Responsibilities
Job scope involves working with various IT partners (computer operations, system administrators, job schedulers, production support teams) and coordination with Business users during Disaster Recovery exercise.
· Lead and co-ordinate all the planning of all DR activities with key stakeholders (Application, Infra, Security and Business Users)
· Responsible for ITDR execution with key stakeholders
· Assess DR operational readiness to onboard new applications implemented.
· Periodic status reporting of issues and risks, highlight key areas of concern.
· Escalate Risks for management attention on issues which affect the scope of DR, schedule and quality.
· Conduct DR readiness reviews, Milestone Reviews, and Post exercise reviews
· Facilitate regular pre-DR progress reviews and signoff. Continually work towards making improvement in the DR process
Requirements
· Diploma/Degree in Computer, information technology or related discipline
· 8-10 years of IT experience, preferably in financial industry ; experience in software development, production support or Infrastructure management with a track record of working in major projects; prior experience in IT Disaster recovery (exercises or real time events) preferred.
· Good understanding of IT resiliency in terms of interfacing between different systems and the related processes ; candidate should be familiar about different application infra components (like AS400, Mainframe, Open systems, Network, Middleware) and worked in one (or) many of these systems.
· Experience in managing Major projects or BCP/DR exercises with multiple stakeholders.
· Detailed in tracking, reporting and Project management activities.
· Able to work independently and able to handle pressure; need to be open to work long days and weekends as required.
· The role involves ITDR planning and execution, hence need to be flexible to adjust personal schedules should there be a need to handle a real time DR situation.
· Good verbal and written communication skills
· Excellent presentation, communication and interpersonal skills.
· Strong problem solving and analytical skills.
PMP, ITIL or related certifications preferred
