Geidea Established in 2008, Geidea epitomizes customer focused empowerment and commercial success through continuous innovation.Geidea makes best in class digital payment solutions available for all by attracting and leveraging the best creative & entrepreneurial talent in the marketOur solutions give any business the chance to get ahead and reach for more no matter their size or maturity.Our technology mirrors our people - Smart, Innovative & Forward Thinkingwww.geidea.netTo maintain a competitive advantage as we grow, we are currently looking for a new "Senior Specialist – Disaster Recovery (DR)"Job purpose:The Senior Specialist Disaster Recovery (DR) is responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining the organization's disaster recovery and business continuity capabilities across hybrid infrastructure environments, including cloud and on‑premises platforms. The role ensures that critical systems hosted on AWS Outposts, AWS Cloud, and Nutanix HCI remain recoverable in the event of outages, disasters, or cyber incidents.This position requires strong technical expertise in disaster recovery architecture, combined with project management (PMO) capabilities to plan, coordinate, and execute disaster recovery initiatives, testing programs, and cross‑team recovery exercises.Responsibilities:Disaster Recovery Strategy & PlanningDesign and maintain enterprise Disaster Recovery (DR) frameworks, policies, and procedures aligned with business continuity requirements.Define and maintain RTO (Recovery Time Objective) and RPO (Recovery Point Objective) for critical systems.Develop DR strategies for hybrid infrastructure environments including AWS Outposts, AWS Cloud, and Nutanix HCI.Identify critical infrastructure components and dependencies across application, database, and infrastructure layers.DR Architecture & ImplementationImplement disaster recovery solutions for cloud workloads in AWS environments.Implement DR solutions for hybrid deployments using AWS Outposts.Implement DR solutions for on‑premises infrastructure hosted on Nutanix HCI.Design and manage replication, backup, and failover mechanisms.Ensure high availability and redundancy for mission‑critical infrastructure.DR Testing & SimulationPlan and execute regular disaster recovery drills and failover simulations.Conduct DR testing for infrastructure, applications, and databases.Document test results, identify gaps, and implement remediation plans.Coordinate large‑scale DR simulation exercises with infrastructure, application, and business teams.Manage disaster recovery initiatives as structured projects following PMO methodologies.Develop project plans, timelines, milestones, and risk registers.Track project progress, deliverables, and stakeholder alignment.Lead DR improvement initiatives, technology upgrades, and resiliency programs.Coordination & Stakeholder ManagementAct as the central coordination point between infrastructure, application, security, and business teams during DR planning and testing.Work closely with system administrators, cloud teams, network engineers, and application owners.Coordinate with external vendors and cloud providers when required.Communicate DR readiness status and project updates to management.Risk & ComplianceConduct disaster recovery risk assessments and identify potential infrastructure vulnerabilities.Ensure DR processes comply with organizational policies, regulatory standards, and audit requirements.Maintain DR documentation, runbooks, and recovery procedures.Incident Response SupportParticipate in major incident management and disaster scenarios.Lead infrastructure recovery coordination during real disaster events.Ensure post‑incident reviews and lessons learned are documented.Qualifications:Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or related field7+ years of experience in infrastructure, cloud operations, or disaster recovery rolesExperience managing enterprise‑level disaster recovery programsRequired Technical SkillsHybrid InfrastructureStrong understanding of AWS Cloud architectureExperience with AWS Outposts hybrid infrastructureFamiliarity with cloud disaster recovery strategies and cross‑region failoverVirtualization & HCIExperience managing DR strategies for Nutanix HCI environmentsKnowledge of virtual machine replication, snapshot management, and failover planningInfrastructure PlatformsUnderstanding of enterprise infrastructure components including virtual machines, storage systems, network dependencies, and identity servicesBackup & RecoveryExperience with backup and replication technologiesKnowledge of data protection, recovery workflows, and restore validationProject Management & CoordinationStrong project management and PMO experienceAbility to manage multi‑team infrastructure projectsStrong stakeholder coordination and communicationExperience executing DR exercises involving multiple teamsPreferred Certifications Disaster Recovery or Business Continuity certificationsAWS Cloud certificationsPMP, PRINCE2, or equivalent project management certificationOur values guide how we think and act - They describe what we care about the mostCustomer first - It’s embedded in our design thinking and customer service approachOpen - Openness allows us to constantly improve and evolveReal - No jargon and no excuses!Bold - Constantly challenging ourselves and our way of thinking.Resilient – If we fail, we bounce back stronger than before.Collaborative - We know that we can achieve a lot more as a team.We are changing lives by constantly striving for a better solution.