Technology Continuity & Resilience Manager
Sydney NSW, Australia
Posted Tuesday 16 June **** at 2:00 pm
About the Role
As Technology Continuity & Resilience Manager at Avant, you will own the end-to-end Technology Disaster Recovery (DR) and Business Continuity Management (BCM) framework across our Group Solutions division.
You will act as the authoritative SME for technology resilience, ensuring our infrastructure, platforms, applications, and data across on-prem and multi-cloud environments are fully recoverable, tested, and compliant with APRA CPS 230.
Operating across engineering, risk, and compliance, this role collaborates with Architecture and Engineering teams to ensure resilience is considered and built into all aspects of the technology environment.
Key Accountabilities:
Disaster Recovery Strategy & Architecture
Own and evolve the enterprise DR strategy across on-prem, cloud (AWS, Azure, GCP), SaaS and hybrid environments
Define DR architecture patterns (active-active, pilot light, warm/cold standby) aligned to system criticality
Embed DR requirements into new system design, cloud transformations, and change initiatives
Ensure robust backup, replication, failover and recovery capabilities across Tier 1 & 2 systems
Disaster Recovery Testing & Assurance
Design and lead a risk-based annual DR testing program with full failover validation
Execute a range of tests: tabletop, component recovery, parallel, and live failover/failback
Deliver evidence-based reporting on RTO/RPO achievement, risks, and remediation actions
Business Continuity Management & Regulatory Compliance




Own and maintain the BCM framework aligned to CPS 230 and ISO *****
Lead Business Impact Assessments (BIAs) and define operational tolerances
Maintain critical operations registers and continuity plans across technology services
Provide Board and Executive reporting on resilience posture and program maturity
Governance, Audit & Documentation
Maintain audit-ready DR/BCM documentation, evidence packs, and compliance registers
Lead responses to internal audit and APRA reviews
Track and govern DR defects, remediation activities, and risk exposure
Incident & Crisis Leadership
Act as Technology DR Lead during major incidents and cyber events
Be a key decision-maker in Severity 1/2 incident response and recovery execution
Lead post-incident reviews and continuously uplift recovery capability
Third-Party & Cloud Resilience
Assess and challenge vendor and cloud DR capabilities
Lead joint testing with critical providers in line with CPS 230 obligations
Ensure resilience across AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud environments
Skills and experience required:
Extensive experience in Disaster Recovery, technology resilience, or infrastructure engineering
Proven experience designing and executing enterprise DR test programs (including full failover)
Strong expertise across multi-cloud environments (AWS, Azure,



GCP)
Deep knowledge of APRA CPS 230 and working within regulated environments
Ability to translate complex technical concepts into explicit executive and board-level insights
Highly regarded: CBCP / CBCI, ISO *****, ITIL, or postgraduate studies in risk, cyber, or IT
Backup & recovery platforms (Veeam, Commvault, Cohesity)
Network failover concepts (DNS, BGP, load balancing)
About Avant
Avant is Australia's leading medical defence organisation, proudly supporting medical professionals for over 130 years.
With more than 90,000 members, including health practitioners and medical students across every state and territory, we provide trusted, market-leading products and services tailored to their professional, personal, and practice needs.
Join an organisation with purpose, one that genuinely exists to support its members and improve healthcare in Australia.
You'll work with committed, passionate colleagues in an environment that values both rigour and collaboration.
Equal Opportunity Employer
Avant supports doctors so they can serve Australia's diverse communities.
Having diversity in our workforce brings valuable perspectives and strengthens our ability to support healthcare professionals.
We therefore welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people from culturally diverse communities, LGBTQIA+ individuals, people with disabilities, and those with caring responsibilities.
Our inclusive workplace is somewhere everyone can succeed.
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📌 Technology Continuity & Resilience Manager (New South Wales)
🏢 Avant
📍 New South Wales