Disaster Recovery Engineer

Apex Systems; Mexico; On-site; PHP 4,592,774 - 7,348,438; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

100% payroll

30-day Christmas bonus

15-day vacations + 5 floating days (70

Job summary

Apex Systems is a leading Data and Digital Transformation professional services organisation, actively hiring a Cloud Infrastructure Engineer. This role focuses on engineering resilient cloud platforms and disaster recovery capabilities.

You will work with AWS and Azure, implement IaC with Terraform and Ansible, and develop runbooks, SOPs, and automation to ensure high availability across multi-region environments. Strong scripting with PowerShell, Python, and Bash is expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS/IT/Engineering or equivalent practical experience.
• 3+ years in Cloud Infrastructure Engineering, DevOps, SRE, or related fields.
• Working knowledge of Azure and/or AWS cloud platforms.
• Understanding of multi-region architectures, high availability, and DR patterns.
• Experience with scripting and automation using Terraform and/or Ansible.
• Knowledge of database recovery and failover concepts across relational and NoSQL.
• Experience creating runbooks, SOPs, or operational playbooks.
• Familiarity with RTO, RPO, DR lifecycle, and failover orchestration.

Skills

Cloud Infrastructure Engineering

DevOps

Site Reliability Engineering

Disaster Recovery

Automation

Runbooks & SOPs

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

PowerShell

Python

Bash

AWS

Azure

SQL Server

Oracle

Job description

Apex Systems is a leading Data and Digital Transformation professional services organisation focused on delivering solutions that deliver real business value. We build authentic partnerships with our clients, offering objective counsel from concept to deployment to ensure a consistent voice in a dynamic IT environment.

Required Experience & Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
• 3+ years of experience in Cloud Infrastructure Engineering, DevOps, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), Application Support, Disaster Recovery, or Business Continuity Engineering.
• Working knowledge of Azure and/or AWS cloud platforms.
• Understanding of multi-region architectures, high availability, and disaster recovery patterns.
• Experience with scripting and automation using one or more of:
• Terraform
• Ansible
• Knowledge of database recovery and failover concepts across relational and/or NoSQL platforms.
• Experience creating technical runbooks, operational procedures, or support playbooks.
• Strong understanding of:
• RTO (Recovery Time Objective)
• RPO (Recovery Point Objective)
• Disaster Recovery lifecycle
• Failover and failback orchestration

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting enterprise Disaster Recovery testing programs.
• Exposure to healthcare, regulated, or highly compliant environments.
• Infrastructure-as-Code experience using Terraform or Ansible.
• Cloud certifications such as:
• Azure Solutions Architect
• AWS Solutions Architect
• AWS SysOps Administrator
• Experience with DR automation initiatives and resiliency programs.
• Understanding of DevOps and SRE operational practices.

Technical Stack

Core Technologies

• AWS
• SQL Server
• Oracle

Automation & Scripting

• PowerShell
• Python
• Bash
• Terraform
• Ansible

Disaster Recovery Concepts

• Disaster Recovery
• Business Continuity
• RTO / RPO
• Failback
• High Availability
• Multi-Region Architectures
• Recovery Automation

Documentation & Operations

• Runbooks
• SOPs
• Operational Playbooks
• Technical Documentation
• DR Testing
• 100% payroll
• 30-day Christmas bonus
• 15-day vacations + 5 floating days (70% of vacation bonus)