Disaster Recovery Manager

Role Overview: As an IT Disaster Recovery Manager at EY, you will be responsible for developing, implementing, and maintaining IT Disaster Recovery strategies, plans, and runbooks for critical systems and application services. You will play a crucial role in ensuring the organization's critical IT systems can recover rapidly and effectively in the event of an outage or disaster. Additionally, you will collaborate with vendors and cloud service providers for offsite DR solutions and work closely with various teams to validate recovery time objectives. Key Responsibilities: - Develop, implement, and maintain IT Disaster Recovery strategies, plans, and runbooks for critical systems and application services. - Conduct regular risk assessments and business impact analyses (BIA) to identify recovery priorities. - Coordinate and lead Disaster Recovery exercises, failover testing, and tabletop exercises. - Maintain documentation for DR procedures, policies, and communication plans. - Monitor compliance with DR policies and industry best practices. - Collaborate with vendors and cloud service providers for offsite DR solutions. - Strong reporting and documentation skills to develop materials on the action plans and provide status updates to senior leadership. - Strong stakeholder management skills for international clients primarily based out of US and UK locations. Qualifications Required: - Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field. - 8-12 years of hands-on experience in IT Disaster Recovery planning and testing. - Exposure to industry frameworks such as ISO 22301, NIST SP 800-34, etc. - Certification preferred: CDRE, CBCP, etc. - Experience with DR tools and platforms (e.g., Veeam, Zerto, SRM, Commvault, Azure Site Recovery, etc.). - Familiarity with backup and replication technologies. - Experience in any of the Database technology i.e. Oracle, MSSql, or MySQL. - Understanding of virtualization (VMware, Hyper-V) and cloud DR strategies (AWS, Azure, GCP). - Strong documentation and coordination skills. Company Details: EY is dedicated to building a better working world by creating new value for clients, people, society, and the planet while building trust in capital markets. Enabled by data, AI, and advanced technology, EY teams help clients shape the future with confidence and provide services across a full spectrum of services in assurance, consulting, tax, strategy, and transactions. With a globally connected network, EY teams work in more than 150 countries and territories.,