing, and continuous improvement of disaster recovery strategies, recovery plans, and operational readiness.
Collaborating with infrastructure, cybersecurity, cloud, application, network, and business stakeholders.
Establishing recovery objectives.
Coordinating recovery exercises.
Managing crisis response activities.
Ensuring compliance with regulatory and organizational requirements.
Providing leadership during disaster recovery events.
Driving continuous enhancement of recovery capabilities, governance, and resilience standards.