Principal, Infra Disaster Recovery

About Northern Trust As a global leader in innovative wealth management, asset servicing, asset management and banking services, Northern Trust (Nasdaq: NTRS) is proud to guide the world’s most successful individuals, families, corporations and institutions. Since 1889, we have aligned our efforts with our three guiding Principles That Endure: Service, Expertise, and Integrity. Together, they reflect the three cornerstones of business conduct which we strive to instill in our employees, whom we call partners, and to provide to our clients and the communities we serve worldwide. With more than 135 years of financial experience and over 24,000 partners, we serve the world’s most sophisticated clients using leading technology and exceptional service. Position : Principal, Disaster Recovery Engineer Location : Pune We are seeking an accomplished Principal IT Disaster Recovery Engineer to serve as the organization's foremost authority on resilience, recoverability, and business continuity. This role demands a practitioner who can architect enterprise-grade DR strategies across hybrid environments, lead cross-functional response efforts, and embed a culture of preparedness throughout the organization. Operating at the intersection of cloud engineering, cybersecurity, and governance, you will own end-to-end DR lifecycle management — from design and testing through executive reporting and regulatory compliance. You will act as a technical mentor, program lead, and incident commander, directly influencing the organization's risk posture and its ability to withstand and recover from disruptive events.

DR Strategy & Architecture Lead the design, development, and continuous improvement of enterprise DR and Business Continuity (BC) programs across cloud and on-premises environments. Architect multi-region and hybrid failover solutions on AWS, Azure, and GCP, incorporating active-active, active-passive, and pilot-light patterns. Define Recovery Time Objectives (RTO) and Recovery Point Objectives (RPO) for all critical systems and ensure solutions consistently meet contractual and regulatory thresholds. Establish infrastructure-as-code (IaC) standards for DR automation using Terraform, CloudFormation, or Pulumi. On-Premises & Data Center Resilience Oversee DR architecture for on-premises data centers including storage replication (NetApp SnapMirror, Pure Storage ActiveCluster), SAN/NAS failover, and bare-metal recovery. Manage relationships with colocation and secondary data center providers to ensure contractual alignment with DR objectives. Drive server virtualization recovery strategies using VMware Site Recovery Manager (SRM) and Veeam. Cybersecurity & Ransomware Recovery Design and maintain immutable backup architectures and air-gapped environments to protect against ransomware and destructive cyberattacks. Lead cyber recovery exercises simulating ransomware scenarios; document and refine clean-room recovery playbooks. Collaborate with the CISO and SOC to integrate DR procedures into the Incident Response (IR) lifecycle, ensuring seamless handoffs from containment to recovery. Champion zero-trust recovery principles, including identity verification during failover and integrity validation of recovered workloads. Compliance, Audit & Governance Maintain DR program alignment with ISO 22301, NIST SP 800-34, SOC 2 Type II, and applicable industry regulations (HIPAA, PCI-DSS, GDPR as relevant). Own all DR-related evidence gathering, documentation, and remediation activities for internal and external audits. Report program health, test outcomes, and risk metrics to executive leadership and the Board on a regular cadence. Establish governance frameworks including DR policy, standards, and exception management processes. Testing, Drills & Continuous Improvement Plan and execute full-scale DR tests (tabletop, functional, and full failover) across production-equivalent environments at least twice per year. Track and