IT Disaster Recovery Lead Engineer

Company: KPMG Careers
Location: Boulder
Posted on: June 2, 2025

Job Description:

Known for being a great place to work and build a career, KPMG provides audit, tax and advisory services for organizations in today's most important industries. Our growth is driven by delivering real results for our clients. It's also enabled by our culture, which encourages individual development, embraces an inclusive environment, rewards innovative excellence and supports our communities. With qualities like those, it's no wonder we're consistently ranked among the best companies to work for by Fortune Magazine, Consulting Magazine, Seramount, Fair360 and others. If you're as passionate about your future as we are, join our team.KPMG is currently seeking a Disaster Recovery, Technical Engineering to join our Digital Nexus technology organization. This is a hybrid work opportunity.Responsibilities:

• Drive efficiencies and automation that help support the resilience of the firm's most critical applications; set team goals and service level agreement (SLA's), offer and receive feedback, while partnering with near-shore and offshore information technology-disaster recovery (IT-DR) teams.
• Help set the IT-DR Lifecycle roadmap and identify unaddressed areas for solutioning; assign the right people to the right projects at the right time within budget and timelines; ensure team members have skills and tools to perform their jobs, acting as point of escalation to leadership.
• Provide guidance between execution and tactical planning and participation in strategic planning; contribute to tactical plans and monitor monthly, quarterly, and yearly performance for the IT-DR Area.
• Advocate for alignment with relevant strategies, ensuring adherence to these strategies and related commitments, while partnering with ERO (Enterprise Resilience Organization) and risk management.
• Utilize advanced technical expertise and resources to effectively guide IT disaster recovery, and business application team members towards optimal solutions.Qualifications:
  • Minimum five years of recent experience in IT-Disaster Recovery and/or leading IT Infrastructure or Application Teams.
  • Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university is preferred; IT-DR related Certifications is preferred.
  • Expert knowledge understanding IT Infrastructure, Networking, DNS, Load Balancing, Servers, High Availability.
  • Experience working in an enterprise setting as part of an IT-DR team or Application team that performed IT-DR planning and Testing such as Application Fail-Over, and run out of DR site.
  • Demonstrated capable leadership with effective communications skills, and a proven track record of successful collaboration with application teams, as well as nearshore and offshore teams.
  • Experience with and knowledge of ServiceNow, SharePoint, Office Suite and Agile.
  • Must be authorized to work in the U.S. without the need for employment-based visa sponsorship now or in the future; KPMG LLP will not sponsor applicants for U.S. work visa status for this opportunity (no sponsorship is available for H-1B, L-1, TN, O-1, E-3, H-1B1, F-1, J-1, OPT, CPT or any other employment-based visa).KPMG complies with all local/state regulations regarding displaying salary ranges. If required, the ranges displayed below or via the URL below are specifically for those potential hires who will work in the location(s) listed. Any offered salary is determined based on relevant factors such as applicant's skills, job responsibilities, prior relevant experience, certain degrees and certifications and market considerations. In addition, the firm is proud to offer a comprehensive, competitive benefits package, with options designed to help you make the best decisions for yourself, your family, and your lifestyle. Available benefits are based on eligibility. Our Total Rewards package includes a variety of medical and dental plans, vision coverage, disability and life insurance, 401(k) plans, and a robust suite of personal well-being benefits to support your mental health. Depending on job classification, standard work hours, and years of service, KPMG provides Personal Time Off per fiscal year. Additionally, each year the firm publishes a calendar of holidays to be observed during the year and provides two firmwide breaks each year where employees will not be required to use Personal Time Off; one is at year end and the other is around the July 4th holiday. Additional details about our benefits can be found towards the bottom of our KPMG US Careers site at "".KPMG LLP (the U.S. member firm of KPMG International) offers a comprehensive compensation and benefits package. KPMG is an equal opportunity employer. KPMG complies with all applicable federal, state and local laws regarding recruitment and hiring. All qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship status, disability, protected veteran status, or any other category protected by applicable federal, state or local laws. The contains further information regarding the firm's compliance with federal, state and local recruitment and hiring laws. No phone calls or agencies please.KPMG does not currently require partners or employees to be fully vaccinated or test negative for COVID-19 in order to go to KPMG offices, client sites or KPMG events, except when mandated by federal, state or local law. In some circumstances, clients also may require proof of vaccination or testing (e.g., to go to the client site).KPMG recruits on a rolling basis. Candidates are considered as they apply, until the opportunity is filled. Candidates are encouraged to apply expeditiously to any role(s) for which they are qualified that is also of interest to them.Los Angeles County applicants: Material job duties for this position are listed above. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness, and safeguard business operations and company reputation. Pursuant to the California Fair Chance Act, Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
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