Principal Disaster Recovery Consulting Engagement Lead

Job Title: Principal Disaster Recovery Consulting Engagement Lead

Location: Remote, UK (Occasional visit to Birmingham Office)

Duration: 6months+

Role Overview

The Principal DR Consulting Engagement Lead will serve as the strategic and operational anchor for Customer’s enterprise-scale Disaster Recovery (DR) enhancement initiative. This role demands a seasoned consultant with deep expertise across hybrid IT environments, cloud platforms, infrastructure, automation, and cybersecurity. The Lead will be responsible for orchestrating the delivery of a robust, scenario-based DR strategy, coordinating cross-functional teams, and embedding sustainable DR practices across Customer’s technology domains.

Key Responsibilities

• Strategic Leadership - Lead the end-to-end delivery of the DR enhancement engagement, ensuring alignment with Customer’s business continuity goals and hybrid infrastructure dependencies.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for Customer stakeholders, managing expectations, timelines, and quality assurance.
• DR Strategy Development - Design a resilient DR strategy encompassing on-premises infrastructure, multi-cloud deployments (AWS, Azure), and third-party SaaS/PaaS/IaaS services.
• Conduct maturity assessments and gap analyses against industry frameworks (ISO 22301, NIST), identifying areas for uplift.
• Scenario Planning & Testing Frameworks - Develop diverse, realistic DR scenarios tailored to Customer’s risk landscape, including ransomware, data center outages, and cloud service failures.
• Establish structured workflows for end-to-end DR testing, including interdependency mapping across systems, applications, and business processes.
• Cloud & Automation Integration - Advise on cloud-native DR approaches, automation of recovery workflows, and orchestration strategies for SaaS/PaaS/IaaS platforms.
• Evaluate existing tooling and provide vendor-neutral recommendations for DR enablement.
• Infrastructure & Data Center Advisory - Provide technical guidance on recovery strategies for high-performance compute clusters, collocated data centers, and enterprise platforms.
• Validate restoration sequences and dependencies critical to infrastructure resilience.
• Network Security & Cyber Recovery - Integrate cyber recovery best practices into DR planning, with emphasis on ransomware response and hybrid threat scenarios.
• Align recovery strategies with compliance and audit requirements.
• Workshops & Capability Uplift - Design and deliver targeted workshops for infrastructure, cloud, and platform teams to embed repeatable DR practices.
• Facilitate knowledge transfer to internal teams, enabling them to own and execute DR planning and testing independently.

Required Skills & Experience

• 10+ years in disaster recovery consulting across hybrid IT environments.
• Proven experience leading DR strategy engagements for large-scale enterprises.
• Deep understanding of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure), automation tools, and orchestration frameworks.
• Strong grasp of infrastructure recovery, data center operations, and cyber resilience.
• Familiarity with compliance standards: ISO 22301, NIST, SOC 2.
• Exceptional stakeholder engagement and cross-functional leadership skills.
• Experience in designing and facilitating technical workshops.

Preferred Qualifications

• Certifications in DR/BCP (e.g., CBCP, ISO 22301 Lead Implementer).
• Cloud certifications (AWS Solutions Architect, Azure Administrator).
• Experience with high-performance compute environments and emulation platforms.

Kind Regards -- Priyanka Sharma Senior Delivery Consultant Office: 02033759240 Email: psharma@vallumassociates.com