Azure Clouds Ops Disaster Recovery Automation Lead

Droisys; Richmond (VA); On-site; USD 83,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Droitsys, a technology company in the United States, seeks a senior Disaster Recovery Lead for a 12-month engagement in the Richmond area. The role focuses on DR strategy execution across Azure and AWS, with emphasis on governance, risk management, and testing.

You will design, test, and optimize recovery capabilities, coordinate DR programs across infrastructure, applications, databases, and cloud environments, and report to senior leadership.

Qualifications

• Experience designing and implementing disaster recovery strategies.
• Experience with cloud-based DR in Azure and AWS.
• Ability to lead testing, validation, and audit readiness.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, implementation, testing and continuous improvement of enterprise DR strategies.
• Drive DR automation with Azure-based resiliency solutions and cloud backups.
• Ensure DR programs across infrastructure, apps, databases, and cloud environments.
• Collaborate with governance, risk, and compliance teams to address findings.
• Develop and execute DR test plans and post-test reviews.

Skills

DR strategy

Risk governance

Stakeholder mgmt

Testing & validation

Audit readiness

Cloud DR

Tools

Azure Site Recovery

Azure Backup

Terraform

PowerShell

Azure DevOps

Job description

Droitsys is an innovation technology company focused on helping companies accelerate their digital initiatives from strategy and planning through execution. We leverage deep technical expertise, Agile methodologies, and data-driven intelligence to modernize systems of engagement and simplify human/tech interaction.

Amazing things happen when we work in environments where everyone feels a true sense of belonging and when candidates have the requisite skills and opportunities to succeed. At Droisys, we invest in our talent and support career growth, and we are always on the lookout for amazing talent who can contribute to our growth by delivering top results for our clients. Join us to challenge yourself and accomplish work that matters.

Duration 12 months

Experience 12-15 years

Rate $60 - $65/hr C2C

Key Responsibilities

Disaster Recovery Strategy Execution

• Lead the design implementation testing and continuous improvement of enterprise Disaster Recovery strategies frameworks and recovery capabilities.
• Drive DR automation initiatives by leveraging Azure native and cloud-based resiliency solutions to improve recovery effectiveness and reduce recovery timelines.
• Ensure successful execution of DR programs across infrastructure applications databases and cloud environments.
• Cloud Resilience Recovery.
• Assess design and improve DR capabilities across cloud platforms with primary focus on Microsoft Azure and secondary exposure to AWS.
• Validate Recovery Time Objectives and Recovery Point Objectives for critical business services.
• Implement and optimize cloud-based backup replication failover and recovery solutions.

Risk Governance Compliance

• Conduct and manage Risk and Control Self Assessments to ensure alignment with enterprise risk frameworks and regulatory requirements.
• Collaborate with Governance Risk and Compliance teams to address audit findings remediation activities and regulatory obligations.
• Ensure DR and resilience practices comply with industry standards and regulations including:
  • SOX
  • GDPR
  • FFIEC
  • Enterprise Risk Management Policies

Testing Validation

Other Related Responsibilities

• Develop and execute DR test plans failover exercises tabletop simulations and recovery validation activities.
• Lead post-test reviews and root cause analyses to identify opportunities for process and technology improvements.
• Ensure testing outcomes meet audit regulatory and business requirements.

Stakeholder Program Management

• Partner closely with the Business Continuity Program Manager to align business continuity and disaster recovery objectives.
• Coordinate cross functional teams across Infrastructure Cloud Security Application and Business units.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for DR governance status reporting and executive communications.
• Present recovery readiness metrics risks and recommendations to senior leadership and executive stakeholders.

Asset Infrastructure Resilience

• Support DR related processes tied to IT Asset Management Configuration Management and Critical Infrastructure protection.
• Monitor recovery readiness and recommend enhancements based on testing results audit observations emerging risks and industry best practices.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in Financial Services Insurance or other highly regulated industries.
• Knowledge of Azure Site Recovery Azure Backup and Infrastructure-as-Code automation.
• Experience with PowerShell Terraform Azure DevOps or other automation tools.
• Relevant certifications such as
  • Certified Business Continuity Professional
  • Certified Information Systems Security Professional
  • Certified Information Security Manager

Droitsys is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status or any other characteristic protected by law. Droisys believes in diversity, inclusion, and belonging, and we are committed to fostering a diverse work environment.