Position: Disaster Recovery Solutions Architect
Company: Exadel
Category: Sysadmin
Experience required: 5y
English level: upper

**About the Customer:**
Founded in the Netherlands over 180 years ago, the Customer’s Company is a global leader in information services and expert solutions for professionals in the health, tax and accounting, risk and compliance, finance and legal sectors. As of 2017, it was recognized by Corporate Knights as one of the 100 most sustainable companies in the world. It operates in over 150 countries.

**About the Project:**
The Project involves migrating apps that have DR as part of infrastructure.
The outputs of the process will include all relevant code and detailed Low Level Design that address the needs of the business. Engineers will work closely with Architecture and Operations to ensure all solutions are seamless transitioned from build to run. 

It is necessary to leverage a standard set of enterprise wide artefacts such as Design Patterns and Standards, follow guiding design principles ensuring the develop solutions or technical components deliver GBS strategic intent, whilst meeting the solution requirements providing business value.
 
**Requirements:**
More than 5 years of IT Experience;
Experience in managing Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity annual tests and maintenance;
Related Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery work experience involved in large scale business transformation projects, and use of structured Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery methodologies for multi-million-dollar projects;
Strong business & technology focussed leader with specific expertise and experience in disaster recovery development and reporting;
Experience of working with different methodologies;
 Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities;
Excellent communication and presentation skills;
Project management skills: financial/budget management, scheduling and resource management.
Responsibilities: 
Support the Disaster Recovery (DR) Program through knowledge, engagement and communication among various organizations including leadership, business continuity, application support teams, and operations;
Promote DR Program task completion, ensure the disaster recovery process and procedures are driven in support of both IT and user’s needs;
Promote continuous improvement and efficiencies throughout the DR Program and DR Planner team;
Contribute and promote the use of tools, processes and procedures for DR Program and DR planners;
As a team leader, in addition to the below tasks that will be done as an individual performer, provide leadership of up to 4 other individuals with similar skills;
Establish and maintain the overall plans and procedures for executing application and site DR recoveries and interdependencies, including proper change management
Create and maintain IT disaster recovery plans;
Work with the IT technical staff to ensure that disaster recovery solutions are adequately  maintained and tested as part of the regular operational life cycle;
Develop, understand, plan and direct testing necessary for a successful DR test exercise
Schedule and lead DR exercises and certifications efforts to ensure compliance with DR Program objectives and KPIs;
Produce Disaster Recovery reporting and metrics at agreed frequency;
Act as liaison for auditing and examination of disaster recovery processes;
Help ensure compliance with all applicable federal, state and local laws, regulations.
Track and manage any project risks, issues, and dependencies.
 
**English level:**
Intermediate/Upper intermediate