About Cognizant Corporate
Cognizant Corporate is a global community united by a shared purpose: to make a meaningful impact. We are committed to excellence and driven by outcomes that matter. Collaboration is at the heart of how we work, and our forward-thinking mindset fuels continuous learning, innovation, and growth.
At Cognizant, careers transcend titles. We empower our people to think strategically, inspire others, and lead with purpose, always guided by our core values. Join us in shaping the future of business.
About the role
As a Disaster Recovery Governance Lead, you will drive impactful contributions and focus on outcomes. You will be a key member of the Corporate Security Disaster Recovery Governance team, collaborating with business units, corporate functions, BCM teams, resilience leads, technology teams, application owners, and leadership stakeholders globally. You will have the autonomy to lead, innovate, and improve disaster recovery governance frameworks while upholding our commitment to quality and continuous learning. As a team of self-starters, you can work with impact while enjoying unmatched learning opportunities.
In this role, you will:
- Provide disaster recovery resilience expertise for potential disaster scenarios to ensure technology infrastructure, applications, and services meet internal and external resilience requirements.
- Maintain and enhance disaster recovery policies, frameworks, processes, testing standards, templates, and governance documentation to ensure ongoing usability and audit readiness.
- Lead and support disaster recovery testing activities, including test planning, execution, reporting, recovery validation, and restoration updates to leadership.
- Collaborate with BCM teams, resilience leads, business units, and corporate functions to align recovery strategies, BIAs, BC/DR plans, and ServiceNow BCM data requirements.
- Drive continuous improvement by researching emerging disaster recovery technologies, industry standards, and best practices while providing subject matter expertise across the enterprise.
Embrace our vibrant culture by striving for excellence, focusing on meaningful outcomes, and collaborating effectively. Prioritize quality, stay curious, and commit to continuous learning. Take ownership, build relationships, and focus on personal growth to drive business strategy and foster an inclusive culture, creating unmatched career opportunities and impactful work.
What you must have to be considered
- 10+ years of overall experience, including approximately 5-7 years of disaster recovery planning and implementation experience within a large organization or consulting environment.
- Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
- Thorough understanding of Disaster Recovery (DR) and Business Continuity Management (BCM) processes aligned with ISO 22301, NIST, ITIL, and other industry standards.
- Recognized DR or BCM certifications such as ISO 22301 Lead Auditor/Implementer, CBCP/ABCP, FBCI/MBCI/AMBCI, EDRP, or equivalent certifications.
- Strong knowledge of IT business continuity, cybersecurity, integrated risk management, disaster recovery practices, infrastructure technologies, cloud platforms, application recovery, and air-gap recovery strategies.
- Experience managing disaster recovery testing, governance programs, reporting, and stakeholder engagement across complex enterprise environments.
- Excellent communication, project management, organizational, and influencing skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities under pressure.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office tools, including Excel and PowerPoint.
- A strong sense of ownership, desire to create meaningful outcomes, and passion for work that serves a greater good for customers, communities, or global challenges.
These will help you succeed
- Experience with ServiceNow BCM modules and related resilience management platforms.
- Expertise in creating disaster recovery test plans across diverse technologies and application stacks.
- Experience working with global, cross-functional, and virtual teams across multiple time zones.
- Knowledge of emerging disaster recovery technologies and resilience trends.
- Proficiency with GenAI tools, including effective prompting and context-setting techniques.
- Previous people leadership or team management experience.
Work model – Hybrid
We believe hybrid work is the way forward as we strive to provide flexibility wherever possible. Based on this role’s business requirements, this is a hybrid position. 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.
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
Acerca de Cognizant
Cognizant (Nasdaq: CTSH) es un creador de soluciones de IA y proveedor de servicios tecnológicos que conecta la inversión en IA con el valor empresarial mediante el desarrollo de soluciones de IA full‑stack para sus clientes. Su profundo conocimiento de la industria, junto con su experiencia en procesos e ingeniería, permite incorporar el contexto único de cada organización en sistemas tecnológicos que amplifican el potencial humano, generan resultados tangibles y mantienen a las empresas a la vanguardia en un entorno en constante cambio. Más información en cognizant.ai o @cognizant.
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