Sr Lead, Infra DisasterRecov

Northern Trust • Chicago, IL

1d • $95,600 - $162,400

About The Position

Designs, implements, and manages disaster recovery programs. Identifies risks and develops mitigation strategies. Partners across technology teams to ensure operational resilience during disruptions.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• 10+ years as a technical specialist or senior business analyst at enterprise scale.
• 7+ years leading teams or managing projects.
• Strong infrastructure and application architecture experience.
• Deep knowledge of DR methodologies, tools, and technologies.
• Experience with Agile delivery.
• Strong analytical, communication, and leadership skills.
• Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S. without the need for employment-based visa sponsorship now or in the future. Northern Trust will not sponsor applicants for U.S. work visa status for this opportunity (no sponsorship is available for H-1B, L-1, TN, O-1, E-3, H-1B1, F-1, J-1, OPT, CPT or any other employment-based visa).

Nice To Haves

• CBCP or similar certification preferred.
• Financial services or regulatory experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain DR plans, risk assessments, continuity strategies, and response procedures.
• Drive DR governance, metrics, compliance, risk, and issue remediation.
• Develop resiliency engineering solutions and automate recovery workflows.
• Influence architecture to improve recoverability and reduce recovery times.
• Implement DR orchestration tooling.
• Lead DR testing exercises and validate recovery capabilities.
• Coordinate with IT, Security, and application teams.
• Lead recovery efforts during actual disruptions.
• Deliver DR training and awareness programs.
• Continuously improve DR capabilities and processes.

Benefits

• retirement benefits (401k and pension)
• health and welfare benefits (medical, dental, vision, spending accounts and disability)
• paid time off
• parental and caregiver leave
• life & accident insurance
• other voluntary and well-being benefits
• discretionary bonus program that may include an equity component

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Associate degree