Disaster Recovery Program Specialist

Who we are:

Fairstone Bank and its family of brands are united in delivering innovative, accessible and reliable financial solutions that enable Canadians to reach their goals. Over the years, our brand family has grown. In 2024, Home Trust Company, Home Bank and Oaken Financial became part of the Fairstone Bank family of brands, alongside Fairstone, Eden Park and Fig.

Together, we are the leading alternative lending bank in Canada. We have the collective experience and expertise to better serve our customers and foster our partners’ growth. With a diverse suite of products—residential and commercial mortgages, consumer deposits and GICs, credit cards, retail and automobile financing, personal loans and digital lending—we offer financial solutions tailored to all Canadians, including newcomers, small-business owners, smart investors and savvy consumers.

Backed by nearly a century of lending experience through its legacy companies, Fairstone Bank and its brand family are proud to be Canada’s leading alternative lending bank. ​

Join Fairstone Bank as a Disaster Recovery Program Specialist, reporting to the Director, IT Service Management and Controls, and be part of our talented and growing team!

• DR Test Scheduling & Coordination: Develop and manage a master schedule for all disaster recovery exercises and testing across various departments and IT systems. Coordinate logistics, resources, and participants for annual or bi-annual drills, including tabletop exercises and full simulations. Document DR exercises and test activities.
• Results Management & Documentation: Document detailed results, observations, and lessons learned from all DR tests and actual incidents. Track remediation efforts for identified gaps to ensure continuous improvement of plans.
• Compliance & Reporting: Monitor disaster recovery processes and maintain up to date documentation to ensure compliance with enterprise policies and standards, industry standards and best practices, and regulatory requirements. Prepare reports for Risk team and senior leadership on the overall resilience of posture and compliance status.
• Plan Maintenance & Review: Facilitate regular reviews and updates of DR plans, technology asset list with business process owners and IT specialists to ensure plans and databases remain current with the changing business and technology landscape.
• Liaison & Communication: Act as a central point of contact for DR planning activities, fostering communication and collaboration among cross-functional teams (IT, security, business units, vendors) to ensure alignment of recovery strategies. Work closely with Risk team ensuring that all OSFI requirements a meet.
• Continuous Improvement: Monitor emerging risks and technologies to enhance resilience strategies. Update DR plans based on changes in infrastructure, cloud adoption and business priorities.
• Education &
  
  Certifications:
  
  A bachelor's degree is preferred. Relevant certifications such as the Associate Business Continuity Professional (ABCP) or Certified Business Continuity Professional (CBCP) from the Disaster Recovery Institute Canada (DRI Canada) or the Business Continuity Institute (BCI) are valuable assets.
• Nature of Role: This is an administrative and coordination role; it does not require hands-on technical configuration of systems, networks, or data recovery efforts

What we’re looking for:

• Formal
  
  Education:
  
  Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field or relevant experience.
• 5+ years in IT operations, disaster recovery planning, or business continuity roles.
• Certifications such as the Associate Business Continuity Professional (ABCP) or Certified Business Continuity Professional (CBCP) from the Disaster Recovery Institute Canada (DRI Canada) or the Business Continuity Institute (BCI) are valuable assets.
• Organizational:
  Exceptional organizational and time management skills to handle multiple schedules, documentation sets, and projects simultaneously.
• Communication:
  Excellent written and verbal communication skills are essential for clear documentation, reporting, and coordinating across diverse teams.
• Analytical:
  Strong analytical…