Lead, IT Disaster Recovery Innovation (contract)

KPMG is currently seeking a Lead, IT Disaster Recovery Innovation (AD) to join our Digital Nexus organization.

Responsibilities:
Lead and collaborate IT Disaster recovery initiatives to enhance internal services for stakeholders; guide the development and implementation of innovation projects and continuous improvements initiatives within IT Disaster Recovery program to ensure efficient processes and tools

Engage in dashboard building using KPMG tools (PowerBI, Splunk, Monday.com , and more)

Document and give proper tracking to enhancements required by the team in Business Continuity Module in SNow, Monday.com

Develop business cases and implement automation tools and AI to enhance IT Disaster recovery practice, simplify processes, reduce risk, increase resiliency on critical applications, and reduce costs.

Provide Technical and Implementation support for ITDR Self-Service Project

Participate in internal forums for the adoption of new technologies, best practices and methodologies for improving the services offered by IT Disaster Recovery team

Act as liaison between IT DR Ops Team and IT DR innovation/developers to implement DevOps practice to eliminate the roadblocks and accelerate the high-quality improvements

Act as Scrum Master for Innovation team, perform agile ceremonies

Act with integrity, professionalism, and personal responsibility to uphold KPMG’s respectful and courteous work environment

Qualifications:
Minimum six years of recent experience in related field

Bachelor's degree from an accredited college/university in Computer Science, Software Engineering preferred; minimum of a high school diploma or GED is required

Strong understanding of Agile methodology and Scrum framework (Certified Scrum Master preferred)

Knowledge on SRE/DevOps practice for automating and streamlining workflows

Familiarity with tools like PowerBI, Splunk, ServiceNow, and more

Hands-on experience with automation tools to address operational challenges such as Scripting, Power Automate, AI tools

Capability to understand business needs and translate them into initiatives for service improvements

Proven experience coordinating cross-functional development teams

Strong problem solving and analytical skills

Knowledge of IT Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity

Strong verbal/written communication, with ability to effectively interact with individuals at all levels of responsibility and authority

Ability to prioritize and to work on multiple projects simultaneously

KPMG LLP (“KPMG”) seeks a contractor in the United States to provide service to KPMG through one of our contracted employer/agency service providers. All applicants for any KPMG role are expected to act with integrity, professionalism, and personal responsibility to uphold the firm’s respectful and courteous work environment. All applicants 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).

Nothing herein shall be deemed to create an employer-employee relationship between contractor and KPMG, nor shall contractor be considered a representative or agent of KPMG.

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KPMG LLP, its subsidiaries, and its agency service providers (including, but not limited to, MBO Partners Inc., Magnit LLC, and TalentBurst Inc.) are equal opportunity employers/contractors. All qualified applicants are considered without regard to race, color, creed, religion, age, sex/gender, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, physical or mental handicap unrelated to ability, pregnancy, veteran status, unfavorable discharge from military service, genetic information, or other legally protected status.

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.

Pay Rate Range

85 - 116 USD hourly