Infrastructure & Application Disaster Resiliency Analyst

The Royal Bank of Canada is seeking an Infrastructure & Application Disaster Resiliency Analyst in Toronto, ON. This role involves overseeing disaster recovery testing, emergency response, and planning, while collaborating with teams to develop resilient IT solutions. Candidates should have a relevant degree, at least 5 years of experience in disaster recovery, and strong leadership skills. The position requires managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
Job Summary

Job Description

What is the opportunity?

The role will join our Global Infrastructure & Application DR team; overseeing testing, emergency response, and recovery planning. Providing support for the development and delivery of training on DR testing and application resiliency. Leading business recovery, crisis management, emergency management, contingency planning and disaster-preparedness planning. Providing support and expertise during live events and planned recovery exercises.

What will you do?
• Partner with Application and Infrastructure Development Leads, Architects, Custodians & Leaders to challenge DR solutions, build E2E resilient plans for IT teams (BIA, AIA, BCP to DR of the team requirements and the solutions they maintain)
• Work with application/business leads to understand how a complete business process is supported by applications and their dependencies.
• Consult with Application and infrastructure Architects & Custodians, prior to implementation, to identify E2E DR architecture changes and to determine if there are impacts to other parts of the solution.
• Review and manage existing disaster readiness architecture and E2E plans to assess feasibility and ongoing manageability and identifying weaknesses throughout entire process.
• Consulting with business/project leaders, discover challenges and opportunities within identified strategies and identify key technical risk areas requiring solutions to address business challenges.
• Lead the various stakeholders so that they are able together to design, / modify solutions including supportive applications (e.g., assessing security, RTB technology) to ensure risk appetite and overall fit within RBC T&O Disaster Readiness strategy.
• Assist in orchestrating Disaster using standard testing, automation and quality engineering practices & coordinate IT global testing, regulatory and vendor testing when needed.
• Assess current road maps against current application/technology, potential impacts of industry best practices and make recommendations to mitigate any potential disaster readiness gaps.

What do you need to succeed?

Must have:
• Undergraduate degree or equivalent relevant work experience in the financial industry.
• Experience with Disaster Recovery including design, exercise planning and execution.
• Minimum of 5yrs technical, risk and regulatory experience in complex programs with high frequency of requests and multiple priorities.
• Solid understanding and knowledge of multiple technologies and platforms.
• Proven leadership ability to work in a fast-paced deadline sensitive work environment.
• Ability to prioritize and work on multiple TLM/EOL initiatives simultaneously.
• Strong knowledge of project management methodologies and tools.
• Strategic thinker with excellent interpersonal skills to work across functions and businesses.

Nice-to-have:
• CBCI, CBCP, CBCM, CDRE, BCRP, CBRM.
• Project management experience with the following technologies/platforms: Technology lifecycle management/End of Life.
• Deadline-driven and results-oriented; able to meet consistently high-quality standards while handling a variety of tasks and deadlines simultaneously.

What’s in it for you?

We thrive on the challenge to be our best, progressive thinking to keep growing, and working together to deliver trusted advice to help our clients thrive and communities prosper. We care about each other, reaching our potential, making a difference to our communities, and achieving success that is mutual.
• A comprehensive Total Rewards Program including bonuses and flexible benefits, competitive compensation, commissions, and stock where applicable.
• Leaders who support your development through coaching and managing opportunities.
• Ability to make a difference and lasting impact.
• Work in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive, and high-performing team.
• A world-class training program in financial services.

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Job Skills
Accountability, Accountability, Availability Management, Backup and Disaster Recovery (BDR), Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery (BCDR), Business Continuity Crisis Management, Business Oriented, Business Recovery Planning, Communication, Conflict Management, Consulting, Critical Thinking, Decision Making, Disaster Recovery (DR), Disaster Recovery as a Service (DRaaS), Disaster Recovery Asset Strategy, Disaster Recovery Business Continuity, Disaster Recovery Planning, Disaster Recovery Process, Disaster Recovery Services, Disaster Recovery Solutions, Disaster Recovery Strategies, Emerging Technologies, IT Disaster Recovery, IT Disaster Recovery Planning {+ 3 more}

Additional Job Details

Address:

RBC CENTRE, 155 WELLINGTON ST W:TORONTO

City:

TORONTO

Country:

Canada

Work hours/week:

37.5

Employment Type:

Full time

Platform:

TECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONS

Job Type:

Regular

Pay Type:

Salaried

Posted Date:

2025-05-15

Application Deadline:

2025-06-30

Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the application deadline date above

Inclusion and Equal Opportunity Employment

At RBC, we believe an inclusive workplace that has diverse perspectives is core to our continued growth as one of the largest and most successful banks in the world. Maintaining a workplace where our employees feel supported to perform at their best, effectively collaborate, drive innovation, and grow professionally helps to bring our Purpose to life and create value for our clients and communities. RBC strives to deliver this through policies and programs intended to foster a workplace based on respect, belonging and opportunity for all.

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