Disaster Recovery Lead

Location: Prakāshamnagar

Disaster Recovery, Stakeholder Management, MySQL, Cross-Team Coordination, Recovery Workflows, Runbooks, Reporting Dashboards

Description

GSPANN is hiring a Disaster Recovery Lead to lead and govern enterprise Disaster Recovery programs. The role focuses on DR planning, cross-team coordination, readiness assessments, and execution of large-scale DR drills to ensure business continuity.

Location:

Hyderabad

Role Type:
Full Time

Published On: 6 January 2026

Experience:

6 - 8 Years

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Description

GSPANN is hiring a Disaster Recovery Lead to lead and govern enterprise Disaster Recovery programs. The role focuses on DR planning, cross-team coordination, readiness assessments, and execution of large-scale DR drills to ensure business continuity.

Role and Responsibilities

Lead the planning, execution, and governance of the organization's Disaster Recovery (DR) program.
Coordinate closely with Infrastructure, Application, Database, Cloud, and Network teams during DR activities and failover events.
Own, maintain, and regularly update Technical Recovery Guides (TRGs) to reflect environment and system changes.
Conduct DR readiness assessments and maintain dashboards to track recovery preparedness and compliance.
Identify DR risks, gaps, and improvement areas, and drive remediation plans to closure.
Ensure teams follow defined recovery procedures, recovery time objectives, and compliance standards.
Plan and facilitate bi-annual DR drills, oversee end-to-end testing, and document outcomes and observations.
Prepare detailed DR drill reports and present findings to internal teams and client stakeholders.
Support audits by coordinating evidence collection, compliance checks, and DR-related submissions.

Skills And Experience

6-8 years of experience in Disaster Recovery planning, coordination, or IT service continuity roles.
Demonstrate hands-on ownership of end-to-end DR activities, including planning, documentation, testing, and governance.
Maintain and continuously improve Technical Recovery Guides (TRGs) across all systems and platforms.
Coordinate effectively with cross-functional teams during DR drills, failover exercises, and real incidents.
Assess DR readiness, analyze risks and dependencies, and drive remediation of gaps and vulnerabilities.
Perform post-DR analysis, identify improvement opportunities, and update runbooks and procedures accordingly.
Apply a strong understanding of IT infrastructure, applications, storage, databases, and cloud environments.
Use analytical skills to interpret recovery requirements, system dependencies, and impact analysis.
Work hands-on with recovery workflows, runbooks, and DR tools and technologies.
Create and maintain audit-ready documentation, evidence, dashboards, and compliance reports.
Utilize tools such as Excel, Visio, and documentation platforms to support DR planning and reporting.
Demonstrate knowledge of backup solutions, replication technologies, and monitoring tools.
Apply a strong understanding of DR frameworks, Recovery Time Objective (RTO), Recovery Point Objective (RPO) planning, and business continuity processes.
Exhibit excellent stakeholder management, communication, and cross-team coordination skills.
Lead large-scale DR drills confidently, including under high-pressure scenarios.
Apply working knowledge of change management, incident management, and ITIL processes.