Job Summary
IT Disaster Recovery specialistAct as the IT DR focal point for all Disaster recovery deliverables of Digital & Technology Re in-scope applications hosted in MS Azure Cloud/Swisscom cloud/Ali cloud (public cloud/private cloud/hybrid).
Prepare list of applications in-scope of testing for the calendar year and work with IT Owners to plan schedule for DR tests in advance.
Collaborate with application teams and respective support teams to plan & execute dedicated DR tests and collect artifact
Responsibilities
Collaborate with shared platform teams to leverage platform DR tests and work with application teams to participate in the leverage tests for additional level of DR testing.
Collect test artefacts from shared platform teams for leveraged DR testing.
Collaborate with DBaaS team and respective application teams to complete back-up restore tests for SOC compliance.
Work with applications teams to perform Database back-up restore testing for applications hosted in public cloud.
Collaborate with application teams and respective support teams to create DR plans for new applications and conduct annual review of DR plans for existing applications.
Act as a liaison between IT Resilience team and respective application teams to ensure achievement of major milestones and deliverables within prescribed timelines as defined by process.
Recommend appropriate process improvements and/or highlight any gaps in the existing process and provide solutions as per industry standards.
Attend monthly IT Resilience board meetings and any ad-hoc meetings to discuss/report status/challenges for Digital & Technology Re IT DR deliverables.
Conduct monthly product owner forums to report the status of IT resilience deliverables and highlight any gaps or challenges for timely completion of DR tests and DR plan reviews.
Functionally report to client and address any queries either from client respective application owners or IT Resilience team.