About the role
As a Cyber Resilience Architect, you will make an impact by advising an important client on cyber resilience, disaster recovery and business continuity strategy within a highly regulated banking environment. You will be a valued member of the Datacenter migration program team and work collaboratively with client stakeholders, OEM partners (such as Rubrik and IBM) and onshore and offshore team members.
In this role, you will
- Own the engagement roadmap and quality of deliverables across all 4 framework stages, escalating risks and dependencies.
- Deliver a Business Impact Assessment and MVB (Minimum Viable Business / Minimum Viable Bank) scoping, and produce a regulator-aligned MVB Recovery Strategy and roadmap.
- Produce an Isolated Recovery Environment (IRE) strategic options paper (on-prem / cloud / hybrid) with recommendations.
- Develop recovery-point cleanliness strategic options with recommendations.
- Present findings and recommendations to client stakeholders and act as the trusted-advisor face of Cognizant in front of OEM partners.
Work model
At Cognizant, we strive to provide flexibility wherever possible. Based on this role's business requirements, this is a hybrid position requiring 2 days a week in the client office in Mechelen (Belgium) or in Cognizant office in Brussels. Regardless of your working arrangement, we are here to support a healthy work-life balance through our various wellbeing programs.
The working arrangements for this role are accurate as of the date of posting. This may change based on the project you're engaged in, as well as business and client requirements. Rest assured; we will always be clear about role expectations.
What you need to have to be considered
- 15+ years in cyber resilience, disaster recovery, or business continuity consulting, ideally within banking or another highly regulated sector.
- Demonstrated experience defining Minimum Viable Business / Minimum Viable Bank (MVB) recovery strategies and scoping.
- Strong working knowledge of DORA, NIS2, RBI and comparable financial-services resilience regulation.
- Excellent workshop facilitation and executive communication skills; comfortable presenting to CISO/Board-level audiences.
- Knowledge of framework coverage, e.g., Resilience Definition & Resilience Foundation (Stages 1–2) and advisory oversight of Stages 3–4.
These will help you stand out
- Familiarity with immutable backup, cyber-vault and Isolated Recovery Environment concepts (e.g., Rubrik, Safeguarded Copy, Commvault, Cohesity).
- Exposure to complex, hybrid estates spanning mainframe, Exadata/Teradata, open systems, cloud and SaaS.
- Experience acting as a trusted advisor in front of OEM partners such as Rubrik and IBM.
We're excited to meet people who share our mission and can make an impact in a variety of ways. Don't hesitate to apply, even if you only meet the minimum requirements listed. Think about your transferable experiences and unique skills that make you stand out as someone who can bring new and exciting things to this role.
About Cognizant:
Cognizant (Nasdaq: CTSH) is an AI Builder and technology services provider, bridging the gap between AI investment and enterprise value by building full-stack AI solutions for our clients. Our deep industry, process and engineering expertise enables us to build an organization’s unique context into technology systems that amplify human potential, drive tangible outcomes and keep global enterprises ahead in a fast-changing world. See how at cognizant.ai or @cognizant.
Additional employment information
Compensation information is accurate as of the date of this posting. Cognizant reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.
Applicants may be required to attend interviews in person or by video conference. In addition, candidates may be required to present their current state or government issued ID during each interview.
Cognizant is an equal opportunity employer. Your application and candidacy will not be considered based on race, color, sex, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
