IT Architect - Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery

Task Responsibilities :

The selected candidate will be expected to take on the following responsibilities :

Strategic Planning & Business Alignment

• Develop and maintain IT Business Continuity Plans (BCP) and Disaster Recovery Plans (DRP) with a focus on both infrastructure resilience (cloud, on-premises, hybrid) and business alignment.
• Engage with business stakeholders and application owners to assess acceptable downtime / data loss, translating these into qualified RTO / RPO targets based on operational impact and feasibility.
• Act as a strategic interface between IT and business leadership, presenting DR strategy options with cost vs. risk analysis to enable informed executive decisions.
• Promotes Disaster Recovery awareness across the organization and advises on future-ready DR architecture

Risk & Impact Analysis

• Conduct structured interviews and workshops to understand business unit dependencies, alternative workflows, and the consequences of outages or data loss.
• Prioritize systems and define criticality tiers to guide DR strategy selection and ensure alignment with business priorities.

Backup Strategy, Policy & Governance

• Design, implement, and enforce backup policies across all infrastructure layers (VMs, databases, SaaS, network devices), including retention, immutability, off-site / offline copies, and ransomware protection.
• Establish governance frameworks for backup and recovery operations, including RBAC, Multi-User Authorization (MUA), and audit readiness.
• Monitor and report on backup health, coverage, and compliance using centralized dashboards and automated reporting tools.

Infrastructure-Backed DR Strategy

• Collaborate with IT teams to evaluate and propose DR solutions (e.g., backup / restore, pilot light, warm standby, active-active, multi-cloud) based on business requirements and cost-benefit analysis.
• Map interdependence between systems to avoid misaligned recovery objectives and ensure holistic recovery.

Testing, Validation & Continuous Improvement

• Plan and execute disaster recovery simulations and failover tests to validate recovery capabilities against defined RTO / RPO targets.
• Document test results, lessons learned, and improvement actions to ensure DR plans are practical and effective.
• Drive continuous improvement of IT continuity maturity by aligning with standards (ISO 27031, NIS2, EASA Part-IS), conducting gap analysis, and integrating ITSCM principles into infrastructure and vendor management.

Documentation & Compliance

• Maintain comprehensive documentation of backup configurations, recovery procedures, and continuity plans.
• Ensure compliance with internal policies and external regulations, supporting audit and certification processes with traceable evidence.

Essential Requirements For The Position :

• Technical diploma with a focus in IT required.
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related field is an asset.
• Minimum 3 years of experience in IT, with a focus on Business Continuity Planning (BCP) and Disaster Recovery (DR).
• Strong knowledge of IT network technologies, cloud platforms, and resilience strategies.
• Solid understanding of IT systems and network infrastructure, including network architecture and services.
• Familiarity with application monitoring concepts.
• Willingness to attend regular training and stay current with emerging technologies.
• Fluent in English (spoken and written). Additional languages are considered a strong asset.
• Excellent problem-solving skills, with an analytical and research-oriented approach.
• Passion for excellence and continuous improvement.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with a customer-centric mindset.
• Comfortable working in a multicultural, fast-paced environment.

Working Conditions :

• Permanent, full-time contract based in our HQ in Luxembourg.
• Flexible working hours and a work from home policy.
• Occasional travel may be required.
• A Certificate of good conduct (Casier judiciaire, Polizeiliches Führungszeugnis) will be required in case of a positiveselection.

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