Disaster Recovery Engineer

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If youve always loved Caterpillar equipment and are fascinated by machines and engines we invite you to dream big! Finning CATERPILLARs strategic partner and a leader in equipment distribution and services is looking for top talent to take on the role of Global Disaster Recovery & Resilience Engineeris responsible for building and operating the enterprise-wide Disaster Recovery (DR) and IT Service Continuity capability acrossPublic Cloud (Azure/AWS) Hybrid Cloud (VMware in UK & South America) and Private Managed Services (SAP on HANA and Lawson M3 at a private hosting provider). This role will design the DR strategy runbooks/playbooks and execution model; coordinate recovery withNetwork Identity & Access Management (IAM) Storage Application and Security (CSIRP)teams to ensure company readiness against technology disruptions. The DR Engineer will work closely with internal stakeholders across all Finning regions vendors and managed service providers to ensure the enterprise meetsavailability RTO/RPO compliance and cost objectives with a focus onoperational excellence automation and auditability.

Major Job Functions:

Service Delivery (60%)

• Lead the execution of enterprise-wide DR processes across Public Cloud (Azure/AWS) Hybrid Cloud (VMware) Private Managed Services (SAP and Lawson M3).
• Coordinate cross-domain recovery activities with Network IAM Storage Application and Security teams during DR drills and real incidents.
• Optimize DR tooling and Managed Services DR process and documentation.
• Ensure recoverability of Entra ID and Microsoft 365 including break-glass accounts Conditional Access rollback and email continuity.
• Act as DR Incident Commander during outages aligning with the Cybersecurity Incident Response Plan (CSIRP) for communication and escalation.
• Validate vendor DR capabilities and coordinate joint DR tests with Private Cloud providers.

Service Improvements (20%)

• Identify and Suggest process enhancement through automation of DR workflows using tools like PowerShell Python or Terraform to reduce recovery time and human error.
• Identify and drive remediation of single points of failure and resilience gaps across infrastructure and SaaS platforms.
• Implement continuous improvement initiatives based on lessons learned from DR tests and incidents.
• Work closely with thecloud financial management team (FinOps)to optimize costs associated with DR services (replication storage testing) ensuring financial efficiency without compromising availability.

Documentation (10%)

• Develop and maintain DR runbooks/playbooks for all critical systems including cloud hybrid identity and SaaS services.
• Keep dependency maps and CMDB entries accurate for recovery sequencing.
• Ensure all DR documentation is audit-ready version-controlled and reviewed quarterly

Reporting (10%)

• Produce monthly DR readiness reports covering RTO/RPO compliance backup/restores success rates and DR test results.
• Maintain audit evidence for DR exercises and backup verification.
• Provide executive dashboards summarizing DR posture risks and improvement actions.

At Finning we prioritize creating a diverse and inclusive environment. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and we actively encourage all individuals to express themselves and achieve their full potential. As a company we continuously strive to enhance our outreach to individuals of all backgrounds and identities. We do notdiscriminate against applicants based on gender identity race national and ethnic origin religion age sexual orientation marital and family status and/or mental or physical Finning is committed to collaborating with and providing reasonable accommodations /adjustments to individuals with disabilities. If you require an adjustment/accommodation at any point during the recruitment process please inform your recruiter.