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 requirements, and regulatory standards.
Identify infrastructure risks and implement mitigation strategies to ensure business continuit
Operations & Hybrid Infrastructure
Oversee and optimize day-to-day infrastructure operations across both cloud and on-premise environments.
Maintain high availability of compute platforms (VMs, containers, physical servers) and storage systems (SAN/NAS, Azure Storage).
Drive standardization and modernization of on-premise environments into hybrid cloud models.
Ensure proactive monitoring, alerting, and incident response for all critical platforms.
Automation & Engineering
Implement Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) and automation using tools such as Ansible and Terraform (optional).
Develop automated solutions for infrastructure provisioning, patch management, and DR failover orchestration.
Promote engineering best practices, including configuration management and version control.
Minimum Requirements:
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.
Preferred Qualifications:
Proven experience designing and implementing Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity solutions.
Hands-on experience with automation/scripting (e.g., Ansible, PowerShell, Python).
Azure certifications (e.g., Azure Solutions Architect Expert, Azure Administrator).
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.
Strong 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.
Strong communication skills across technical and business stakeholders.
At this time, Bright Horizons will not sponsor an applicant for employment authorization/visa for this position.
Be part of a community where people grow, futures are shaped, and lives are changed. We offer the rewards, opportunities, and support you deserve because making a difference goes both ways. We’re changing the world of work and family, and it starts with you. At Bright Horizons, you’re the difference.
The annual salary for this position is between $111,000 - $128,000. The pay range listed here is what Bright Horizons in good faith anticipates offering for this job opening. Actual compensation offers within this range will depend on a variety of factors including experience, education and training, certifications, geography, and other relevant business or organizational factors.
Benefits:
Bright Horizons offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements:
Medical, dental, and vision insurance
Paid vacation, sick, holiday, and parental bonding leave
401(k) retirement plan
Long-term and short-term disability insurance
Life insurance
Money-saving discounts and financial planning tools
Tuition assistance and education coaching
Caregiving support and resources for the children and adults in your family
Learn more at https://careers.brighthorizons.com/us/en/health-and-wellness
Life at Bright Horizons:
At Bright Horizons, you’re more than your job title — you’re the difference. Whether you’re nurturing a child’s first steps or supporting the systems behind the scenes, your work creates real impact. We’re a community that celebrates individuality, invests in your growth, and supports your whole self. Because when you thrive, so do the children, families, and clients we serve. Join us and help build a brighter future — for yourself and for others.
Bright Horizons provides equal opportunity in all aspects of employment and does not discriminate against any individual on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, national origin, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected under federal, state, or local law. Bright Horizons complies with the laws and regulations described in the following federal government resources: Know Your Rights, Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and Employee Polygraph Protection Act (EPPA).
If you require assistance or a reasonable accommodation in completing these application materials or any aspect of the application and hiring process, please contact the recruitment helpdesk at 855-877-6866 or [email protected]. Determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis.
Skills Required
- 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
Bright Horizons Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Bright Horizons and has not been reviewed or approved by Bright Horizons.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage (medical, dental, vision) is repeatedly positioned as a bright spot, with mental-health support also highlighted as part of the offering.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) plan with a company match is consistently included in the core package and is cited as a meaningful part of total rewards.
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Parental & Family Support — Family-focused benefits stand out through child-care tuition discounts, back-up child/elder care, and related supports such as Sittercity access and adoption assistance.
Bright Horizons Insights
What We Do
More than 1,000 top employers trust Bright Horizons® (NYSE: BFAM) for proven solutions that support employees, advance careers, and maximize performance. From on-site child care that amplifies your culture, back-up care to handle disruptions, and education programs that build critical skills, our services help families achieve more.
Why Work With Us
IT development and infrastructure is vital to Bright Horizons' future, it’s now the fastest-growing department in our company – a team on the ground floor of building all new systems. Plus, at Bright Horizons IT, you’ll be part of a creative group supporting some of the world’s best brands, connecting their employees to care and education.
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