Job Description

Cloud Resiliency Architect (Azure Cloud Resilience & Disaster Recovery Specialist)

Salary Range:

Up to RM14,000 per month

Location:

KL Sentral, Kuala Lumpur

Mode:

100% Work From Office (WFO)

Company background

: MNC IT Services & IT Consulting

Employment Type:

12-month Renewable Contract (Project-Based)

About the Role

We are seeking a

Cloud Resiliency Architect

to help enterprises strengthen the reliability, continuity, and recoverability of their

Microsoft Azure

cloud environments.
You will engage directly with customers to assess current architectures, evaluate disaster recovery (DR) and business continuity (BC) strategies, and enhance

Major Incident Response Plans (MIRPs)

to ensure end-to-end operational resiliency.

This position is ideal for candidates passionate about cloud infrastructure reliability, continuity planning, and helping organizations recover swiftly from disruptions.

Key Responsibilities

Assess the resiliency posture of customer environments--technically and operationally. Evaluate and enhance

Disaster Recovery (DR)

,

Business Continuity (BC)

, and

Major Incident Response Plans (MIRPs)

. Perform deep-dive analysis on Azure infrastructure, workloads, failover readiness, and monitoring configurations. Identify single points of failure, recovery gaps, and operational vulnerabilities. Recommend improvements aligned with

Azure Well-Architected Framework

,

SRE principles

, and

ITIL best practices

. Collaborate with stakeholders to align

RTO/RPO

targets, incident workflows, and escalation procedures. Produce clear, customer-facing technical documentation and maturity assessment reports.

Required Qualifications

5+ years

of hands-on experience in Azure cloud architecture, high availability (HA), and disaster recovery (DR) design. In-depth knowledge of

Azure infrastructure

,

Availability Zones

,

backup/recovery

, and

monitoring solutions

. Strong grasp of

cloud-native resiliency patterns

and

site reliability engineering (SRE)

methods. Proven track record designing or evaluating

MIRPs

and coordinating incident response. Experience in

business continuity planning

,

operational resilience

, and

process maturity assessment

. Excellent

communication, consulting, and documentation

skills for both technical and executive audiences.

Preferred Skills

Experience leading enterprise-wide

BC/DR testing

or

resiliency programs

. Familiarity with compliance standards such as

ISO 22301

,

NIST SP 800-34

, or

SOC 2 Type II

. Experience supporting

regulated industries

(finance, healthcare, government). Hands-on knowledge of

Azure BCDR tools

- Azure Site Recovery, Backup Vaults, Azure Automation, Service Health Alerts. Exposure to

chaos engineering

,

resilience testing

, or

runbook automation

(e.g., Sentinel, ServiceNow). Working knowledge of

hybrid or multi-cloud

environments and related continuity implications. Understanding of

DevOps pipeline integration

for resiliency validation.

Certifications

Required:

Microsoft Certified:

Azure Solutions Architect Expert

Microsoft Certified:

Azure Administrator Associate

ITIL Foundation Certification

Preferred:

Microsoft Certified:

DevOps Engineer Expert

Business Continuity / Disaster Recovery certifications

(CBCP, MBCI, ISO 22301 Lead Implementer) Microsoft Certified:

Cybersecurity Architect Expert

Why Join

Engage with top-tier enterprise environments. Lead strategic assessments and recovery planning initiatives. Be part of an impact-driven project ensuring continuity and resilience in cloud-driven operations.
Job Type: Full-time

Pay: RM11,000.00 - RM14,000.00 per month

Benefits:

Opportunities for promotion Professional development
Application Question(s):

Total years of work experience with Microsoft Azure Cloud architecture (infrastructure, Availability Zones, backup/recovery, monitoring)? [Preferably 5 years & above] Total years of hands-on experience with high availability (HA) and disaster recovery (DR) design in Azure? [Preferably 4 years & above] Total years of work experience in cloud resiliency, continuity, and recoverability assessments? [Preferably 4 years & above] Familiarity with cloud-native resiliency patterns and Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) practices. Pls share your total years of experience [Preferably 3 years & above] Total years of work experience with designing and evaluating Major Incident Response Plans (MIRPs) [Preferably 3 years & above] Total years of work experience in Business Continuity (BC) and Disaster Recovery (DR) planning [Preferably 3 years & above] Total years of work experience and knowledge of Azure BCDR tools (Azure Site Recovery, Backup Vaults, Azure Automation, Service Health Alerts) [Preferably 2+ years [within Azure exp] Total years of work experience & knowledge of compliance frameworks (ISO 22301, NIST SP 800-34, SOC 2 Type II) [Preferably 2+ years exp] Total years of work experience in hybrid or multi-cloud resiliency planning [Preferably 2 to 6 years exp] Total years of work experience & strong understanding of IT infrastructure fundamentals (networking, storage, HA, monitoring) [Preferably 5+ years exp] Do you have Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert / Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate/ ITIL Foundation Certification? Which one you have, pls list down. Do you require Company to provide you a work pass to work in Malaysia?
Education:

Bachelor's (Preferred)
Experience:

overall IT : 10 years (Preferred)
Work Location: In person