Disaster Recovery Specialist

2 days ago

Pretoria, South Africa Nambiti Technologies Full time

The **Disaster Recovery Specialist** will be responsible for implementing, testing, and maintaining disaster recovery and business continuity strategies to ensure the availability and integrity of our ICT services. The role supports mission-critical systems hosted in both on-premises and private cloud environments and contributes to the secure, efficient, and resilient operation of the organisations MPLS WAN, virtual infrastructure, hosted firewall, and PBX solutions

**Key responsibilities**:

- Implement, and maintain comprehensive disaster recovery (DR) and business continuity plans aligned with our infrastructure and operational requirements.
- Establish DR protocols and backup procedures for 15+ virtual machines hosted on a private cloud, as well as for critical services such as SIP telephony, data networking, hosted PBX, and firewall services.
- Collaborate with service providers to ensure integration of DR mechanisms into the newly planned WAN, hosted virtual infrastructure, internet connectivity, and wireless network refresh initiatives.
- Evaluate risks, conduct impact assessments, and identify vulnerabilities related to the end-of-life Cisco wireless solution and other legacy systems.
- Test disaster recovery procedures regularly and coordinate simulated failover exercises across the WAN, ensuring mínimal disruption to the organisation’s services.
- Maintain detailed documentation for all DR and backup configurations, ensuring they meet compliance and audit requirements.
- Liaise with provincial ICT leads to ensure localized DR plans are synchronized with the central recovery strategy.
- Monitor and report on DR readiness, recovery point objectives (RPO), and recovery time objectives (RTO) compliance.
- Support incident response efforts in the event of system outages or cyber threats affecting the MPLS network or virtual environments.

**Minimum Technical Skills and Qualifications**:

- A Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology or an equivalent qualification (NQF Level 7).
- **Valid VMCA Certification.**

**Required Experience and Skills**:

- Minimum of 5 years of experience in disaster recovery planning, business continuity, or IT infrastructure support in a multi-site enterprise environment.
- Proven experience working with MPLS WAN networks, virtual hosting environments, and hybrid cloud infrastructure.
- Strong understanding of backup solutions, recovery tools, and data protection best practices.
- Experience with Cisco wireless and networking technologies is advantageous, especially in transitioning end-of-life hardware.
- Familiarity with hosted PBX and firewall solutions, particularly in a managed service context.
- Excellent problem-solving, risk assessment, and crisis management skills.
- Strong communication and documentation abilities, with experience in coordinating multi-site recovery efforts

For more information please contact:
**Dimpho Bogopa

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