DR Architect

Acestack; Toronto; On-site; CAD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Acestack is seeking an experienced Disaster Recovery Platform Architect to lead the design, implementation, and governance of enterprise-wide disaster recovery and business continuity solutions. The role focuses on resilient infrastructure architecture, DR strategy, risk assessment, recovery automation, and rapid recovery of critical services.

The candidate will design DR across Azure, AWS, and GCP in hybrid environments, defining backup and recovery strategies and collaborating with multiple

Qualifications

• Must have experience designing and implementing Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity solutions.
• Knowledge of high availability and fault-tolerant architectures is essential.
• Experience with Azure, AWS, or GCP and hybrid infrastructure is required.
• Proficient in risk analysis and vulnerability assessments.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement enterprise-wide Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity solutions.
• Define resilient infrastructure architectures supporting high availability and fault tolerance.
• Develop DR blueprints, recovery strategies, failover plans, and recovery automation.
• Conduct risk, vulnerability, and resilience assessments across critical platforms.
• Design DR solutions across Azure, AWS, GCP, and hybrid environments.
• Define backup, replication, storage, and recovery strategies.
• Collaborate with infrastructure, networking, security, application, and business teams.
• Establish DR governance, standards, policies, and architecture principles.
• Support DR testing, simulations, failover exercises, and recovery validation.
• Identify infrastructure risks and recommend remediation strategies.
• Lead enterprise-scale DR transformation and modernization initiatives.
• Provide technical leadership, stakeholder communication, and architectural guidance.

Skills

Disaster Recovery

Business Continuity

Resilient Infrastructure

High Availability

Fault Tolerant

Azure

AWS

GCP

Hybrid Infrastructure

Risk Analysis

Vulnerability Assessments

Leadership

Stakeholder Communication

Tools

Backup & Recovery Tools

Job description

DR Architect

Location: Toronto, ON
Work Arrangement: Onsite 4 Days/Week
Employment: Full Time

Job Description

We are seeking an experienced Disaster Recovery (DR) Platform Architect to lead the design, implementation, and governance of enterprise-wide disaster recovery and business continuity solutions. The role will focus on resilient infrastructure architecture, DR strategy, risk assessment, recovery automation, and ensuring rapid recovery of critical business services during disruptions.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and implement enterprise-wide Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity solutions
• Define resilient infrastructure architectures supporting high availability and fault tolerance
• Develop DR blueprints, recovery strategies, failover plans, and recovery automation
• Conduct risk, vulnerability, and resilience assessments across critical platforms
• Design DR solutions across Azure, AWS, GCP, and hybrid infrastructure environments
• Define backup, replication, storage, and recovery strategies
• Collaborate with infrastructure, networking, security, application, and business teams
• Establish DR governance, standards, policies, and architecture principles
• Support DR testing, simulations, failover exercises, and recovery validation
• Identify infrastructure risks and recommend remediation strategies
• Lead enterprise-scale DR transformation and modernization initiatives
• Provide technical leadership, stakeholder communication, and architectural guidance

Required Skills

• Strong experience designing and implementing Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity solutions
• Expertise in resilient infrastructure, high availability, and fault-tolerant architecture
• Experience developing DR blueprints, failover strategies, and recovery automation
• Hands-on experience with vulnerability assessments and risk analysis
• Strong knowledge of Azure, AWS, or GCP and hybrid infrastructure
• Knowledge of backup, replication, storage, and recovery technologiesExperience with enterprise networking, virtualization, and infrastructure services
• Strong troubleshooting, analytical, and problem-solving skills
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with enterprise-scale DR transformation programs
• Knowledge of regulatory and compliance requirements for business continuity
• Experience with DR orchestration and automation tools
• Certifications such as CBCP, MBCI, Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect, AWS Solutions Architect, or CISSP