Infrastructure Resilience Lead – Enterprise BC/DR & Crisis

Accenture PLC; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 163,000 - 381,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture is seeking an Infrastructure Resiliency Lead (senior L5) with enterprise-wide ownership of IT resiliency strategy and execution. You will drive BC/DR, HA architecture, DORA compliance, and geo‑resilience across a global infrastructure estate, engaging CIO and CRO audiences to win and deliver large resiliency programs.

You will lead crisis management design, build geo‑resilience models, and maintain accountability for P&L and client satisfaction.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10+ years of progressive experience in IT infrastructure, operational resilience, or technology risk, with a demonstrable specialty in BC/DR and HA architecture.
• Minimum 10+ years in senior leadership roles with direct ownership of resiliency strategy, regulatory compliance, or crisis response for large, complex enterprises.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent (minimum 12 years) work experience. (If Associate’s Degree, must have minimum 6 years work experience)

Responsibilities

• Own IT resiliency end-to-end — setting strategy, governing architecture, and driving execution across BC/DR, HA design, operational resilience, and geo‑resilience programs for complex global clients
• Serve as the primary executive point of accountability for DORA compliance, operational‑resilience regulatory requirements, and related supervisory expectations across financial services and other regulated industries
• Lead crisis management design and response frameworks — including crisis simulation, runbook governance, and executive escalation protocols — ensuring clients can sustain critical operations through major disruptions
• Design and oversee geo‑resilience architectures — active‑active, active‑passive, and multi‑region failover models — accounting for data sovereignty, latency, regulatory, and concentration‑risk requirements
• Sell and shape resiliency engagements at the CIO and CRO level — leading pursuits, authoring executive proposals, and presenting to boards, regulators, and senior risk committees
• Maintain personal accountability for the commercial and delivery performance of sold engagements — including P&L ownership, risk management, and client satisfaction for the resiliency portfolio

Skills

BC/DR & HA Architecture

Operational Resilience

Crisis Management

Executive Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent (minimum 12 years)

Job description

Accenture is seeking an Infrastructure Resiliency Lead (senior L5) with enterprise-wide ownership of IT resiliency strategy and execution. You will drive BC/DR, HA architecture, DORA compliance, and geo‑resilience across a global infrastructure estate, engaging CIO and CRO audiences to win and deliver large resiliency programs.

You will lead crisis management design, build geo‑resilience models, and maintain accountability for P&L and client satisfaction.