Disaster Recovery and IT Controls Manager

BE THE DIFFERENCE

At AIA we don’t simply believe in being ‘the best’. We believe in better - because there’s no limit to how far ‘better’ can take us. Everything we do is driven by our purpose to make a difference by helping people embrace Healthier, Longer, Better Lives. And every one of our people has an important part role to play. If you want to make a difference by helping shape a healthier, better-protected Australia, read on.

The Opportunity:
The Disaster Recovery and IT Controls Manager is a key member of the Infrastructure and Technology Operations team, contributing to the enablement of the AIA AU enterprise-wide IT strategy, vision and roadmap.

This role will be work closely with Group and local BCM, Application and Infrastructure Teams, as well as Managed Service Providers ensuring on-going compliance related to IT controls, Disaster Recovery and Business continuity capabilities. This will cross the services portfolio of Data Centers and facilities, servers, storage, network, data protection, cloud platforms and related enterprise software as appropriate across these technology stacks.

Key responsibilities include:

- Coordinate across teams and partners to create and ensure compliance fit for purpose across DR objectives, plans and IT Controls
- Work with the Technical IT team to ensure DR solution’s security, integrity and accessibility of data, databases and information systems.
- Conduct regular assessment of IT controls with relevant stakeholders and managed service providers to ensure compliance to policies and procedures.
- Schedule and lead the planning, coordination, and execution of the DR exercises
- Provide 24x7 on-call support for any emergency which may require activation of DRP
- Identify opportunities for improvement and implement constructive change.
- Demonstrated hands on experience in IT Service Continuity management, IT disaster recovery plan development, maintenance and exercising of DR tests within an enterprise environment
- Proven understanding of enterprise data replication and automation technologies, as well as, DR network topology design and implementation
- Knowledge and understanding of Applications and Infrastructure, ensuring planning for implementation of a highly advanced disaster recovery capability
- Experience in managing IT risks and controls and working with internal and external audit teams
- Strong analytical, organizational and decision-making skills
- Outstanding verbal and written communications skills with a proven ability to influence and engage a wide range of stakeholders.

Why choose AIA:
At AIA, we’ve made a promise to help people live healthier, longer, better lives. And it starts with our own people.
- Access our training and development to build on your current skills
- Career development through internal mobility opportunities
- Work for a business helping millions of Australian’s and make a difference to someone’s life everyday
- Access additional leave days a year to recharge and refresh yourself
- Enjoy wonderful Health and Wellbeing initiatives that support you
- Work with supportive and inclusive managers
- Flexible working arrangements.

At AIA Australia, we’re proud to help guide, support and protect the wellbeing of over 3.5 million Australians. Through life and health insurance, financial wellbeing and our total wellbeing ecosystem that includes AIA Vitality - the world’s leading science-backed wellbeing programme - we’ve started a movement to make Australia the healthiest, best protected nation in the world.

As part of the AIA Group - the largest independent publicly listed pan-Asian life insurance group with a presence in 18 markets in Asia-Pacific - it is our ambition to engage one billion people to live Healthier, Longer, Better Lives by 2030. Lots of companies like to say they’re different. What makes us truly different at AIA, is the difference we make in people’s lives.

AIA is different. Are you?