Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery Specialist

About the role

DeepSource, a recruitment firm, is recruiting a Disaster Recovery specialist in Riyadh for a global technology leader. The role leads risk assessments, builds and runs disaster recovery (DR) strategies and protects the continuity of essential business operations. It calls for strong DR planning, risk management and technical knowledge of modern DR technologies.

Key responsibilities

• Carry out detailed risk assessments to find threats and vulnerabilities affecting business functions.
• Evaluate existing DR plans, recommend improvements and set recovery time (RTO) and recovery point (RPO) objectives.
• Develop and run DR plans aligned with industry best practice and organisational needs.
• Set up recovery teams, define roles and run regular drills.
• Help choose and implement DR solutions such as backups, data centres and procedural recoveries.
• Test and validate DR plans and advise internal teams on DR issues.

Required profile

• Proven track record building and enforcing DR plans in complex organisations.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and decision-making skills, plus effective communication and teamwork.
• Preferred: CBCP, CISSP or similar certification.

Required skills

• In-depth knowledge of DR technologies, tools and methods, especially cloud-based solutions.
• Familiarity with standards such as NIST CSF and ISO 27001.
• Understanding of risk management and threat analysis.