DR Architect - Realign

OpenTalent; California (MO); On-site; USD 87,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

OpenTalent in Toronto, Canada is seeking an experienced Disaster Recovery Platform Architect to lead design, implementation, and governance of enterprise-wide DR and BC solutions. You will shape resilient infrastructure, DR strategy, recovery automation, and testing, coordinating with infrastructure, security, networking, and application teams to ensure rapid recovery of critical services.

The role requires hands-on architecture leadership across Azure, AWS, GCP, and hybrid environments, with a

Qualifications

• Experience designing DR and BC solutions for enterprise environments.
• Ability to develop DR blueprints and failover plans.
• Knowledge of cloud architectures across multi-cloud and on-prem.
• Experience with risk assessments and security considerations.
• Strong communication with stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement enterprise-wide DR and BC solutions.
• Define resilient architectures for high availability.
• Develop DR blueprints, failover strategies, and automation.
• Conduct risk, vulnerability and resilience assessments.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to govern DR standards.
• Lead DR governance and testing activities.
• Provide architectural guidance to stakeholders.

Skills

Disaster Recovery design

Business Continuity

Azure/AWS/GCP

Hybrid infrastructure

Risk assessment

Troubleshooting

Stakeholder communication

Job description

Toronto, Ontario M5V 3L9 Posted September 2nd, 2026

DR Architect

Location: Toronto, ON Work Arrangement: Onsite - 4 Days/Week Employment: Full Time

Job Description

We are seeking an experienced Disaster Recovery (DR) Platform Architect to lead the design, implementation, and governance of enterprise-wide disaster recovery and business continuity solutions. The role will focus on resilient infrastructure architecture, DR strategy, risk assessment, recovery automation, and ensuring rapid recovery of critical business services during disruptions.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and implement enterprise-wide Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity solutions
• Define resilient infrastructure architectures supporting high availability and fault tolerance
• Develop DR blueprints, recovery strategies, failover plans, and recovery automation
• Conduct risk, vulnerability, and resilience assessments across critical platforms
• Design DR solutions across Azure, AWS, GCP, and hybrid infrastructure environments
• Define backup, replication, storage, and recovery strategies
• Collaborate with infrastructure, networking, security, application, and business teams
• Establish DR governance, standards, policies, and architecture principles
• Support DR testing, simulations, failover exercises, and recovery validation
• Identify infrastructure risks and recommend remediation strategies
• Lead enterprise-scale DR transformation and modernization initiatives
• Provide technical leadership, stakeholder communication, and architectural guidance

Required Skills

• Strong experience designing and implementing Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity solutions
• Expertise in resilient infrastructure, high availability, and fault-tolerant architecture
• Experience developing DR blueprints, failover strategies, and recovery automation
• Hands-on experience with vulnerability assessments and risk analysis
• Strong knowledge of Azure, AWS, or GCP and hybrid infrastructure
• Knowledge of backup, replication, storage, and recovery technologies
• Experience with enterprise networking, virtualization, and infrastructure services
• Strong troubleshooting, analytical, and problem-solving skills
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with enterprise-scale DR transformation programs
• Knowledge of regulatory and compliance requirements for business continuity
• Experience with DR orchestration and automation tools
• Certifications such as CBCP, MBCI, Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect, AWS Solutions Architect, or CISSP