Bright Horizons

Education and Care

InfrastructureDisasterRecoveryTechnicalLead

$111–128k Newton, Massachusetts, United States; Westminster, Colorado, United States FULL TIME Remote Friendly
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The Brief

“Infrastructure Disaster Recovery Technical Lead at Bright Horizons. Skills: Disaster Recovery, Business Continuity, Azure Cloud, Hybrid Infrastructure. Lead architecture, design, and deployment of Azure-based and. Serve as senior technical authority for infrastructure resiliency”

Industry & Context.

Education and Care
Problems you'll solve

Advanced troubleshooting; Root cause analysis

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Technology or related field, 5+ years of experience in infrastructure engineering, cloud operations, or platform engineering, Experience across both Azure cloud and on-premise infrastructure environments, Experience with high availability architectures, backup and recovery strategies, and hybrid infrastructure design

Nice to Have

Proven experience designing and implementing Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity solutions, Hands-on experience with automation/scripting, Azure certifications, Experience with hybrid cloud platforms and migrations, Experience with VMware or other virtualization technologies, Experience with enterprise storage and backup solutions, Experience with Azure governance and cost optimization, Familiarity with ITIL or modern service management practices, Hands-on technical expertise across hybrid environments, Strategic thinking with practical, execution-focused delivery, Advanced troubleshooting and root cause analysis skills, Ability to operate effectively in high-availability, business-critical environments, Communication skills across technical and business stakeholders

What You'll Do.

and deployment of Azure-based and

Serve as senior technical authority for infrastructure resiliency

Define RTO/RPO objectives across critical systems

Drive adoption of Azure-native resiliency services

and maintain end-to-end Disaster Recovery solutions

Ensure alignment of DR strategies across Azure workloads

failover/failback exercises

Ensure compliance with internal controls

Identify infrastructure risks and implement mitigation strategies

Oversee and optimize day-to-day infrastructure operations

Maintain high availability of compute platforms and storage

Drive standardization and modernization of on-premise environments

Ensure proactive monitoring

and incident response

Implement Infrastructure-as-Code and automation

Develop automated solutions for infrastructure provisioning

Develop automated solutions for patch management

Develop automated solutions for DR failover orchestration

Promote engineering best practices

Promote configuration management

Promote version control

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Technical leadership; Cross-functional teams

Communication Scope

Technical communication; Business communication

Process & Methodology

Execution-focused delivery

Full Job Description

The Infrastructure Disaster Recovery Technical Lead is responsible for the design, implementation, and operational excellence of enterprise infrastructure systems with a strong emphasis on Disaster Recovery (DR), Business Continuity, and Azure Cloud platforms. This is a hands-on technical leadership role focused on delivering resilient, scalable, and secure infrastructure across hybrid environments, including both Azure cloud and on-premise datacenters. Bright Horizons is a leading education and care company that helps employees thrive at work and at home by partnering with employers to offer high-quality child care, elder care, and educational support. Our workplace reflects this commitment—with collaborative environments, meaningful benefits, and a culture that supports both career growth and personal well-being. Whether you’re caring for children or powering the systems and partnerships that make it all possible, at Bright Horizons, **you’re the difference**. This is a hybrid role and requires onsite work in our Newton, MA or our Westminster, CO office. **Essential Functions/Responsibilities** **Technical Leadership** * Lead architecture, design, and deployment of Azure-based and on-premise infrastructure solutions, including IaaS, PaaS, and hybrid environments. * Serve as a senior technical authority for infrastructure resiliency, availability, and recovery strategies. * Define and enforce RTO/RPO objectives across critical systems and applications. * Drive adoption of Azure-native resiliency services (e.g., Azure Site Recovery, Backup, Availability Zones). **Disaster Recovery & Resiliency** * Design, implement, and maintain end-to-end Disaster Recovery (DR) solutions across cloud and on-premise platforms. * Ensure alignment of DR strategies across Azure workloads and on-premise infrastructure (VMware, physical servers, storage systems). * Lead DR testing, failover/failback exercises, and simulation scenarios. * Ensure compliance with internal controls, audit re

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