DR Governance Program Lead

Job Description

• Support the Data Centre Team Lead in coordinating ICT Disaster Recovery (DR) activities across the Data Centre environment
• Contribute to the definition, maintenance and continuous improvement of ICT DR plans and governance artefacts for in-scope services
• Coordinate DR planning, testing, reporting and remediation activities across infrastructure, operations, application, security and identity management teams
• Maintain DR readiness dashboards, evidence repositories, action trackers and governance reporting mechanisms
• Translate Business Continuity Management (BCM) requirements and Business Impact Analysis (BIA) outputs into structured ICT DR activities and deliverables
• Monitor and report on DR readiness KPIs, action status, testing outcomes and remediation progress
• Support the review and maintenance of DR ownership models, review cycles and operational readiness processes
• Act as the Data Centre Team focal point for ICT DR coordination with BCM stakeholders, service owners, vendors and internal teams
• Ensure DR documentation, reporting and evidence are maintained in accordance with governed information handling requirements
• Support the coordination of service recovery preparedness, including backup, restore, replication, failover and failback readiness activities
• Contribute to continual improvement initiatives related to resilience, service recovery governance and operational readiness

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of relevant IT professional experience in IT operations, infrastructure coordination, resilience, continuity support or service governance, including at least 3 years of experience in disaster recovery, business continuity support, resilience coordination or service recovery governance
• Minimum education level 6 degree (Bachelor's)
• ITIL 4 Foundation certification or equivalent, internationally recognized certification
• At least 1 certification among:
• • Certificate of the Business Continuity Institute (CBCI)
  • Associate Business Continuity Professional (ABCP)
  • Certified Business Continuity Professional (CBCP)
  • ISO 22301 Lead Implementer
  • or equivalent
• Good understanding of ICT Disaster Recovery governance, operational readiness and service recovery principles within IT and Data Centre environments
• Strong knowledge of disaster recovery planning, testing methodologies, remediation management and readiness reporting
• Good knowledge of backup, restore, replication, failover, failback and service recovery concepts
• Good understanding of Business Continuity Management (BCM), Business Impact Analysis (BIA) and their application to ICT Disaster Recovery
• Strong coordination skills across infrastructure, operations, applications, security, identity and access management, vendors and business stakeholders
• Good knowledge of major incident, change management and problem management processes
• Experience maintaining plans, action trackers, testing schedules, governance artefacts and management reports
• Strong analytical, organisational and follow-up skills with the ability to drive actions to closure
• Strong communication, stakeholder management, facilitation and escalation management skills
• Ability to manage documentation and reporting within controlled information domains, including Unclassified and Restricted environments
• Ability to work effectively as a member of the Data Centre Team while supporting the Data Centre Team Lead in ICT DR-related activities
• Strong communication skills in English; collaboration, documentation and reporting skills

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