DET-ISR-Senior Disaster Recovery Specialist-GDSF

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Job Description:

We are seeking a Senior Disaster Recovery Consultant with extensive hands-on experience in developing and managing cloud and On-Prem based disaster recovery strategies. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of designing and implementing effective disaster recovery solutions, conducting risk assessments, and leading organizational preparedness against ransomware and other cyber threats.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop, maintain, and continuously improve disaster recovery strategies and plans to align with organizational objectives.
• Design and implement robust disaster recovery solutions across on-prem, hybrid and multiple cloud services.
• Perform comprehensive risk assessments and business impact analyses to identify and protect critical systems and applications.
• Automate replication processes for virtual machines, data, and applications to ensure business continuity across on-prem, cloud regions and hybrid environments.
• Configure and manage failover and failback procedures to ensure minimal downtime during disasters.
• Regularly conduct disaster recovery drills to test and refine rapid response capabilities.
• Collaborate with architects and engineers to seamlessly integrate disaster recovery into cloud infrastructure and application deployments.
• Document all disaster recovery procedures, maintain up-to-date recovery plans, and ensure compliance with industry standards and regulations.
• Provide expert training and guidance to IT staff and stakeholders on best practices of disaster recovery.
• Develop and uphold comprehensive ransomware prevention and recovery strategies, incorporating industry best practices.
• Lead the creation of resilient backup (air-Gap, offsite) and recovery solutions to safeguard against ransomware attacks.
• Conduct ongoing risk assessments and vulnerability scans to preempt potential ransomware threats.
• Establish and refine incident response protocols for ransomware attacks, ensuring effective containment, eradication, and recovery.
• Coordinate with IT teams to ensure disaster recovery plans are fortified against ransomware and other cyber threats.
• Oversee the testing and validation of ransomware recovery procedures to guarantee organizational readiness.
• Lead post-incident reviews to drive continuous improvement in ransomware response and recovery efforts.
• Familiarity with the latest cybersecurity trends and techniques, including ransomware remediation.

Required Hands-On Experience:

• Possessing 8-10 years of professional experience, with at least 5 of those years dedicated to hands-on disaster recovery planning and execution.
• Demonstrated experience with On-prem, Hybrid and any of the Cloud services (Azure, AWS, Google Cloud) and their respective disaster recovery tools.
• Proficiency in automating replication and failover processes.
• Strong experience in risk management, business impact analysis, and incident response planning.
• Practical knowledge of cost optimization for disaster recovery solutions.
• Experience in developing and executing disaster recovery drills and training programs.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in information technology, Computer Science, or a related field; Master’s degree preferred.
• Relevant certifications in cloud computing, disaster recovery, and cybersecurity (ISO 22301, ISO 27001, ISO 31000, CISSP, CDRE, Cloud Certifications etc.).
• ISO 22301 and ISO 27001 preferred.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Strong leadership and project management abilities.
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills.

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