Cloud BCP Specialist

Our client is a leading global insurance player.

Job Description

Business Continuity Planning (BCP)

• Develop and maintain comprehensive business continuity plans.

• Conduct risk assessments and develop mitigation strategies.

• Perform Business Impact Analyses (BIAs) to prioritize recovery strategies.

• Organize regular BCP testing and drills, adjusting plans as needed.

• Provide training and promote awareness of continuity processes across teams.

Disaster Recovery (DR)

• Design and implement DR plans for finance application recovery.

• Build and maintain DR environments for critical applications.

• Ensure regular backups and verify data integrity.

• Lead DR tests and real incident response efforts.

• Collaborate with IT teams to align DR and infrastructure strategies.

Archival

• Develop and enforce data archival strategies and systems.

• Ensure secure, efficient, and compliant data archival processes.

• Protect archived data from unauthorized access and corruption.

• Maintain compliance with industry regulations and internal policies.

Data Retention

• Define and implement data retention policies and schedules.

• Monitor compliance and manage secure data disposal.

• Conduct audits and prepare reports for management and regulators.

Qualifications and Skills

• Bachelor's degree in IT, Computer Science, Business Administration, or a related field.

• Minimum 5 years experience in BCP, DR, archival, and data retention (finance/insurance sector preferred).

• Strong technical knowledge of IT infrastructure and disaster recovery technologies.

• Familiar with tools like Azure Site Recovery (ASR), Terraform, and scripting (PowerShell, Python).

• Knowledge of industry regulations related to data management and continuity.

• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.

• Strong project management and team collaboration experience.

• Certifications such as CBCP, CISSP, PMP are advantageous.