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Automation. Cloud Engineering. Advanced Analytics.\nFor Enterprises, these are key factors of success. For us, they're our core expertise.\nWe work with global iconic brands. We bring them a unique value proposition through market-leading technologies and business process excellence. At the heart of it all is Digital Engineering - the foundation that powers rapid innovation and scalable business transformation.\nWe've created 363 unique and independent inventions, 250 of which are AI-based and rolled up under several patent grants in critical technologies. Leveraging our advanced products and platforms, we drive digital transformation at scale, optimize critical business operations, reinvent experiences, and pioneer new solutions, all provided through a seamless \"as-a-service\" model.\nFor each company, we provide new keys for their businesses, the people they work with, and the customers they serve. With proven strategies and agile execution, we don't just enable change - we engineer digital outcomes.\nSutherland\nDigital Outcomes.\n Experience: 8+ years\nLocation: Hyderabad / Remote\nKey Responsibilities\nArchitect and lead Azure-based Disaster Recovery (DR) and Business Continuity Planning (BCP) solutions\nDesign and maintain Azure DR architectures using Azure Site Recovery, Azure Backup, and multi-region strategies\nDefine RTO/RPO targets, recovery strategies, and application dependency mapping for Azure workloads\nDevelop and govern Azure DR/BCP policies, standards, and recovery plans\nConduct risk assessments and Business Impact Analysis (BIA) for Azure and hybrid environments\nPlan, execute, and oversee Azure DR drills, failover/failback tests, and BCP exercises\nEnsure compliance and audit readiness aligned with security, regulatory, and organizational requirements\nIdentify resiliency gaps and drive continuous improvement in Azure recovery capabilities\nCollaborate with cloud, application, security, and leadership teams for DR/BCP readiness\nAct as Azure DR/BCP Architect and Lead, owning governance, documentation, and stakeholder communication\nPercentage Of Experience\n8+ years of relevant experience in below\n\nLead DR tabletop exercises: Guide cross-functional teams (IT, apps, business) through scripted failure scenarios, discussing roles, timelines, and decisions without live systems.\nConduct full-scale DR drills: Oversee failover to secondary sites or cloud (e.g., Azure, monitoring restore times, data integrity, and failback processes.\nPerform system backups/restores: Hands-on testing of critical Oracle EBS modules, databases, and cloud workloads to ensure recovery within\n Required Skills & Experience\n8+ years of experience in DR, BCP, or IT Resiliency architecture\nStrong knowledge of DR strategies, recovery planning, and risk management\nExperience with enterprise infrastructure, cloud, and application recovery models\nHands-on experience planning and executing DR and BCP tests\nStrong understanding of compliance, audit, and governance frameworks\nSoft Skills\nStrong leadership and stakeholder management skills\nExcellent communication and documentation abilities\nAbility to work with cross-functional and senior leadership teams\nGood to Have (Preferred)\nExperience with Azure cloud DR\nAzure certifications (AZ-305, AZ-400, AZ-104)\n All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.","description_format":"text","description_chars":3374,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":8,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":null,"security_clearance":false,"languages":[{"language":"English","level":"All levels","optional":false}]},"benefits":[],"hiring_locations":[{"name":"India","iso":"IN","kind":"country"}],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Business Process Outsourcing (BPO)","Call Center Services"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-09-24T15:13:52Z"}],"liveness":{"score":63,"band":"ok","label":"Likely open","p_open":1,"p_active":0.632,"p_room":1,"age_days":1,"expected_fill_days":23,"reasons":["conf:9","stale_co","velocity","win:early","comp:brand"],"computed_at":"2026-09-26T05:45:00Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/sutherland-architect-azure-dr-lead","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/sutherland-architect-azure-dr-lead.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-09-27T01:52:29Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","usage":{"tier":"crawler","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":1703,"day_limit":5000,"remaining_today":3297,"minute_limit":60,"resets_at":"2026-09-28T00:00:00Z"}}}