Senior Resiliency Consultant

Who We Are

At Kyndryl, we design, build, manage and modernize the mission-critical technology systems that the world depends on every day. So why work at Kyndryl? We are always moving forward – always pushing ourselves to go further in our efforts to build a more equitable, inclusive world for our employees, our customers and our communities.

The Role

As an Senior Resiliency Consultant , your primary responsibility will be designing resiliency solutions and providing advisory services to Australian and NZ clients, guiding them in managing their operational resiliency posture and ensuring compliance with regulations such as the APRA CPS230/234, SOCI, Essential 8 and Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) guidelines, and NIST frameworks. You will perform BIA and risk assessments, evaluate existing resiliency strategies, and assist in designing and implementing effective data protection and recovery solutions. In this role, you will also assist clients in meeting their compliance requirements and help develop and refine their disaster recovery (DR) and Cyber incident response plans. You will work closely with executive teams to develop resiliency strategies, ensuring alignment with business goals and the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of business-critical data.

You need to collaborate with various engineers, technical experts, architects, and infrastructure teams, demonstrating a strong level of expertise in system architecture, as well as good knowledge of multiple platforms and cloud technologies, networking, IT risk management, and business resiliency.

Kyndryl’s Security & Resiliency is one of our most critical practices, ensuring enterprises, regardless of their size and complexity, remain secure, available, reliable, and resilient. We take Cyber Resiliency seriously. We're not just invested; we're committed. We're not just protecting our customers’ most treasured assets ; we're empowering. Kyndryl is committed to making the world safer, not only by investing in state-of-the-art services and technologies but also by empowering underserved communities with essential cyber skills.

When you walk through our doors, you're not only joining a team but you're also becoming part of a legacy. Welcome to Kyndryl, where Resiliency isn't just a job – it’s a passion; a commitment to designing, running, and managing the most modern and reliable technology infrastructure that the world depends on every day.

Are you ready to join the front lines of cyber resiliency, making a profound impact on the world's leading Fortune 500 companies? At Kyndryl, we're on a mission to ensure the continuity and resilience of our customers' critical business operations, even in the face of cyber disruptions. As Data Resiliency expert, you'll be at the heart of this mission, using cutting-edge technology to rapidly recover IT systems, and build a resilient infrastructure.

In this role, you'll be a guardian of business continuity. You'll apply our innovative resilience approach to identify risks, protect invaluable data, and facilitate prompt recovery in the event of a cyber incident. You will be managing our data backup services, providing our customers with a lifeline to their critical data when they need it most.

In Cyber Resiliency, you'll have the opportunity to dive into a wide range of tasks that keep our customers’ digital environments resilient and protected. This includes assessing backup environments to detect pain points and transform them into opportunities for improvement. You’ll ensure customer data remains secure and recoverable, all while providing essential business continuity services.

Your analytical and problem-solving ability will be critical as you monitor and analyze the pulse of our customers’ data protection environment, constantly fine-tuning and optimizing for peak performance. Through automation and analytics, you’ll diagnose issues and uncover causes, all while delivering incident recovery services that save the day. Imagine building and managing data centers that are not just lean and cost-effective but also unbreakable. You'll be at the forefront of creating the digital fortresses that our clients rely on to weather any storm. Additionally, you'll play a key role in preparing for new services and changes, overseeing the change process, and maintaining compliance with regulatory, legal, and professional standards.

Join us at Kyndryl, where you'll be part of a team that's defining the future of cyber resiliency. Your expertise will be pivotal in helping our clients thrive in an ever-evolving digital landscape. If you're passionate about protecting and recovering data, diagnosing and solving complex issues, and driving innovation in the world of IT resilience, this is the opportunity you've been waiting for. Elevate your career and be the hero our customers need in the face of adversity.

Your Future at Kyndryl
When you join Kyndryl, you're not just joining a company – you're entering a space of opportunities. Our partnerships with industry alliances and vendors mean you'll have access to skilling and certification programs needed to excel in Security & Resiliency, while simultaneously supporting your personal growth. Whether you envision your career path as a technical leader within cybersecurity or transition into other technical, consulting, or go-to-market roles – we’re invested in your journey.

