Disaster Recovery Coordinator

Allianz Technology; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Allianz Technology in Kuala Lumpur is seeking an IT Disaster Recovery & Cloud Resilience specialist to lead DR planning, testing, and incident response coordination across IT and security teams. You will develop comprehensive DR plans, conduct risk assessments, manage cloud security measures, automate recovery workflows, and collaborate with global teams to ensure business continuity across Allianz Group.

The role emphasizes documentation, compliance with industry standards, training programs,

Responsibilities

• Disaster Recovery Planning: Develop, implement, and maintain comprehensive disaster recovery plans for IT infrastructure and security systems, ensuring alignment with business continuity objectives.
• Risk Assessment: Conduct regular risk assessments and business impact analyses to identify vulnerabilities and potential threats to IT systems and data.
• Testing and Drills: Coordinate and conduct regular disaster recovery tests and drills to evaluate the effectiveness of DR plans, identify gaps, and implement improvements.
• Incident Response Coordination: Act as the primary point of contact during disaster recovery events, coordinating response efforts, communicating with stakeholders, and ensuring timely recovery of critical systems.
• Documentation: Maintain detailed documentation of disaster recovery plans, procedures, and test results, ensuring they are up-to-date and accessible to relevant stakeholders.
• Collaboration: Work closely with IT, security, and business continuity teams to ensure a cohesive approach to disaster recovery and business continuity planning.
• Training and Awareness: Develop and deliver training programs to educate employees on disaster recovery procedures and best practices, fostering a culture of preparedness.
• Compliance and Standards: Ensure compliance with relevant industry standards, regulations, and best practices related to disaster recovery and IT security.
• Continuous Improvement: Identify opportunities for enhancing disaster recovery processes and technologies, staying informed about emerging trends and technologies in DR and IT security.
• Any other duties when deemed necessary. Completing projects on various issues when needed.
• Cloud Management: Deploy, manage, and monitor cloud-based infrastructure. Implement and manage cloud security measures to protect data and systems.
• Automation: Develop and implement automation scripts and tools to improve system efficiency and reduce manual intervention.
• Global Collaboration: Work with global teams to manage and deliver globally managed services. Coordinate with global teams to ensure alignment and consistency in service delivery.

Job description

• Disaster Recovery Planning: Develop, implement, and maintain comprehensive disaster recovery plans for IT infrastructure and security systems, ensuring alignment with business continuity objectives.
• Risk Assessment: Conduct regular risk assessments and business impact analyses to identify vulnerabilities and potential threats to IT systems and data.
• Testing and Drills: Coordinate and conduct regular disaster recovery tests and drills to evaluate the effectiveness of DR plans, identify gaps, and implement improvements.
• Incident Response Coordination: Act as the primary point of contact during disaster recovery events, coordinating response efforts, communicating with stakeholders, and ensuring timely recovery of critical systems.
• Documentation: Maintain detailed documentation of disaster recovery plans, procedures, and test results, ensuring they are up-to-date and accessible to relevant stakeholders.
• Collaboration: Work closely with IT, security, and business continuity teams to ensure a cohesive approach to disaster recovery and business continuity planning.
• Training and Awareness: Develop and deliver training programs to educate employees on disaster recovery procedures and best practices, fostering a culture of preparedness.
• Compliance and Standards: Ensure compliance with relevant industry standards, regulations, and best practices related to disaster recovery and IT security.
• Continuous Improvement: Identify opportunities for enhancing disaster recovery processes and technologies, staying informed about emerging trends and technologies in DR and IT security.
• Any other duties when deemed necessary. Completing projects on various issues when needed.
• Cloud Management: Deploy, manage, and monitor cloud-based infrastructure. Implement and manage cloud security measures to protect data and systems.
• Automation: Develop and implement automation scripts and tools to improve system efficiency and reduce manual intervention.
• Global Collaboration: Work with global teams to manage and deliver globally managed services. Coordinate with global teams to ensure alignment and consistency in service delivery.

Allianz Group is one of the most trusted insurance and asset management companies in the world. Caring for our employees, their ambitions, dreams and challenges, is what makes us a unique employer. Together we can build an environment where everyone feels empowered and has the confidence to explore, to grow and to shape a better future for our customers and the world around us.

At Allianz, we stand for unity: we believe that a united world is a more prosperous world, and we are dedicated to consistently advocating for equal opportunities for all. And the foundation for this is our inclusive workplace, where people and performance both matter, and nurtures a culture grounded in integrity, fairness, inclusion and trust.

We therefore welcome applications regardless of ethnicity or cultural background, age, gender, nationality, religion, social class, disability or sexual orientation, or any other characteristics protected under applicable local laws and regulations.

Great to have you on board. Let's care for tomorrow.

Note: Having different strengths, experiences, perspectives and approaches is an integral part of Allianz' company culture. One means to achieve this is a regular rotation of Allianz Executive employees across functions, Allianz entities and geographies. Therefore, the company expects from its employees a general openness and a high motivation to regularly change positions and collect experiences across Allianz Group.