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Systems Architect, Disaster Recovery

ICONMA

Role overview

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of experience designing and implementing DR/HA solutions for enterprise scale workloads
  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related technical discipline
  • Proven hands-on experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and related services
  • Strong understanding of networking, storage, virtualization, container orchestration, and database technologies

Responsibilities

  • Define end to end DR and high availability architectures for enterprise wide workloads
  • Develop architectural blueprints and reference designs that align with security and compliance policies
  • Design and implement automated failover, replication, and fail back mechanisms
  • Ensure all DR solutions meet corporate policies and relevant regulatory requirements

Key facts

Hard skills

Other skills

  • Communication
  • Analytical Skills

About the company

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ICONMA

Management Consulting

We provide Professional Staffing Services & Project-Based Solutions for a broad range of Fortune 500 organizations. ICONMA is a certified Woman-Owned staffing company and was founded in 2000. ICONMA’s corporate headquarters is in Troy, Michigan, and has 15+ locations worldwide. What makes ICONMA stand out in a fiercely competitive industry? *We provide integrated, full lifecycle services across a broad range of business and technical platforms. *No single company can duplicate our full range of staffing and permanent recruiting services nationwide. *Proven track record of attracting and retaining exceedingly skilled professional workers in a highly competitive market. SERVICES OFFERED Staff Augmentation (Contract, Contract to Hire, Direct Hire, Single Source) Data Analysis Project-Based Services & Solutions Hire Train Deploy Service Model Offshore Staff Augmentation Payroll Services AREAS OF EXPERTISE - Information Technology - Engineering - Business Professional - Accounting/Finance - Admin/Clerical/Call Center - Healthcare/Clinical/Scientific - Marketing/Creative mail linkedin@iconma.com Phone (888) 451-2519 Website http://www.iconma.com

Company details

Company typeLarge
IndustryManagement Consulting
Company size1001 - 5000

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Job description

Our Client, an Aerospace and Defense company, is looking for a Systems Architect, Disaster Recovery for their Remote location.
 
Responsibilities:
  • Architectural Leadership
  • Define end to end DR and high availability (HA) architectures for enterprise wide workloads, incorporating multi region cloud, hybrid, and on prem solutions.
  • Develop architectural blueprints, reference designs, and pattern libraries that align with client security, compliance, and cost optimization policies.
  • Solution Design & Implementation
  • Design and implement automated fail over, replication, and fail back mechanisms (e.g., Site Recovery Manager, Kubernetes based HA, database mirroring, storage level replication).
  • Evaluate and integrate emerging technologies (e.g., Immutable Infrastructure, Chaos Engineering, Serverless DR) to improve resiliency and reduce mean time to recover (MTTR).
  • Governance & Compliance
  • Ensure all DR solutions meet corporate policies CRX 301, CRX 302, and relevant regulatory requirements (e.g., NIST?800 34, ISO?22301, FedRAMP).
  • Create and maintain DR documentation, run books, and test plans; conduct periodic reviews and updates.
  • Testing & Validation
  • Lead full scale DR exercise planning, execution, and post mortem analysis for multi site, multi cloud environments.
  • Define success criteria, metrics, and KPIs; report findings to senior leadership and stakeholders.
  • Stakeholder Collaboration
  • Partner with IT Infrastructure, Cloud Engineering, Application Development, Security, and Governance teams to embed DR/HA considerations early in the SDLC.
  • Serve as the technical authority for DR during design reviews (SRR, PDR, CDR, TRR) and program risk assessments.
  • Continuous Improvement
  • Conduct risk assessments, threat modeling, and capacity planning to anticipate emerging resiliency challenges.
  • Drive adoption of Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) and automated documentation tools to keep architecture artefacts current.
  • DR Plan Modernization & Compliance
  • Review existing DR plan architectures across the enterprise, assessing their alignment with current resilience standards, best practices, and organizational Recovery Objectives.
  • Collaborate with internal teams (Application Owners, IT Service Managers, Engineering) to update and refine DR plans, ensuring that all applications and IT services meet the latest RTO/RPO targets.
  • Develop and implement remediation plans to bring legacy systems and applications up to date with modern resilience standards, ensuring compliance with corporate policies (CRX 301, CRX 302) and regulatory requirements.
  • Track progress and report status to senior leadership, providing insights into plan modernization efforts and risk mitigation strategies.
 
Requirements:
  • 5+years of experience designing and implementing DR/HA solutions for enterprise scale workloads in cloud, hybrid, and on prem environments.
  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related technical discipline (or equivalent experience).
  • Proven hands on experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and related services (e.g., Disaster Recovery, Site Recovery Manager, cross region replication, networking, IAM).
  • Strong understanding of networking, storage, virtualization, container orchestration (Kubernetes), and database technologies as they relate to resiliency.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills; ability to translate complex technical concepts for both technical and non technical audiences.
  • Desired skills :
  • Familiarity with automated disaster recovery (DR) solutions, including but not limited to:
  • Amazon Web Services (AWS) Disaster Recovery Service (DRS): Experience with configuring and managing replication, fail over, and fail back processes for AWS workloads.
  • Microsoft Azure Site Recovery (ASR): Knowledge of setting up and managing site recovery between on premises environments, Azure, and other clouds.
  • Zerto: Hands on experience with continuous data protection (CDP) and near zero RPO replication across VMware, Hyper V, and cloud environments.
  • Veeam Backup & Replication:
  • Experience with agent less backup, replication, and automated fail over testing for virtual, physical, and cloud workloads.
  • IBM Resiliency Services (formerly IBM Disaster Recovery as a Service): Familiarity with managed DR services for hybrid cloud environments, including integration with IBM Cloud and on premises infrastructure.
  • Experience with DR automation, including:
  • Scripting and integration with IaC tools (Terraform, CloudFormation) and CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitLab) to automate DR workflows.
  • DR exercise planning and execution, including defining success criteria, metrics, and KPIs for recovery processes.
  • Strong analytical skills: ability to perform risk assessments, impact analysis, and cost benefit modeling for DR solutions.
  • Hybrid/multi-cloud deployments, with ability to manage DR across multiple cloud providers and on premises environments.
  • Advanced certifications (e.g., AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional, Azure Solutions Architect Expert, VMware VCAP DCV).
  • Typical Minimums :
  • Generally has 5+ years of related experience and may have a post-secondary degree or training in a related discipline.
 
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