IT Disaster Recovery Coordinator

Bengaluru - India

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 4 days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

What success looks like in this role:

Role Summary

Responsible for maintaining executing and improving IT disaster recovery plans coordinating DR testing and acting as a key liaison between IT teams business stakeholders and senior DR leadership.

1. Disaster Recovery Planning

Maintain and update IT disaster recovery plans
Ensure plans reflect:
- Current infrastructure and applications
- Cloud onprem and hybrid environments
Validate plan accuracy through regular reviews
Maintain and track:
- Systemlevel RTO and RPO
Identify gaps between recovery targets and technical capability
Escalate risks and misalignments to senior leadership

2. IT & Technical Knowledge (Infrastructure & Platform Understanding)

Solid working knowledge of:
- Servers virtualization storage and networking basics
- Cloud DR concepts (replication snapshots failover)
Understand how:
- Applications depend on databases identity and networks
- Can explain recovery steps and sequencing clearly to technical teams.

Backup & Restore Processes

Understand backup and recovery solutions:
- Backup schedules retention restore validation
Coordinate restore testing with infrastructure teams
Track backup success and recovery risks

3. DR Testing & Exercising (Test Planning & Execution)

Plan and coordinate:
- Application DR tests
- Infrastructure recovery tests
- Create test scenarios aligned to realworld failures
Coordinate across:
- Server network database application security teams

Test Reporting & FollowUp

Capture test results:
- Actual recovery times vs RTO
- Issues and lessons learned
Track remediation actions to closure
Track recovery progress blockers and dependencies
Maintain accurate timelines during incidents
Provide summary reports to senior DR leadership

Communication & Coordination

Prepare and deliver:
- Clear timely stakeholder updates
- Status reports for IT and business teams
Maintain incident logs and documentation
Communicate confidently with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

4. Governance Risk & Compliance (Documentation & Audit Readiness)

Maintain DR documentation for:
- Audits and compliance reviews
Support audits:
- Provide evidence
- Walk through DR plans and test results
Track audit findings and remediation actions
Auditaware and detailoriented.

Risk Tracking

Identify DR gaps and risks:
- Inadequate testing
- Missing dependencies
- Unrealistic recovery targets
Log and track risks until resolution or formal acceptance
Proactively flags risks instead of reacting to audit findings.

5. Program & Organizational Skills

Planning & Coordination

Manage DR calendars:
- Testing schedules
- Plan reviews
Coordinate with:
- IT Security Applications Infrastructure Vendors
Track deliverables and deadlines

Tools & Reporting

Use tools such as:
- ServiceNow
- BCM Modules
Maintain accurate trackers dashboards and reports

#LI-BN1

You will be successful in this role if you have:

Soft Skills & Behaviors (Critical at MidLevel)

Skill

MidLevel Expectation

Communication

Clear structured audience-aware

Organization

Strong multitasking and follow-up

Analytical Thinking

Identifies patterns and improvement opportunities

Ownership

Drives tasks to completion

Collaboration

Works effectively across IT teams

Pressure Handling

Stays calm during incidents

7. Certifications (Valued Not Mandatory)

CBCP / CBCI (Associate or Core level)
ITIL Foundation
ISO 22301 (Foundation / Internal Auditor)
Cloud fundamentals (Azure or AWS)

Unisys is proud to be an equal opportunity employer that considers all qualified applicants without regard to age blood type caste citizenship color disability family medical history family status ethnicity gender gender expression gender identity genetic information marital status national origin parental status pregnancy race religion sex sexual orientation transgender status veteran status or any other category protected by law.

Local employment practices and rights may vary by jurisdiction and are subject to applicable local laws. This commitment includes our efforts to provide for all those who seek to express interest in employment the opportunity to participate without barriers.

If you are a US job seeker unable to review the job opportunities herein or cannot otherwise complete your expression of interest without additional assistance and would like to discuss a request for reasonable accommodation please contact our Global Recruiting organization at . US job seekers can find more information about Unisys EEO commitment here.

Required Experience:

What success looks like in this role: Role SummaryResponsible for maintaining executing and improving IT disaster recovery plans coordinating DR testing and acting as a key liaison between IT teams business stakeholders and senior DR leadership.1. Disaster Recovery PlanningMaintain and update IT dis...