Disaster Recovery Expert

Overview of the Role

TAWANTECH is seeking a Disaster Recovery Expert to join our team in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This full-time role is designed for a professional with 5-10 years of experience, specifically requiring a background in banking or financial services. The successful candidate will lead and oversee critical activities related to Disaster Recovery, IT Resilience, and Business Continuity for essential banking systems and technology services.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain Disaster Recovery (DR) strategies, plans, procedures, and recovery runbooks.
• Define and maintain Recovery Time Objectives (RTO) and Recovery Point Objectives (RPO) for critical systems.
• Lead DR drills, simulations, failover/failback processes, and recovery testing.
• Coordinate effectively with infrastructure, network, cybersecurity, application, database, cloud, and business teams.
• Ensure DR environments, backup, replication, High Availability (HA), and recovery capabilities are operational and compliant.
• Conduct risk assessments, Business Impact Analysis (BIA), and root-cause analysis for DR-related issues.
• Ensure alignment with banking regulations, audit requirements, and IT governance frameworks.
• Manage DR vendors and provide regular readiness and risk reports to management.
• Lead and mentor DR and technical teams.

Qualifications and Experience

• A minimum of 5 years of experience in Disaster Recovery.
• Mandatory experience within the banking or financial services sector.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and oversee complex DR activities.

Work Environment and Location

This is a full-time position based in Riyadh, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The role involves working within a dynamic environment focused on maintaining the resilience and continuity of critical banking systems.