∙        Manages the day-to-day relationship with vendors/service providers of the disaster recovery infrastructure and facilities.

∙        Manages all recovery planning and dry runs. Assesses results of dry runs and improves plans as necessary.

∙        Provides consulting services on all aspects of the organization's disaster recovery and resumption plans.

∙        Supervises and directs DR Lead coordinators responsible for planning disaster recovery teams.

∙        During a disaster this individual is responsible for the execution of the disaster recovery plan

∙        Develop and maintain liaisons with Leads, and similar entities to facilitate plan development, response effort coordination during DR exercise and actual DR.

∙        Taking direction from the Disaster Recovery Lead in coordination with Client Management.

∙        Managing local Disaster Recovery planning and execution activities

∙        Controlling the development and maintenance of the Disaster Recovery Plan and supporting documentation

∙        Leading/Participating in Disaster Recovery meetings and reviews

∙        Driving Disaster Recovery coordination activities end to end.

∙        Meeting control requirements according to IGM Maturity requirements for supplier delivered Disaster Recovery services.

∙        Reviewing Disaster Recovery services annually with Client

∙        Providing support to Client in the event of a local audit for the services provided by Supplier.

∙        Ensuring the Disaster Recovery Plans managed by the supplier are updated based on DR application or technical updates.

Skills:

∙        B.Tech/B.E degree or higher required

∙        PMP, CISSP, ISO22301, CBCP certification is preferred.

∙        8+ years of increasingly responsible IT technical experience

∙        6+ years IT DR planning and design experience for med-large  organizations

∙        Expert knowledge of DR and business continuity policies, procedures, regulations and governance processes required.

∙        Advanced knowledge of Data Center infrastructures, network, midrange, middleware, storage, databases, portals, mobile, and IT security

∙        Demonstrates understanding of data replication technologies, backup and restore approaches and technologies.

∙        Experience with Service Now Preferred

∙        Excellent communication and collaboration skills with all levels of management and technical staff

∙        Extensive familiarity with all aspects of project management, including project planning, scheduling, budgeting and operations.

∙        Ability to lead, motivate and train individuals and teams.

∙        Intellectually inquisitive with a drive to completion and closure.