Sr. IT Analyst Applications (Disaster Recovery Specialist) at Caterpillar Inc. in Bangalore, Karnataka

Job description

• Your Work Shapes the World at Caterpillar Inc.
• When you join Caterpillar, you're joining a global team who cares not just about the work we do – but also about each other. We are the makers, problem solvers, and future world builders who are creating stronger, more sustainable communities. We don't just talk about progress and innovation here – we make it happen, with our customers, where we work and live. Together, we are building a better world, so we can all enjoy living in it.
• About Caterpillar
• Caterpillar Inc. is the world’s leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, off-highway diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines and diesel-electric locomotives.
• For nearly 100 years, we’ve been helping customers build a better, more sustainable world and are committed and contributing to a reduced-carbon future. Our innovative products and services, backed by our global dealer network, provide exceptional value that helps customers succeed.
• Your Impact Shapes the World at Caterpillar Inc
• When you join Caterpillar, you're joining a global team who cares not just about the work we do – but also about each other. We are the makers, problem solvers and future world builders who are creating stronger, more sustainable communities. We don't just talk about progress and innovation here – we make it happen, with our customers, where we work and live. Together, we are building a better world, so we can all enjoy living in it.
• We are seeking an experienced Sr. IT Analyst Applications (Disaster Recovery Specialist) to join our India Cybersecurity Support - CAT IT Division.
• The preference for this role is to be based out of Bangalore – Caterpillar PSN
• This position requires candidate to work a 5-day -a -week schedule.
• The Disaster Recovery Specialist provides subject matter expertise for the organization's disaster recovery program. The role is responsible for designing, implementing, governing, and continuously improving disaster recovery capabilities to ensure critical business services can recover within agreed recovery objectives.
• Recovery objectives are achievable and validated for all critical services.
• Recovery exercises demonstrate measurable improvement and readiness.
• Recovery risks, control gaps, and audit findings are reduced.
• Organizational resilience maturity continues to improve.
• Positive outcomes are achieved during major incidents and resilience reviews.
• Own recovery strategy for assigned technology domains or application portfolios.
• Provide technical authority and guidance on recovery architecture decisions.
• Lead recovery exercises, failovers, and disaster response activities.
• Advise application and infrastructure teams on recovery readiness.
• Drive remediation initiatives resulting from audits, exercises, and incidents.
• Own recovery metrics, governance reporting, and executive updates.

Responsibilities

• Recovery Strategy and Planning
• Define and maintain disaster recovery standards, frameworks, and best practices.
• Develop recovery strategies for applications, infrastructure, cloud platforms, and data services.
• Validate and govern RTOs, RPOs, and other critical recovery metrics.
• Ensure recovery plans accurately reflect business and technical dependencies.
• Testing and Readiness
• Lead disaster recovery exercises, simulations, and failover testing activities.
• Assess test outcomes and drive remediation of identified gaps.
• Develop recovery playbooks, runbooks, and operational procedures.
• Ensure recovery teams maintain operational readiness.
• Governance and Compliance
• Establish recovery governance processes and reporting structures.
• Support internal and external audit reviews.
• Monitor compliance with resilience standards, policies, and regulatory requirements.
• Deliver leadership reporting and readiness dashboards.
• Incident Support
• Provide recovery leadership during major incidents and disaster declarations.
• Coordinate technical recovery teams and key stakeholders.
• Manage recovery risks, dependencies, communications, and escalations.
• Lead post-incident reviews and continuous improvement initiatives.

Requirements

• Advanced understanding of Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity disciplines.
• Strong expertise in infrastructure, networking, virtualization, cloud services, databases, and storage technologies.
• Experience with backup, replication, and recovery platforms.
• Risk assessment and business impact analysis expertise.
• Project leadership and stakeholder management capabilities.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Ability to lead teams during crisis and recovery situations.
• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or related discipline.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in Disaster Recovery, Infrastructure Engineering, Technology Resilience, or Operational Risk.
• Knowledge of industry frameworks such as ISO 22301, NIST, and ITIL.
• CBCP
• EDRP
• CISSP
• ITIL
• Cloud platform certifications

Skills

Required

• ISO 22301, NIST, ITIL

Benefits

• Work Life Harmony
• Earned and medical leave.
• Relocation assistance
• Holistic Development
• Personal and professional development through Caterpillar ‘s employee resource groups across the globe
• Career developments opportunities with global prospects
• Health and Wellness
• Medical coverage -Medical, life and personal accident coverage
• Employee mental wellness assistance program
• Financial Wellness
• Employee investment plan
• Pay for performance -Annual incentive Bonus plan.