Manager Technology Resilience & DR Automation

You will be responsible for leading the automation, orchestration, and continuous improvement of the Technology and Infrastructure Resilience Process as a Manager in Technology Resilience & Automation at Northern Trust. Your role will involve focusing on enhancing the efficiency, reliability, and effectiveness of DR Operations through automation, ensuring rapid recovery of critical systems, and minimizing downtime. Key Responsibilities: - Develop and implement an automated DR framework to enhance failover and recovery speed. - Integrate automation into DR Runbooks, testing, and execution to minimize manual intervention. - Optimize RTO (Recovery Time Objective) and RPO (Recovery Point Objective) through automation. - Collaborate with Infrastructure teams to enhance DR capabilities. - Ensure DR plans meet the standards and compliance requirements. - Own and maintain a DR Automation backlog to deliver automation initiatives using agile methodology. Automation & Tooling Implementation: - Review requirements and approve design artifacts with the engineering team. - Utilize organization infrastructure tools to automate the DR process. - Implement DR automation solutions across on-premise, hybrid, and multi-cloud environments. - Enhance monitoring and alerting capabilities for DR automation using organization-accredited tools. DR Testing & Validation: - Conduct disaster recovery tests, failover drills, and resilience simulations using automation. - Monitor and analyze test results, identifying areas for improvements in automation and response time. - Collaborate with relevant departments to ensure alignment between disaster recovery, authentication, and security strategies. - Lead disaster recovery efforts in the event of a disruption, coordinating the response and recovery activities. - Create and maintain a consistent set of documents to support automation capabilities. Communication, Collaboration & Leadership: - Lead a team of engineers and specialists focused on DR Automation. - Serve as a subject matter expert in disaster recovery automation, providing guidance and training. - Develop and present effective presentations for strategy and approach to management and stakeholders. - Facilitate meetings with stakeholders to relay automation metrics. - Maintain an effective technical network across technical SMEs and architects. Qualifications: - Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience. - Strong knowledge of IT automation strategies, tools, and framework. - Proven experience in disaster recovery and business continuity planning. - Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills. - Strong communication and interpersonal skills. - Financial or Regulatory domain experience a plus. - Ability to work effectively under pressure and in high-stress situations. - Knowledge of relevant regulations and compliance standards. Experience: - Minimum 12+ years of experience in Management or Team Lead role in the IT Industry. - Minimum 5 years of experience in disaster recovery and business continuity planning. - Practical experience operating in an Agile development environment. - Strong communications, analytical, problem-solving, and incident response skills. - Experience in leading DR automation projects and response efforts. You will have the opportunity to work in a flexible and collaborative culture at Northern Trust, where movement within the organization is encouraged, and senior leaders are accessible. Join a company committed to assisting the communities it serves and build your career with one of the world's most admired and sustainable companies. Apply today and discuss your flexible working requirements for a greater achievement.,