DR Architect + DR Automation

Tata Consultancy Services; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Tata Consultancy Services in Hyderabad seeks an experienced DR Architecture lead to design cross-DC disaster recovery solutions, align with public cloud components, and develop robust strategic plans. You’ll craft DR architectures, identify failure points, and lead a team to implement and test against client specifications.

The role requires strong leadership, client communication, and the ability to operate in a fast-paced environment while ensuring critical business continuity across data

Qualifications

• Must have experience designing DC disaster recovery architecture and data redundancy across DCs with public cloud integration.
• Must design and build DC disaster technical plans per customer specifications; implement and test.
• Identify single points of failure and document impacts.
• Develop continuity of Operations (COOP) and Disaster Recovery Plan.
• Experience with enterprise management architecture, vendor products.
• Strong analytical, interpersonal, and leadership skills.
• Excellent oral, presentation, and written communication skills.
• Capable of fast-paced work, handling large information and delivering with minimal oversight.
• Strong client relationship skills with senior executives.

Responsibilities

• Develop DR technical architectures from vision and strategy phases.
• Create best-practice DR architecture models based on industry trends.
• Evaluate technical architectures to satisfy business and performance goals.
• Use Catalyst phases and tasks to develop estimates and team plans.
• Lead a team of 6-10 resources to project phase completion.
• Translate business requirements into technical requirements.
• Manage client expectations and balance needs of company and client.
• Influence decisions at executive level on project direction.
• Provide leadership and guidance to junior staff.
• Present to executives to communicate vision and secure support.

Skills

DR architecture

DC disaster recovery

Public cloud integration

Disaster recovery planning

COOP/DR testing

Enterprise architecture

Leadership

Communication

Executive engagement

Job description

Desired Competencies (Technical/Behavioral Competency)

• Must-Have 1. Responsible for the design of DC disaster recovery architecture and design of data redundancy technology across DC(Data center) to cooperate with public cloud components to achieve cross-DC disaster recovery
• Must-Have 2. Responsible for DC disaster technical plan, design & build, implement and test based on Customer specifications
• Must-Have 3. Responsible for Identifying and documenting single points of failure and the potential impacts
• Must-Have 4. Experience in development of continuity of Operations (COOP) and Disaster Recovery Plan
• Must-Have 5. Experience with enterprise management architecture, technologies and vendor products
• Must-Have 6. Excellent analytical, interpersonal, and leadership skills
• Must-Have 7. Excellent oral, presentation ability and written communication skills
• Must-Have 8. Ability to operate in a fast paced environment, assimilating large amounts of information quickly, and developing strategies and products with a minimal amount of oversight
• Must-Have 9. Strong client relationship skills, particularly with senior executives, e.g., CIOs and CTOs.

Good-to-Have

• Good-to-Have 10. Working knowledge of server virtualization and cloud technologies and vendor offerings
• Good-to-Have 11. Working knowledge of infrastructure-layer security design patterns, technologies and products
• Good-to-Have 12. Working knowledge of infrastructure technologies such as Compute (different kind of servers - rack-mounted, blade, etc.and operating systems), Networks ( LANs, WANs, MANs, mobile devices and associated standards and protocols), Storages (SAN, NAS, CAS), and Backup & Security.
• Good-to-Have 13. General applications knowledge
• Good-to-Have 14. HUGE PLUS, some experience with DR Automation tool like Zerto, Perpetuuiti, IBM Sanovi etc.

Responsibility of / Expectations from the Role

• 1 Uses deliverables from vision and strategy phase to develop conceptual DR technical
• 2 Creates best practice technical DR architecture models utilizing knowledge of industry and technical trends (Technical).
• 3 Identifies and evaluates technical architecture to ensure DR solutions satisfy business requirements and performance goals (Technical).
• 4 Uses Catalyst phases, activities and tasks as a basis for developing estimates and team plans (Methodology).
• 5 Leads a team of 6-10 resources (company, client and third-party resources) in area of expertise to conclusion of a project phase (Management).
• 6 Interprets business requirements and translates them into technical requirements (Business).
• 7 Manages client expectations and balances the needs of the company and client to ensure satisfaction for both (Relationship Management).
• 8 Influences decisions and project direction at the executive level (Relationship Management).
• 9 Provides leadership and work guidance to less experienced personnel (Leadership).
• 10 Presents to large sized groups of key decision makers at the executive level; develops and communicates vision and purpose, encourages contribution and support from others.