Perform independent Level 2 oversight and challenge of DR Plans and End to End Tests, attestations, and Unannounced Data Center Tabletop exercises against the Manulife’s Disaster Recovery Standard using the approved DR Oversight and Challenge Methodology.

Validate completeness, actionability, approval governance (approval, separation of duties), pre-production deployment timing, RTO/RPO achievement, RTA/RPA evidence, scenario selection/rotation, and lessons learned.

Apply risk-based sampling of critical applications/IT services and targeted judgmental sampling of non-critical applications/IT services including pre-production.

Liaise with DR Plan Owners, DR Coordinators, Segment IROs, and the DR Practice Area to obtain artifacts, clarify evidence, and socialize challenge statements.

Document 2nd Line of Defense observations, evidence references, and challenge statements clearly to ...