DR - Cloud Engineer_Senior Associate

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Summary

• The Disaster Recovery Engineer Microsoft Azure (Senior Associate) is responsible for the governance, oversight, and measurement of the firm’s IT Disaster Recovery (DR) program. This role partners with application owners, infrastructure teams, and service providers to ensure documented recovery plans exist, are tested on a defined cadence, and meet approved RTO/RPO objectives.

·This technical role focuses on Azure infrastructure provisioning, automation, audit readiness, and operational assurance, ensuring the organization's readiness to recover and sustain business-critical systems during disruptions.

Responsibilities

·Disaster Recovery Implementation & Cloud Enablement

oDisaster Recovery cloud implementation initiatives across business-critical applications and services.

odeployment and configuration of Azure Site Recovery (ASR) for virtual machines, databases, and application workloads.

oEnsure recovery solutions are integrated with enterprise architecture, security, and operational standards.

oCoordinate with application and infrastructure teams to validate recovery readiness and operational support requirements.

oEnsure DR activities align with enterprise risk, compliance, and audit expectations.

oAct as the central coordination point for DR governance across application and infrastructure teams.

oDevelop and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) artifacts using ARM templates, Terraform, or similar automation frameworks to support repeatable DR deployments.

·Recovery Testing, Validation & Operational Assurance

oPlan, coordinate, and lead Disaster Recovery drills, failover tests, and recovery validation exercises.

oValidate recovery capabilities against defined RTO, RPO, and business continuity requirements.

oIdentify, document, and track testing issues, risks, and remediation activities through closure.

oProvide assurance that recovery procedures, runbooks, and operational controls are tested and maintained.

oSupport application owners in addressing DR gaps, risks, or overdue actions.

·Testing Cadence & Readiness Assurance

oDefine and manage the DR testing cadence (annual, semi‑annual, or risk‑based).

oCoordinate and track DR test execution across business‑critical systems.

oValidate test outcomes, including recovery timing, success criteria, and exception handling.

oEnsure lessons learned and remediation actions are captured and tracked to closure.

·Measurement, Reporting & Audit Support

oEstablish and maintain DR metrics, including:

§Test completion rates

§RTO/RPO attainment

§Outstanding risks and exceptions

oProduce executive‑level DR readiness and compliance reporting.

oServe as a primary point of contact for internal audit, risk, and compliance reviews related to Disaster Recovery.

oSupport regulatory, client, and third‑party audit inquiries with documented evidence.

·Continuous Improvement & Risk Management

oIdentify trends, systemic risks, and improvement opportunities across the DR program.

oDrive standardization of DR templates, reporting, and governance processes.

oPartner with IT Operations, Security, and Risk teams to mature the firm’s recovery posture over time.

Skills

·Strong experience in Disaster Recovery governance, IT operations, or risk management.

·Disaster Recovery cloud implementation initiatives, evaluating existing infrastructure and providing recommendations for integration and configuration with Azure services.

·Create end-to-end disaster recovery solutions for IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS cloud models.

·Working knowledge of RTO/RPO concepts, business impact analysis (BIA), and recovery testing practices.

·Analyze business requirements and translate them into technical DR architectures, including cross-region replication, failover automation, and recovery point objectives (RPO) and recovery time objectives (RTO).

·Conduct DR drills and failover tests to validate recovery plans and ensure compliance with business continuity standards.

·Play a lead role in conducting DR tests, identifying and resolving issues encountered during testing, and documenting test results.

·Deployment and configuration of Azure Site Recovery for virtual machines, databases, and application tiers.

·Develop and maintain infrastructure as code using tools like Azure Recovery Manager (ARM) templates or terraform.

·Document architectural designs, operational procedures, and technical decisions.

·Optimize cloud resources for performance and cost efficiency, continuously refining solutions.

·Ability to engage effectively with application owners and technical teams without performing hands‑on engineering.

·Strong documentation, process definition, and control mindset.

·Experience with ServiceNow for workflow tracking, evidence management, or reporting.

·Strong analytical, organizational, and stakeholder communication skills.

·Comfort producing metrics, dashboards, and executive‑level reporting.

Education / Professional Experience/ Qualifications

·Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field..

·5–8 years of experience in IT operations, disaster recovery, business continuity, risk, or governance roles.

·Proven experience as an Azure Cloud Administrator or similar role, with deep expertise in expertise in designing scalable, secure, and cost-effective cloud solutions including designing and implementing cloud-based Disaster Recovery using IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS cloud models.

·Understanding of cloud security, networking, and compliance standards.

·Strong knowledge of Azure services, cloud architecture patterns, infrastructure as code (IaC) tools such as Azure Resource Manager (ARM) templates and DevOps CI/CD pipelines.

·Proficiency with Azure Active Directory, Azure Kubernetes Service, Azure DevOps, Azure Functions, and various storage and compute options.

·Experience supporting enterprise DR programs and recovery testing cycles.

·AZ-900, AZ-104, ITIL, DR/BCP, or risk‑related certifications preferred.

Grant Thornton INDUS (Full-Time Employee) Benefits:

• Insurance: Group Health, Accidental, and Term Life Insurance for employees (and dependents as applicable).
• Wellness: Employee Assistance Program, Corporate Health Plans, Gym (Bangalore), Wellness Webinars, Health months.
• Work-Life Balance: Hybrid work model, flexible work options for returning mothers.
• Parental Support: Maternity/Paternity leave, daycare facilities, flexible work arrangements.
• Mobility: Secondment opportunities, relocation benefits, internal job postings.
• Retirement: Provident Fund, Gratuity, Leave Encashment, National Pension Scheme.
• Additional Benefits: Women’s security (night transport), home office setup allowance, certification reimbursements, meal cards, appreciation holidays, service awards.

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