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What’s the role?

We are seeing an experienced Technical Architect/Consultant. This position will primarily focus on application and technology architecture review, planning, and testing of DR capabilities of application and technology services. We believe the ideal candidate will have experience in:

Modern Technology platforms, architectures, and patterns (Mainframe, WebSphere, Windows, AWS, and hyper-converged infrastructure)
Enterprise Disaster Recovery methodologies and best practices

The main focus of work will be around:

Technology resiliency testing (High Availability / Disaster Recovery/ Chaos testing)
Business Process Disaster Recovery testing (partnering with other team members)
Mainframe failover testing (consultative as part of core project team scope: scenario and testing coordination)
Infrastructure Disaster Recovery gap remediation plan creation. (Service level)

We are looking for:

Bachelors in Computer Science / Computer Engineering, or equivalent experience
4-5 years of professional experience required
Experience in Enterprise Architecture
Experience participating in orchestrated enterprise planning methodologies (e.g. Agile)
Experience with Enterprise Technology planning software (e.g. JiraAlign, Jira)
Knowledge of Disaster Recovery
Bachelor’s degree with an emphasis in Computer Science, MIS, Business, or related field; or work experience beyond the minimum required
Familiarity with enterprise technologies, including compute, storage, database, middleware, virtualization, firewalls, VPN, and load balancers
Knowledge of methods used in performing risk analysis
Optimally interact with business and IT units to provide end-to-end disaster recovery solutions
Effective at balancing multiple projects, efforts, and priorities concurrently
Strong interpersonal and communication skills in order to work with all levels within the business and IT organizations
Familiarity with industry-standard disaster recovery planning techniques and technologies, including NIST and ISO 22301/27031

Compensation Range:

Pay Range - Start:

$107,730.00

Pay Range - End:

$153,900.00

Please note that this is the standard pay structure. Positions in certain locations (such as California) may provide an increase on the standard pay structure based on the location. Please click here for additional information relating to location-based pay structures.

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We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age or status as a protected veteran, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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