Disaster Recovery Architect

Jobtome; Washington (District of Columbia); Presencial; USD 150 000 - 190 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

Jobtome seeks an experienced Disaster Recovery Architect to design and lead enterprise‑wide DR, Business Continuity, and Operational Resilience initiatives across cloud, hybrid, and on‑prem environments. You will define RTOs/RPOs, map dependencies, runbooks, and playbooks, and guide automation, testing, and governance while collaborating with security, infrastructure, and application teams.

This role requires 10+ years in technology architecture and 7+ years leading enterprise DR/BC programs,

Qualificações

• 10+ years in technology architecture, infrastructure, disaster recovery, or resilience.
• 7+ years leading enterprise Business Continuity and DR programs.
• Proven DR design across cloud, hybrid, and on‑prem environments.
• Strong knowledge of BIA, RTO/RPO, and dependency mapping.
• Experience with large-scale DR testing and automation.

Responsabilidades

• Define enterprise DR, BC, and Operational Resilience strategies and roadmaps.
• Design DR architectures across Azure, AWS, hybrid, and on‑premises environments.
• Define and manage RTOs, RPOs, and application dependencies.
• Conduct BIA and develop runbooks, playbooks, and recovery plans.
• Lead DR automation, failover/failback, IaC, and scripting efforts.
• Integrate cyber recovery with security and incident response processes.
• Plan and lead DR testing, tabletop exercises, and simulations.
• Establish KPIs, audits, and remediation plans with stakeholders.

Conhecimentos

Disaster Recovery

Business Continuity

Operational Resilience

Enterprise Architecture

Cloud Architecture

IaC

Leadership

RPO/RTO

Scripting

Ferramentas

Azure

AWS

Descrição da oferta de emprego

We are seeking an experienced Disaster Recovery Architect to design, lead, and enhance enterprise-wide Business Continuity, Disaster Recovery (DR), and Operational Resilience capabilities. The role focuses on developing resilient architectures across cloud, hybrid, and on-premises environments to ensure critical services can recover from technology outages, cyber incidents, and major disruptions.

Key Responsibilities

• Define enterprise Disaster Recovery, Business Continuity, and Operational Resilience strategies, standards, and roadmaps.
• Design DR architectures across Azure, AWS, hybrid, and on-premises environments.
• Define and manage Recovery Time Objectives (RTOs), Recovery Point Objectives (RPOs), application dependencies, and recovery priorities.
• Conduct Business Impact Analysis (BIA) and develop recovery strategies, runbooks, and playbooks.
• Architect high availability, backup, replication, immutable backup, and secure recovery solutions.
• Lead DR automation and orchestration, including failover, failback, recovery validation, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), and scripting.
• Integrate cyber recovery strategies with cybersecurity and incident response processes.
• Plan and lead DR testing, tabletop exercises, failover simulations, and business continuity exercises.
• Establish recovery KPIs, resilience metrics, audit controls, and remediation plans.
• Collaborate with business, infrastructure, cloud, security, and application teams to improve enterprise resilience.
• Provide technical leadership, governance, and guidance on industry standards, regulatory requirements, and resilience best practices.

Required Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in technology architecture, infrastructure, disaster recovery, or operational resilience.
• 7+ years of experience leading enterprise Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery programs.
• Proven experience designing DR solutions across cloud, hybrid, and on-premises environments.
• Strong knowledge of BIA, recovery strategies, RTO/RPO management, and application dependency mapping.
• Experience with large-scale DR testing, recovery automation, and resilience modernization.
• Strong stakeholder management, technical leadership, and communication skills.