Disaster Recovery Manager Contract

Disaster Recovery Manager
Department: Capacity & Automation
Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Reporting to: SVP – Capacity & Automation
Employment Type: Full-time
Job Summary:
We are hiring a highly capable Disaster Recovery Manager to design, implement, and manage disaster recovery strategies that ensure business continuity and IT resilience. The selected candidate will work cross-functionally to protect systems and services from disruption, while aligning recovery strategies with business priorities and regulatory requirements.
Key Responsibilities:
Design and implement the Disaster Recovery (DR) strategy in line with industry best practices and compliance standards (SAMA, ISO 22301, etc.).
Collaborate with IT, Capacity & Automation, Risk, and other stakeholders to identify critical systems and define RTO/RPO targets.
Lead the development and maintenance of disaster recovery plans, including detailed recovery procedures, escalation protocols, and communication workflows.
Conduct regular DR testing and simulation exercises, and coordinate post-test reviews to address gaps and improve future recovery effectiveness.
Ensure off-site backups, replication systems, and high-availability solutions are working as intended to support recovery needs.
Support the integration of automation technologies to streamline DR procedures, reduce recovery time, and enhance monitoring capabilities.
Manage relationships with vendors and recovery service providers to ensure contractual SLAs are met.
Maintain DR documentation and reporting dashboards for executive leadership and regulatory audits.
Provide DR training and awareness to relevant technical and business teams.
Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related discipline.
Minimum 7 years of experience in disaster recovery, business continuity, or IT operations within large-scale enterprise environments; experience in banking or financial services is preferred.
Strong knowledge of disaster recovery architecture, backup/recovery tools, HA/DR solutions, and automation frameworks.
Professional certifications such as CBCP, ISO 22301, CISM, or ITIL are highly desirable.
Demonstrated experience leading enterprise-wide DR testing initiatives and managing DR response in real incidents.
Excellent planning, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
Bilingual in Arabic and English is a plus.