Solutions Architect/DR SME

We invite an experienced Solutions Architect/DR SME to join a team focused on protecting critical business operations. The position combines technology-focused leadership with responsibility for keeping complex resilience efforts organized and visible. You will engage with a range of internal and customer-side partners to support dependable program execution. This is an opportunity to make a meaningful impact in a collaborative setting where operational readiness matters

Responsibilities

• Manage the engagement’s disaster recovery agenda and ensure recovery-assessment activities remain on track against defined milestones
• Serve as the principal contact for communication among EPAM resources, customer teams, and subject matter experts
• Administer delivery timelines and project linkages to keep dependent work progressing in the correct sequence
• Create alignment across worldwide teams with different specialties by reinforcing common objectives and delivery expectations
• Proactively manage risks by identifying concerns, evaluating their effect, and coordinating mitigation plans
• Maintain oversight of disaster recovery records and confirm that deliverables satisfy completeness and quality requirements
• Organize and assist tabletop simulations that test the readiness of documented recovery approaches
• Coordinate the implementation of the Tier 1 backup recovery model to ensure it is visible, controlled, and business-aligned

Requirements

• Hold at least five years of relevant experience gained in disaster recovery, solutions architecture, project leadership, or similar areas
• Have two or more years in a senior, lead, manager, owner, or comparable role with leadership responsibility
• Demonstrate prior success managing engagements supported by teams of five or more full-time employees
• Provide strong leadership for teams operating across functions, regions, and organizational boundaries
• Develop constructive stakeholder partnerships that connect business expectations with technical delivery needs
• Use IT service management competencies to support sound governance of large-scale operations
• Apply project management methods, including Agile, PMP, or related frameworks, to manage structured delivery
• Maintain effective control of complex schedules, parallel workstreams, and competing commitments
• Facilitate workshops and alignment forums that promote informed decisions and shared understanding
• Manage delivery uncertainty through early risk identification, impact analysis, and mitigation execution
• Produce executive-level reporting through strong written communication and confident verbal communication
• Possess foundational knowledge of business continuity and disaster recovery practices for enterprise environments
• Communicate in English at B2 level or higher with clarity in both written and spoken settings