Digital Services Continuity Specialist

Overview

We are looking for a seasoned Digital Services Continuity Specialist to join our team based in Riyadh. The individual will be pivotal in ensuring uninterrupted digital service availability by crafting and overseeing robust business continuity and disaster recovery plans. The role demands extensive experience in designing, deploying, and validating BCM and DR frameworks within large-scale enterprise settings.

Key Duties

• Create, implement, and continuously update business continuity and disaster recovery strategies specific to digital services.
• Guarantee adherence to ISO 22301 and related standards in continuity and resilience.
• Perform business impact analyses and risk assessments to pinpoint essential services and dependencies.
• Plan, organize, and lead continuity testing, simulated events, and failover readiness drills.
• Track continuity preparedness, identify gaps, and oversee improvements.
• Work closely with IT, security, operational, and business units to integrate resilience into service architectures.
• Compile and communicate continuity status reports and strategic suggestions to senior leadership.
• Maintain comprehensive documentation, recovery protocols, and escalation guidelines.
• Participate in incident response and crisis handling efforts during significant disruptions.
• Keep updated on advancing threats and best practices in digital service resilience and continuity management.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in an IT-related discipline.
• Minimum seven years of professional experience in business continuity, disaster recovery, or digital resilience.
• Certified in ISO 22301 or qualifications in business continuity and/or disaster recovery.
• Firm understanding of BCM and DR frameworks, including RTO/RPO concepts and resilience testing methodologies.
• Hands-on experience conducting business impact analyses, risk assessments, and executing recovery drills.
• Strong capabilities in analysis, documentation, and managing stakeholder relationships.
• Availability to work full-time onsite in Riyadh.
• Proficiency in Arabic and English is desirable.