Who You Are

Who You Are
You’re good at what you do and possess the required experience to prove it. However, equally as important – you have a growth mindset; keen to drive your own personal and professional development. You are customer-focused – someone who prioritizes customer success in their work. And finally, you’re open and borderless – naturally inclusive in how you work with others.

Required Skills

• Expertise in Australian regulatory frameworks such as APRA CPS230/234, SOCI, Essential 8 and the Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) guidelines.
• Strong understanding of Enterprise applications, Servers, storage systems, Networking, Databases, Cloud, etc.
• Evaluate existing systems and infrastructure to identify areas of threat.
• Design backup and disaster recovery solutions that encompass applications, data, infrastructure, and security considerations to ensure comprehensive protection.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams on technical specifications and architectural designs.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to the client’s resiliency teams during workshops.
• Knowledge and understanding of On-premises and cloud-based architectures.
• Should be able to interpret the existing Architecture, underlying components to validate, challenge and help the team to define the detailed scenarios and the recovery solutions.
• Knowledge of developing and executing the Disaster Recovery plan.
• Experience with working and consulting on Enterprise architecture, Layered Architecture.
• Good analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills. Capable to run workshops/meetings to steer towards intended output.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.
• Should be able to interpret the existing architecture, underlying components to validate, challenge and help the team to define the detailed scenarios and the recovery solutions.
• Expertise in conducting IT-resiliency assessments and audits in accordance with local regulatory requirements and frameworks.
• Write high-quality assessment reports from the consulting engagements as a client deliverable.
• Work with different teams, leading resilience workshops and document risk reports and IT assessment worksheets related to cyber resilience.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills for creating documentation, presenting findings, and advising clients at the C-suite level.
• Strong stakeholder management capabilities, especially when liaising with senior management and government entities in the Australian and New Zealand markets.

Required Experience:

• At least 7-10 years of experience as an IT Resiliency architect or similar role in Australia, with a track record of successfully delivering complex IT projects.
• Proficiency in system design principles, including scalability, reliability, and maintainability.
• Strong understanding of backup, disaster recovery and cyber recovery principles in on-prem and cloud.
• Experience in delivering resiliency consulting projects and have delivered resiliency maturity recommendations.
• Experience in designing enterprise backup platforms for on-premises and cloud workloads.
• Experience in designing cyber recovery solutions and concepts of vaulting and clean rooms.
• Performed the testing of the business continuity and DR plans to meet recovery SLAs.
• Ability to design cloud native backup and DR solutions in AWS and Azure.
• Proven experience in advising Australian enterprises, government agencies, or large-scale private sector organisations.
• A strong track record of managing complex, enterprise-level IT-resiliency and business continuity projects within Australia and New Zealand.
• Experience in leading consult-led initiatives and working in a consultancy environment.
• Certifications like CBCP, backup solutions and hyper-scalers are highly desirable.
• Australian Citizen with the ability to obtain AGSVA security clearance.

Being You

Diversity is a whole lot more than what we look like or where we come from, it’s how we think and who we are. We welcome people of all cultures, backgrounds, and experiences. But we’re not doing it single-handily: Our Kyndryl Inclusion Networks are only one of many ways we create a workplace where all Kyndryls can find and provide support and advice. This dedication to welcoming everyone into our company means that Kyndryl gives you – and everyone next to you – the ability to bring your whole self to work, individually and collectively, and support the activation of our equitable culture. That’s the Kyndryl Way.

What You Can Expect

With state-of-the-art resources and Fortune 100 clients, every day is an opportunity to innovate, build new capabilities, new relationships, new processes, and new value. Kyndryl cares about your well-being and prides itself on offering benefits that give you choice, reflect the diversity of our employees and support you and your family through the moments that matter – wherever you are in your life journey. Our employee learning programs give you access to the best learning in the industry to receive certifications, including Microsoft, Google, Amazon, Skillsoft, and many more. Through our company-wide volunteering and giving platform, you can donate, start fundraisers, volunteer, and search over 2 million non-profit organizations.  At Kyndryl, we invest heavily in you, we want you to succeed so that together, we will all succeed.

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