Cloud Resilience Director: AWS Recovery & Risk Lead

Jobtailor

Washington (District of Columbia)

On-site

USD 130,000 - 170,000

Full time

7 days ago

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Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking a senior resiliency expert to lead disruption recovery efforts for business processes and critical technology assets in AWS environments. You will partner with engineering and architecture teams to implement recovery strategies, testing plans, and operational readiness across the technology lifecycle.

The role requires 8+ years of experience in risk and resiliency, AWS and backup technologies expertise, and a Bachelor’s or higher degree.

Qualifications

8+ years of experience in risk and resiliency roles.
Experience with cloud recovery capabilities, backup technologies, and automation.
Experience engaging engineering/architecture teams to implement recovery strategies.

Responsibilities

Lead efforts to implement processes and standards for disruption recovery of business processes and critical tech assets.
Integrate risk management disciplines including recovery-plan documentation and testing.
Serve as resiliency subject matter expert across the technology lifecycle.
Translate recovery objectives into implementation plans, testing strategies, and readiness activities.
Collaborate with technology teams to ensure services are recoverable and meet objectives during failures or cyber events.
Oversee resiliency integration in the lifecycle, including AWS-hosted services and supporting platforms.
Oversee risk identification and mitigation, and drive contingency plans for emergencies.
Anticipate changes to help the organization survive, thrive, and evolve.