Business Continuity/Disaster Recovery

Job Description:

This role involves creating and optimizing BCDR strategies from the ground up, ensuring our organization can maintain critical operations and quickly recover from disruptions.

Responsibilities:

• Develop BCDR Strategies: Design and implement a robust business continuity and disaster recovery program, including risk assessments, impact analyses, and strategy formulation tailored to AWS environments.
• AWS Infrastructure Management: Architect and manage AWS-based solutions to ensure high availability, disaster recovery, and fault tolerance. This includes leveraging services such as AWS Backup, AWS Disaster Recovery, AWS CloudFormation, and AWS Elastic Beanstalk.
• Business Impact Analysis: Conduct thorough business impact analyses to identify critical business processes, dependencies, and recovery requirements.
• Disaster Recovery Planning: Create, test, and maintain disaster recovery plans and procedures, including data recovery and system restoration protocols. Ensure these plans are aligned with organizational goals and compliance requirements.
• Risk Management: Identify potential risks and vulnerabilities within the AWS environment and develop mitigation strategies to address these risks.
• Incident Response: Develop and implement incident response plans for various disaster scenarios. Coordinate and lead incident response activities to ensure swift resolution and recovery.
• Testing and Validation: Regularly conduct disaster recovery exercises and tests to validate the effectiveness of recovery plans and procedures. Ensure all team members are familiar with their roles in these scenarios.
• Documentation and Reporting: Create and maintain comprehensive documentation for all BCDR processes, policies, and procedures. Prepare reports and presentations for senior management on BCDR status and improvements.
• Training and Awareness: Develop and deliver training programs for staff on BCDR policies, procedures, and best practices. Promote awareness of business continuity and disaster recovery across the organization.
• Continuous Improvement: Monitor industry trends and emerging technologies to enhance the BCDR program. Continuously evaluate and improve recovery strategies based on lessons learned and feedback.

Requirements:

• Education: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field. Advanced certifications or degrees in business continuity or disaster recovery are a plus.
• Experience: Minimum of 5 years of experience in business continuity and disaster recovery, with a strong focus on AWS environments.
• Technical Expertise: Deep technical knowledge of AWS services, including but not limited to AWS EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, and CloudWatch. Hands-on experience with AWS disaster recovery tools and practices.
• Certifications: AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional or AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional preferred. Additional certifications in business continuity (e.g., CBCP, MBCI) are a plus.
• Skills:
• Strong understanding of business continuity and disaster recovery principles and practices.
• Proven experience in designing and implementing AWS-based disaster recovery solutions.
• Excellent problem-solving skills with the ability to handle complex technical issues.
• Strong project management and organizational skills.
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams.
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with other cloud platforms (e.g., Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform) is a plus.
• Knowledge of regulatory and compliance requirements related to BCDR (e.g., GDPR, HIPAA).