Systems Architect, Disaster Recovery

Our Client, an Aerospace and Defense company, is looking for a Systems Architect, Disaster Recovery for their Remote location.

Responsibilities:

• Architectural Leadership
• Define end to end DR and high availability (HA) architectures for enterprise wide workloads, incorporating multi region cloud, hybrid, and on prem solutions.
• Develop architectural blueprints, reference designs, and pattern libraries that align with client security, compliance, and cost optimization policies.
• Solution Design & Implementation
• Design and implement automated fail over, replication, and fail back mechanisms (e.g., Site Recovery Manager, Kubernetes based HA, database mirroring, storage level replication).
• Evaluate and integrate emerging technologies (e.g., Immutable Infrastructure, Chaos Engineering, Serverless DR) to improve resiliency and reduce mean time to recover (MTTR).
• Governance & Compliance
• Ensure all DR solutions meet corporate policies CRX 301, CRX 302, and relevant regulatory requirements (e.g., NIST?800 34, ISO?22301, FedRAMP).
• Create and maintain DR documentation, run books, and test plans; conduct periodic reviews and updates.
• Testing & Validation
• Lead full scale DR exercise planning, execution, and post mortem analysis for multi site, multi cloud environments.
• Define success criteria, metrics, and KPIs; report findings to senior leadership and stakeholders.
• Stakeholder Collaboration
• Partner with IT Infrastructure, Cloud Engineering, Application Development, Security, and Governance teams to embed DR/HA considerations early in the SDLC.
• Serve as the technical authority for DR during design reviews (SRR, PDR, CDR, TRR) and program risk assessments.
• Continuous Improvement
• Conduct risk assessments, threat modeling, and capacity planning to anticipate emerging resiliency challenges.
• Drive adoption of Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) and automated documentation tools to keep architecture artefacts current.
• DR Plan Modernization & Compliance
• Review existing DR plan architectures across the enterprise, assessing their alignment with current resilience standards, best practices, and organizational Recovery Objectives.
• Collaborate with internal teams (Application Owners, IT Service Managers, Engineering) to update and refine DR plans, ensuring that all applications and IT services meet the latest RTO/RPO targets.
• Develop and implement remediation plans to bring legacy systems and applications up to date with modern resilience standards, ensuring compliance with corporate policies (CRX 301, CRX 302) and regulatory requirements.
• Track progress and report status to senior leadership, providing insights into plan modernization efforts and risk mitigation strategies.

Requirements:

• 5+years of experience designing and implementing DR/HA solutions for enterprise scale workloads in cloud, hybrid, and on prem environments.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related technical discipline (or equivalent experience).
• Proven hands on experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and related services (e.g., Disaster Recovery, Site Recovery Manager, cross region replication, networking, IAM).
• Strong understanding of networking, storage, virtualization, container orchestration (Kubernetes), and database technologies as they relate to resiliency.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; ability to translate complex technical concepts for both technical and non technical audiences.
• Desired skills :
• Familiarity with automated disaster recovery (DR) solutions, including but not limited to:
• Amazon Web Services (AWS) Disaster Recovery Service (DRS): Experience with configuring and managing replication, fail over, and fail back processes for AWS workloads.
• Microsoft Azure Site Recovery (ASR): Knowledge of setting up and managing site recovery between on premises environments, Azure, and other clouds.
• Zerto: Hands on experience with continuous data protection (CDP) and near zero RPO replication across VMware, Hyper V, and cloud environments.
• Veeam Backup & Replication:
• Experience with agent less backup, replication, and automated fail over testing for virtual, physical, and cloud workloads.
• IBM Resiliency Services (formerly IBM Disaster Recovery as a Service): Familiarity with managed DR services for hybrid cloud environments, including integration with IBM Cloud and on premises infrastructure.
• Experience with DR automation, including:
• Scripting and integration with IaC tools (Terraform, CloudFormation) and CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitLab) to automate DR workflows.
• DR exercise planning and execution, including defining success criteria, metrics, and KPIs for recovery processes.
• Strong analytical skills: ability to perform risk assessments, impact analysis, and cost benefit modeling for DR solutions.
• Hybrid/multi-cloud deployments, with ability to manage DR across multiple cloud providers and on premises environments.
• Advanced certifications (e.g., AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional, Azure Solutions Architect Expert, VMware VCAP DCV).
• Typical Minimums :
• Generally has 5+ years of related experience and may have a post-secondary degree or training in a related discipline.

Why Should You Apply?

• Health Benefits
• Referral Program
• Excellent growth and advancement opportunities