DR Consultant
Core
Design, document, and execute disaster recovery (DR) strategies and drills for enterprise applications across on-premises, cloud, and hybrid environments.
Role type
Senior Disaster Recovery Consultant (IC)
Builds
DR plans, recovery procedures, technical recovery guides, and automated DR workflows.
Domain
IT Infrastructure / Disaster Recovery / Business Continuity
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Enterprise application architecture mapping, DR automation platforms (KRO/KIRS/Ansible), DR drill planning and execution, shell/PowerShell/Python scripting, storage replication technologies, native database replication, virtualization platforms (VMware/Hyper-V/Citrix), cloud infrastructure (on-prem/hybrid), incident/problem/change management processes
Preferred skills
Cybersecurity experience, DR/BCP audit experience, hyperscaler certifications (Azure/AWS/GCP), DevOps tools
Technologies
KRO, KIRS, Ansible, VMware, Hyper-V, Citrix Xenapp, Python, PowerShell, Shell, Bicep, Docker, Kubernetes, Azure, AWS, Google GCP
Responsibilities
Map application dependencies on storage, server, OS, database, and network infrastructure; optimize recovery time objectives via DR process automation; coordinate with enterprise IT and security teams; document and maintain enterprise IT DR plans; plan and execute mock and live DR drills; maintain runbooks and recovery procedures; ensure security and compliance posture for DR environments; conduct root cause analysis for DR incidents; develop operational technical assets like TRGs; advise senior customer executives on DR strategies.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC