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Data Recovery Planner

Aliases: Disaster Recovery Manager, Business Continuity Manager

Industry/Sector(s): IT-ITeS

JOB DESCRIPTION ¹

The tasks a Data Recovery Planner is expected to perform include:

Developing, coordinating and implementing test plan to continue establishment of data processing activities at off-site location in case of emergency such as fire, etc.

Establishing priority of data processing activities according to importance to business

Determining hardware, software, data files, safe storage facilities and other resources required

Identifying the personnel needed to implement plan

Presenting plan to management and recommending means of obtaining required facilities such as contracting with off-site vendor

Coordinating implementation of plan

Testing emergency and data processing system

Writing reports to document test results

Updating emergency recovery procedures on a regular basis

WORK ENVIRONMENT ^{2, 4, 1}

It is a desk job

Need to handle a team

Local travelling is not a part of this job role

Part-time work and contractual jobs may be available

Work from home option is not available

Working hours

Organizations usually work for 5/6 days a week and 9/10 hours everyday. This may vary from organization to organization

Shift system is available

Is the job suitable for a candidate with special needs?

This may vary from organization to organization

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS AND TRAINING ²

Preferably, B.E./B.Tech in Computers/Electrical or B.Sc in Computers/Electronics

KEY COMPETENCIES ¹

Proficient in design, development, implementation and testing effective business continuity plans (BCP) including incident management plan (IMP) and disaster recovery plan (DRP)

Knowledge of performing back-up operations

Well-versed with BCM concepts such as Business Impact Analysis (BIA), Risk Assessment (RA)

Knowledge of emergency response planning, IT disaster recovery planning, etc

Well-versed with recovery strategies

Proficient in installing new/rebuild existing servers and configure hardware, peripherals, services, settings, directories, storage, etc

Knowledge of repairing and recovering from hardware or software failures

DESIRABLE COMPETENCIES ¹

Good analytical skills

Strong technical skills

Excellent documentation skill

Good verbal and written communication skills

Problem solving skills

AVAILABLE SKILL TRAINING AND LEARNING INSTITUTES

Amity University
http://www.amity.edu/amity-insitutions.aspx
Patna Women's College
http://patnawomenscollege.in/index.php/academics/programmes-courses.html
Manav Rachna International University
http://mriu.edu.in/courses-structure-of-engineering-programs/computer-applications/

AVAILABLE SKILL TRAINING SCHEMES/SCHOLARSHIPS

For scholarship and schemes, use further links like:

https://scholarships.gov.in/main.do
http://mhrd.gov.in/scholarships-education-loan-0
http://socialjustice.nic.in/scholarships.php
http://minoritywelfare.bih.nic.in/docs/Proposed%20New%20Schemes%20for%20Minorities.pdf

SAMPLE OF TRAINING AND LEARNING COURSES

http://ipu.ac.in/syllabus/affiliated/sybtechcse.htm

CAREER PROGRESSION PATH ¹

IT Engineer → DataRecovery Planner → Business Continuity Manager

The progression is indicative

Transfer option

India: Yes

Abroad: Yes

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EXPECTED EARNINGS ³

For new entrants – Rs 40,000 to Rs 65,000 per month

For candidates with experience - Rs 1,00,000 to Rs 1,60,000 per month

These figures are indicative and subject to change

REQUIRED WORK EXPERIENCE ²

Generally, 5 - 10 years of experience required

PROBABLE EMPLOYERS

http://www.nasscom.in/

KEYWORDS

Data Recovery Planner

Disaster Recovery Manager

Business Continuity Manager

OCCUPATIONAL CODES AND STANDARDS

Standard	Code	Description
NCO 2015	3512.0100	Data Recovery Planner
ISCO 2008	3512	Information and Communication Technology User Support Technicians
NIC 2008	62092	Computer disaster recovery
QP Reference	Not Available	Not Available
NSQF	Not Available	Not Available

REFERENCES

1	National Classification of Occupations Division 2
2	http://www.naukri.com/job-listings-Senior-System-Administrator-SRL-Mumbai-5-to-10-years-170516004997?src=jobsearchDesk&sid=14670377899135&xp=3&qp=business%20continuity,bcp,%20hours,%20shift,disaster%20recovery%20planning,%20disaster%20recovery%20planning%20professional,%20&srcPage=s
3	http://www.payscale.com/research/IN/Job=Business_Continuity_Manager/Salary
4	http://socialjustice.nic.in/policiesacts3.php

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