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About Northern Trust
Northern Trust is a leading provider of wealth management, asset servicing, asset management, and banking services to corporations, institutions, and high-net-worth individuals. Industry: Financial Services & Asset Management
Northern Trust currently has
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Listed pay typically runs
$114,500–$194,700
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The Disaster Recovery Testing Lead is responsible for the end-to-end ownership of disaster recovery testing strategy, planning, execution, governance, and stakeholder communication across business-critical applications and infrastructure. You will define enterprise testing plans, establish standardized runbooks, and lead simulation, failover, and failback testing for cloud, hybrid, and on-premise environments. The role ensures organizational resilience by validating RTO, RPO, and data consistency while aligning capabilities with regulatory and audit requirements. Key technical competencies include expertise in VMware virtualization, storage replication, and network DR components like DNS and load balancers. You will manage recovery for Oracle, SQL Server, and PostgreSQL databases using tools such as Cohesity and Azure backup solutions. The role addresses the critical business problem of ensuring continuous availability and data integrity across diverse infrastructure and third-party vendor integrations.
Oversee the execution and monitoring of automated production stability scripts to ensure consistent system performance.
Develop and implement automation strategies to enhance application resiliency and reduce manual intervention.
Manage infrastructure change testing and validate automation assets before deployment to non-production and production environments.
Lead root cause analysis and collaborate with engineering teams to identify improvements for test coverage.
Translate stakeholder requirements into actionable automation deliverables and technical testing plans.
Coordinate automated testing efforts to ensure application changes do not negatively impact system health.
Manage cross-functional teams and global partners to deliver automation solutions within defined SLAs.
Monitor and report on automation performance metrics, stability trends, and compliance with service level agreements.
What we're looking for
Must have 10–14 years of total IT experience.
Must have 5+ years of experience in DR, IT Resilience, or BCP delivery leadership.
Must possess expertise in Disaster Recovery strategies, RTO/RPO validation, and runbook development.
Must have experience with infrastructure platforms including VMware, storage replication, and network DR components.
Must have experience with Azure workloads and cloud-native DR patterns.
Must be proficient in database recovery for Oracle, SQL Server, PostgreSQL, and NoSQL systems.
Experience with automation tools, scripting (Python, PowerShell, Bash), or specific certifications like ISO 22301, ITIL, or Cloud Architect are preferred.
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