Disaster Recovery Lead
Job in
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Listing for:
Sobeys
Full Time
position
Listed on 2025-12-31
Job specializations:
-
IT/Tech
Disaster Recovery IT, IT Project Manager, Cybersecurity, Business Continuity
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Requisition : 191277
Career Group: Corporate Office Careers
Job Category: IT Service Centre
Travel Requirements: 0 - 10%
Job Type: Full-Time
Country: Canada (CA)
Province: Ontario;
Nova Scotia
City: Mississauga / Stellarton
Location: Tahoe Office, Foord St. Office
Embark on a rewarding career with Sobeys Inc., celebrated among Canada’s Top 100 employers, where your talents contribute to our commitment to excellence and community impact.
Our family of 128,000 employees and franchise affiliates share a collective passion for delivering exceptional shopping experiences and amazing food to all our customers. Our mission is to nurture the things that make life better – great experiences, families, communities, and our employees. We are a family nurturing families.
A proudly Canadian company, we started in a small town in Nova Scotia but we are now in communities of all sizes across this great country. With over 1,600 stores in all 10 provinces, you may know us as Sobeys, Safeway, IGA, Foodland, Fresh Co, Thrifty Foods, Lawtons Drug Stores or another of our great banners but we are all one extended family.
Ready to Make an impact?
Position Summary:
The Disaster Recovery (DR) Lead is responsible for leading the strategy, development, planning and execution of enterprise-wide disaster recovery programs. This role ensures Sobeys technology infrastructure and critical systems can be restored effectively in the event of an outage or disaster. The DR Lead partners closely with IT, cybersecurity, business units, and risk functions to align recovery capabilities with business needs, compliance requirements, and evolving threats.
Sobeys is full of exciting opportunities, and we are always looking for bright new talent to join our team! We currently have a full-time opportunity for a Disaster Recovery Lead. This role can be based out of one our main offices including:
Stellarton, NS;
Mississauga, ON.
Here’s where you’ll be focusing:
Key Responsibilities:
Own the design, implementation, and maintenance of Sobeys disaster recovery (DR) strategy, policies, and plans.Oversee the development of system-specific recovery procedures and run-books across applications, platforms, and infrastructure.Lead regular disaster recovery testing, including full failover, tabletop exercises, and scenario-based simulations.Partner with infrastructure and cloud teams to ensure replication, backup, and failover solutions meet defined RTOs/RPOs.Conduct business impact analyses (BIAs) and risk assessments to inform recovery priorities and DR scope.Track remediation plans and ensure recovery gaps identified during testing or audits are closed in a timely manner.Collaborate with Business Continuity Planning (BCP), Cybersecurity, Risk, and Compliance teams to ensure an integrated resilience strategy.Maintain DR documentation to support audit readiness and regulatory compliance (., ISO 22301, NIST, SOC
2).Lead DR response efforts during major incidents or outages, coordinating technical recovery and stakeholder communication.Manage third-party vendors, contracts, and tools supporting DR operations.#LI-Hybrid
What you have to offer:
Experience:
7+ years of experience in disaster recovery, IT continuity, or infrastructure operations.2+ years in a leadership, management, or program ownership role.Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Risk Management, or equivalent experience.Hands-on experience with DR design, implementation, and testing in complex enterprise environments.Demonstrated background in disaster recovery planning and execution specific to the retail industryTechnical Knowledge:
Solid understanding of backup and recovery solutions (., Veeam, Zerto, Commvault, Azure Site Recovery).Familiarity with virtual infrastructure, cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP), networking, and storage systems.Knowledge of risk, compliance, and governance standards (ISO 22301, NIST, COBIT, ITIL).Experience with SAP and other enterprise applicationsCertifications (Preferred):
ITIL Foundation or PractitionerDisaster Recovery Institute International (DRII) certificationCertified Business Continuity Professional (CBCP)CISSP or equivalent for…
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