Senior Disaster Recovery & Resilience Architect

What success looks like in this role:

Job Profile Summary

Serves as a senior technical leader responsible for the strategy architecture design implementation and governance of enterprise Disaster Recovery (DR) capabilities across infrastructure applications cloud platforms and data environments.

Partners with business and technology leadership to ensure resilience of mission-critical systems through development testing and execution of Disaster Recovery Plans (DRPs) aligned to recovery objectives (RTO/RPO). Provides leadership and coordination across internal teams and third-party providers to ensure rapid restoration of services during disaster events.

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Key Responsibilities

Architecture Strategy & Design

Defines enterprise Disaster Recovery architecture standards and frameworks aligned with ITIL/ITSM Service Continuity Management practices.

Develops resilient architectures across cloud infrastructure and applications including failover redundancy and replication strategies.

Translates business requirements and Business Impact Analysis (BIA) into DR technical solutions and architecture designs.

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Disaster Recovery Planning & Governance

Leads development maintenance and governance of Disaster Recovery Plans (DRPs) including application-specific recovery strategies.

Ensures DRPs align with defined Recovery Time Objectives (RTO) and Recovery Point Objectives (RPO).

Establishes governance processes to maintain DRP accuracy through change management and annual review cycles.

Conducts gap analysis and recommends improvements to DR processes technologies and services.

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Cross-Functional Leadership & Coordination

Provides leadership and oversight for Disaster Recovery activities across internal teams and third-party providers.

Facilitates DR planning and execution coordination across business infrastructure and application teams.

Acts as the primary technical authority for DR architecture and recovery strategy decisions.

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Disaster Recovery Readiness

Defines infrastructure network and data protection requirements necessary for DR execution.

Designs and governs backup replication and recovery strategies to ensure system recoverability and data integrity.

Ensures DR environments are maintained in alignment with production configurations.

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Testing & Validation

Leads planning execution and reporting of Disaster Recovery testing.

Coordinates participation across internal teams and third-party providers during DR tests.

Analyzes results identifies gaps and drives remediation actions.

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Disaster Recovery Execution

Provides technical leadership during disaster events and ensures execution of DRPs.

Coordinates failover to DR sites and restoration of mission-critical systems.

Leads post-incident analysis and continuous improvement initiatives.

You will be successful in this role if you have:

Qualifications

Education

Required: Bachelors degree in computer science Information Systems or related field

Preferred: Masters degree

Experience

12 years of experience in IT architecture infrastructure or enterprise systems

Demonstrated experience designing and implementing enterprise Disaster Recovery solutions

Experience with cloud platforms (AWS Azure hybrid environments)

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Skills

Core Technical Skills

Disaster Recovery Architecture & Strategy

High Availability & Resiliency Design

Backup Replication and Data Protection

Cloud Architecture (AWS Azure Hybrid)

Enterprise Architecture & Solution Design

Infrastructure & Platform Engineering

Operational & Governance Skills

ITIL / ITSM Service Continuity Management

Incident & Crisis Management

Risk Management & Compliance

Change Management Integration

Vendor & Third-Party Coordination

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Certifications

ISO 22301 Lead Implementer or Lead Auditor (Business Continuity)

Certified Business Continuity Professional (CBCP)

Certified Disaster Recovery Engineer (CDRE)

AWS Certified Solutions Architect Professional

Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect Expert (including Azure Site Recovery)

ITIL Foundation or higher

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Competencies

Architecture Principles & Design (Advanced)

Security & Risk Management (Advanced)

System & Technology Integration (Advanced)

Cloud Computing (Advanced)

Incident Management (Advanced)

Infrastructure Design (Advanced)

Strategic Thinking & Vision (Advanced)

Business Continuity & Resilience Leadership (Advanced) (added)

Crisis Decision Making (Advanced) (added)

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Impact / Accountability Statement

Accountable for ensuring enterprise resilience and service continuity by establishing and governing Disaster Recovery strategies architectures and operational execution. Enables rapid recovery of mission-critical systems minimizes business disruption and drives continuous improvement in organizational recovery capabilities.

This role may require access to export-controlled commodities and technology. Therefore to conform to U.S. export control regulations applicant should be eligible for any required authorizations from the U.S. Government.

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