Disaster Recovery Senior Consultant I

Allstate is hiring a Disaster Recovery Senior Consultant I in Pune, India. The role involves consulting on disaster recovery standards, processes, and compliance, while working with clients to ensure their applications meet these standards. Key responsibilities include analyzing reports, guiding clients in creating recoverable units, and participating in testing. Candidates should have 3+ years of experience in technology recovery and strong communication skills.
At Allstate, great things happen when our people work together to protect families and their belongings from life’s uncertainties. And for more than 90 years our innovative drive has kept us a step ahead of our customers’ evolving needs. From advocating for seat belts, air bags and graduated driving laws, to being an industry leader in pricing sophistication, telematics, and, more recently, device and identity protection.

Job Description
The Disaster Recovery (DR) Sr Consultant I provides support to an assigned simple technology area consulting on DR standards, processes, testing, and compliance with the support of the DR Lead Consultants and leadership. This role allows for a better understanding of Disaster Recovery at Allstate by practical application of standards and processes.

Key Responsibilities:
• Meet with clients regularly, to ensure their applications are in compliance with all technology and Disaster Recovery standards
• Guide clients in creating Recoverable Units following Enterprise processes and standards
• Timely communication and follow-up to clients in support of DR standards and compliance
• Analyze reports and prepare for the discussion of results and concerns with clients
• Ensure all recoverable units are ready to be quality reviewed for compliance standards and respond to results in a timely manner
• Work with clients as they plan and prepare for testing
• Create and update entries in tools with appropriate information
• Participate in testing of tools as needed
• Provide ownership and lead smaller projects and team initiatives
• Participate in discussions offering solutions to issues and concerns presented
• Remain up to date on technology standards and organizational changes in their assigned technology area

Supervisory Responsibilities:

This job does not have supervisory duties

Preferred Qualifications:

Education and Experience
• 3 or more years of related experience in Technology Recovery area
• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations
• No Certification, License or Registration is required for the job.

Functional Skills
• Intermediate oral and written communication skills to partner with employees both internal and external to Disaster Recovery and to facilitate meetings
• Interpersonal skills to work effectively either independently or in a virtual environment
• Effective time management and organization skills with a proven ability to manage medium complex multiple tasks
• Intermediate to advanced skills in Microsoft Excel and Microsoft PowerPoint and working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite and Visio
• Experience in one or more of Computer Networking, Storage/Database/Server/Middleware infrastructure, Cloud Computing, High availability architectures, Backup and Restore technologies and operations (preferred)
• Inspire trust and confidence through strategic and diplomatic handling of relationships, especially with the team
• Ability to analyze data and make observations and recommendations to clients and teammates
• Possess a fundamental understanding of Thriving in Change as demonstrated by the ability to adapt well to changes in work assignments
• Demonstrate the ability to problem solve simple to complex problems
• Demonstrate the ability to proactively identify risks and issues before they happen

Primary Skills
Cloud Computing, Disaster Recovery (DR), Information Technology (IT) Infrastructure, Standards Compliance, Technical Consulting

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Recruiter Info
Diksha Prasad

dprbd@allstate.com

About Allstate

Joining our team isn’t just a job — it’s an opportunity. One that takes your skills and pushes them to the next level. One that encourages you to challenge the status quo. And one where you can impact the future for the greater good.

You’ll do all this in a flexible environment that embraces connection and belonging. And with the recognition of several inclusivity and diversity awards, we’ve proven that Allstate empowers everyone to lead, drive change and give back where they work and live.

Good Hands. Greater Together.

The Allstate Corporation is one of the largest publicly held insurance providers in the United States. Ranked No. 84 in the 2023 Fortune 500 list of the largest United States corporations by total revenue, The Allstate Corporation owns and operates 18 companies in the United States, Canada, Northern Ireland, and India. Allstate India Private Limited, also known as Allstate India, is a subsidiary of The Allstate Corporation. The India talent center was set up in 2012 and operates under the corporation's Good Hands promise. As it innovates operations and technology, Allstate India has evolved beyond its technology functions to be the critical strategic business services arm of the corporation. With offices in Bengaluru and Pune, the company offers expertise to the parent organization’s business areas including technology and innovation, accounting and imaging services, policy administration, transformation solution design and support services, transformation of property liability service design, global operations and integration, and training and transition.

Learn more about Allstate India here.