Amar Manjunatha Rao
Mumbai
Summary
Accomplished IT professional with a proven track record at Saint Gobain India, specializing in IT Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity. Expert in risk mitigation and resilience planning, with a flair for leading cross-functional teams and implementing cloud solutions. Demonstrates strong analytical skills and a commitment to enhancing IT operations through innovative strategies.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
Work History
Manager - IT
Saint Gobain India
Mumbai
01.2012 - Current
- Spearhead IT Disaster Recovery (DR) and Business Continuity (BC) strategies, ensuring high availability and minimal service disruption
- Conduct risk assessments and develop mitigation strategies to enhance IT resilience
- Develop and test IT DR plans, including failover simulations and business impact analysis (BIA)
- Lead cross-functional teams to design and execute incident response frameworks and communication protocols
- Collaborate with IT, Finance, and Operations to define and implement business continuity initiatives aligned with organizational goals
- Manage enterprise-wide data backup, recovery solutions, and high-availability configurations
- Establish performance metrics and reporting mechanisms to monitor IT resilience effectiveness
- Oversee capacity planning, budgeting, and resource allocation for IT continuity programs
- Conduct audits and compliance assessments to ensure alignment with industry standards (ITIL, ISO 22301, NIST)
- Lead automation initiatives to enhance IT operations, including AI-driven monitoring and self-healing infrastructures
Consultant (Oracle DBA)
Cambridge Technology India Pvt. Ltd.
Bengaluru
01.2011 - 01.2012
Oracle Database Administrator
Genesys Informatics India Pvt. Ltd.
Hyderabad
01.2009 - 01.2011
Junior DBA
NR Digital Softwares Pvt. Ltd.
New Delhi
01.2002 - 01.2006
System Administrator
Netsoft Systems & Networks
Bengaluru
01.2000 - 01.2002
Education
B.E - Electronics & Communications
BGS Institute of Technology
Karnataka01.2009
Diploma - Electronics & Communications
01.2000
Skills
-IT Disaster Recovery (DR) & Business Continuity (BC)
- Resilience Planning & Strategy Development
- Risk Assessment & Mitigation Strategies
- Incident Response & Communication
- Cloud Platforms (AWS, Azure, Snowflake)
- Backup & Disaster Recovery (PITR, Multi-AZ Clusters)
- IT Service Management (ServiceNow, NeOps, JIRA)
- Performance Metrics & Reporting
- Data Engineering & Architecture
- Workflow Orchestration (BMC Control-M)
- Compliance & Regulatory Standards (ITIL, PMP, Prince2))
Accomplishments
Bright Spark – Spot award
Outstanding Performer of the Year - 2012, 2013 and 2015.
Best Performing Team – 2016.
Warrior Award for the efforts in restoring the business during 2017 Cyber crisis.
Timeline
Manager - IT
Saint Gobain India
01.2012 - Current
Consultant (Oracle DBA)
Cambridge Technology India Pvt. Ltd.
01.2011 - 01.2012
Oracle Database Administrator
Genesys Informatics India Pvt. Ltd.
01.2009 - 01.2011
Junior DBA
NR Digital Softwares Pvt. Ltd.
01.2002 - 01.2006
System Administrator
Netsoft Systems & Networks
01.2000 - 01.2002
B.E - Electronics & Communications
BGS Institute of Technology
Diploma - Electronics & Communications
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