Disaster Recovery Specialist

Recruiter:

H2R Africa

Job Ref:

JHB000540/Ingri

Date posted:

Tuesday, April 26, 2022

Location:

Johannesburg, South Africa

Salary:

Market Related Monthly

JOB SUMMARY:
An International Mining Company has a vacancy for a Disaster Recovery Specialist

JOB DESCRIPTION:

PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A CONTRACT POSITION. PLEASE DO NOT APPLY IF YOU ARE IN A PERM POSITION OR IF YOU DO NOT MATCH THE JOB SPEC

Minimum Specs
Proven working experience in Disaster Recovery
Knowledge of the COBIT, ITIL and the IT Risk Frameworks would be beneficial
3-5 years working experience in business
Preferable BSc Computer Science, BSc Information Technology, or an undergraduate qualification in a relevant IT Discipline.
Excellent client-facing and internal communication skills
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Solid organizational skills, including attention to detail and multitasking skills
Strong working knowledge of the Mining and industrial sectors.
Familiarity with mining and mining concepts, practices, and procedures
The ability to work under pressure

Perform a gap analysis on existing disaster recovery capabilities, compared to the Anglo Group DR strategy to formulate viable plans to mitigate the gaps
Ensure that the organisation have viable, actionable, Disaster Recovery Plans to carry out business operations under adverse and emergency conditions
Manage and Coordinate quarterly DR tests and scheduling Governance related actions
Inspect Site server rooms and generate inspection reports, as well as reports on all aspects of the critical facilities operations and maintenance
Ensure quality of all documents and processes in the Governance team
Coordinating the development, training, and exercising of recovery plans

Establishing contacts/networks for recovery resources and support systems
Implementing practices to further sustainability in strategic planning initiatives
Validating accessibility and safety
Establishing internal and external contacts and contractors
Assessing damage
Pinpointing scope of repair work
Developing repair plans and schedules
Restoring operations
Investigate the viability of moving to DR as a Service model
Experience of IT Infrastructure and Application environments,
Highly proficient in Project Management principles, methods, techniques and tools (strong in planning and scheduling),
Knowledge of IT at a technical level to enable good DR test coordination,
Proficient in Microsoft Office O365 suite,
Strong Work Package management experience,
Good Communication skills at all levels and well versed in English,
Experience of innovation initiatives and projects,
Document management skills,
Knowledge of IT governance and or assurance frameworks will be an added advantage

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