Principal Disaster Recovery Operations & Engineering Lead

Ekco

Dublin, Ireland
On-site
Draas service lifecycle ownership
Draas technical roadmap
Draas operational excellence
As the Head of DRaaS Operations & Engineering, you will own the service lifecycle from maturing the technical roadmap and automation strategies to leading high-stakes failover executions and technical pre-sales for our largest global clients

Job Summary

  • As the Head of DRaaS Operations & Engineering, you will own the service lifecycle from maturing the technical roadmap and automation strategies to leading high-stakes failover executions and technical pre-sales for our largest global clients.
  • You will be responsible for defining and documenting detailed solution designs, mastering platform technologies, optimizing data replication, and designing a robust, repeatable DR testing framework.
  • Ekco offers 25 days annual leave plus public holidays, birthday leave, a company pension scheme, an employee assistance program, and unlimited access to Pluralsight for continuous development.

Matching Summary

As the Head of DRaaS Operations & Engineering, you will own the service lifecycle from maturing the technical roadmap and automation strategies to leading high-stakes failover executions and technical pre-sales for our largest global clients.

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • DRaaS service lifecycle ownership
  • DRaaS technical roadmap
  • DRaaS operational excellence
  • Zerto, Veeam, Cove, Azure Site Recovery mastery
  • DR testing framework design
  • Incident Commander for recovery operations

Nice-to-have

  • AI-driven recovery integration
  • Automated testing strategies
  • Calm under pressure problem solving
  • Business continuity planning expertise
  • Diversity, equality, inclusion & belonging culture

Key Requirements

  • 5+ years IT Backup and Disaster Recovery experience
  • Expert-level Zerto, Veeam, Asigra knowledge
  • Proven track record owning technical service
  • Ability to translate technical to business risk
  • CBCI/MBCI, PRINCE2, PMP, or ITIL Foundation certifications

Work Rights

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