DR (Disaster Recovery) Architect
Tata Consultancy Services
2 - 5 years
Chennai
Posted: 03/04/2026
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Job Description
Role : DR (Disaster Recovery) Architect
Experience : 8 to 15 years
Location : Chennai
Skills : DR Strategy & Architecture ,DR Planning & Implementation,DR Assessment & Gap Identification , DR Testing & Validation
Role descriptions / Expectations from the Role
1. DR Strategy & Architecture
- Design enterpriselevel Disaster Recovery architectures for critical applications, platforms, and infrastructure.
- Define RTO/RPO standards and recovery architectures that align with business continuity objectives.
- Develop DR reference architecture, frameworks, patterns, and reusable templates.
2. DR Planning & Implementation
- Lead endtoend DR solution design across onpremise, cloud, and hybrid environments.
- Create DR runbooks, playbooks, workflows, and recovery procedures.
- Define DR automation strategies and integrate with orchestration tools.
3. DR Assessment & Gap Identification
- Conduct DR maturity assessments and identify gaps in existing recovery capabilities.
- Review infrastructure resilience, failover mechanisms, and data replication setups.
- Recommend improvements to improve system availability and recoverability.
4. DR Testing & Validation
- Plan, coordinate, and execute DR drills (tabletop, partial, and full failover tests).
- Validate recovery success against defined SLAs and compliance requirements.
- Document test results and track remediation actions.
5. Technology Expertise
- Expertise in backup solutions (e.g., NetBackup, Commvault, Veeam).
- Experience with replication technologies (e.g., SRM, Zerto, Azure Site Recovery, AWS DRS).
- Strong understanding of storage, virtualization, networking, and cloud DR architectures.
6. Compliance & Governance
- Ensure adherence to regulatory standards (BFSI guidelines, ISO 22301, RBI mandates).
- Maintain DR policies, standards, and audit documentation.
- Collaborate with cybersecurity teams to ensure DR alignment with cyber resilience requirements.
7. Stakeholder & Project Management
- Work with business, PMO, Infra, Application teams, and Service Delivery stakeholders.
- Provide architecture guidance, technical leadership, and DR SME expertise.
Support customer presentations, solutioning, and presales DR architecture proposals
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