Technical DR Execution Lead - Government (Exempt)

Job Description:The Technical Execution Lead will manage the resiliency strategy and execution - setting governance, driving DR and contingency capabilities, and ensuring measurable readiness and rapid recovery.Responsibilities:Establish resiliency strategy and governance, including policy frameworks, standards, control objectives, and success metrics aligned to business impact and risk appetite.Create disaster recovery roadmaps; ensure KPIs and recovery objectives (RPO/RTO) are defined, measured, and reported across platforms.Oversee design, publication and ongoing maintenance of contingency planning policies and procedures tailored to an Azure public cloud environment; ensure adoption across lines of business and platforms.Direct development of system-specific contingency plans, setting expectations for roles/responsibilities, recovery objectives, restoration priorities, failover patterns, and executive communication protocols.Institutionalize a program for contingency training and exercises (tabletop, functional, and full-scale), including plan testing, after-action reviews, and remediation tracking with transparent ownership and target dates.Set-up executive-level resiliency testing reporting and dashboards for readiness posture, drill performance, plan coverage, corrective action closure, and remediation backlogLead continuous improvement: analyze cross-platform lessons learned, prioritize enterprise-level remediation and investments, and update policies/standards accordingly.Experience:10 + years in technical management, reliability/operations, or platform engineering with 7+ years leading resiliency/DR/BCP at enterprise scale in cloud environments.Demonstrated experience designing and delivering Azure resiliency programs across multiple platforms/business lines, including architecture standards, program governance, and executive reporting.Experience with Azure Site Recovery, Azure Backup, cross-region replication, and hybrid DR strategies, as well as leading enterprise-wide DR testing & cloud failover exercises.Expertise in defining and enforcing KPIs/SLAs, recovery objectives (RPO/RTO), and control adherence; experience presenting to senior leadership, risk committees, and auditors/regulators.Deep familiarity with standards and frameworks (e.g., NIST SP 800-34, ISO 22301, ISO 27031) and operational best practices (e.g., ITIL), with proven ability to translate them into actionable controls and operating procedures.Exceptional stakeholder management, executive communication, and influence skills; able to align diverse teams and make decisions that balance risk, cost, and client impact.Education:Bachelor s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field required; Master s degree strongly preferred.Advanced certifications are a plus (e.g., Azure Solutions Architect Expert, CBCP, ISO 22301 Lead Implementer, ITIL v4).Additional Information:Duration: 12 month contract opportunityShift: Monday - Friday, 8:00AM - 5:00PM ESTHybrid Work Model: 4 days onsite required weekly in New York City officeRate Range: $95-100/hr. W2 (based on experience)