Employee DRaaS Agreement

EMPLOYEE DRaaS AGREEMENT

This Employee DRaaS Agreement (the Agreement) is entered into between Employer Name: and Employee Name: . Effective Date: .

RECITALS

WHEREAS, Employer operates Disaster Recovery as a Service (DRaaS) offerings and requires certain employees to perform duties that involve access to systems, customer data, and disaster recovery procedures; and

WHEREAS, Employee will perform duties related to DRaaS, including but not limited to incident response, failover execution, system restoration, testing, and documentation, under the terms and conditions set forth below.

DEFINITIONS

For purposes of this Agreement, "Confidential Information" means all non-public information of the Employer or its customers accessed or handled by Employee in connection with DRaaS activities, including system configurations, backups, credentials, restoration procedures, and customer data.

PERSONAL INFORMATION

POSITION INFORMATION

Full-time Part-time Contractor

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Employer 1

Employer 2

EDUCATION

REFERENCES

Provide three professional references.

CONFIDENTIALITY, DATA HANDLING, AND SECURITY OBLIGATIONS

Employee acknowledges that in performing DRaaS duties Employee will have access to Confidential Information and customer data. Employee agrees to:

1. Use Confidential Information solely for authorized DRaaS duties and not for personal gain or outside persons or entities.
2. Follow Employer's technical and administrative safeguards, including approved encryption, multi-factor authentication, privileged access controls, and least-privilege principles.
3. Not remove, copy, export, or transfer customer data or system images except as expressly permitted by Employer policy and written authorization.
4. Immediately report any suspected data breach, unauthorized access, or security incident to the Employer's incident response contact and cooperate in containment, investigation, notification, and remediation activities.

RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES

Employee will perform DRaaS duties in accordance with Employer procedures, including but not limited to failover testing, execution of restoration runbooks, verification of backups, communication with affected customers, and documentation of all recovery actions. Employee must maintain up-to-date knowledge of DR plans and participate in scheduled exercises.

TRAINING, ACCESS, AND BACKGROUND CHECKS

Employee agrees to complete required security and DR training prior to receiving privileged access. Employee authorizes Employer to conduct background checks, verification of employment history, criminal history checks, and identity verification as necessary for access to production and customer systems.

I authorize Employer to conduct employment verification and background checks in connection with my DRaaS role.

COMPENSATION, EXPENSES, AND ON-CALL DUTY

Employee's compensation for DRaaS duties shall be as set forth in the Position Information section above and in Employer policy. Any on-call pay, overtime, or call-out compensation will be provided as required by Employer policy and applicable law. Employer will reimburse reasonable and pre-approved expenses incurred in the performance of DRaaS duties upon submission of receipts and documentation.

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND WORK PRODUCT

Employee agrees that all work product, runbooks, scripts, documentation, tools, and improvements conceived or developed by Employee in connection with DRaaS duties are the sole property of Employer. Employee assigns all right, title, and interest in such work product to Employer and will execute instruments reasonably necessary to effect such assignment.

LIMITATION OF LIABILITY; INDEMNIFICATION

Employee shall perform duties with reasonable care and in accordance with Employer policies. Employer's liability for actions taken by Employee in good faith and within scope of employment shall be governed by applicable law. Employee shall indemnify and hold Employer harmless from claims arising from Employee's willful misconduct or unauthorized disclosure of Confidential Information.

TERM, TERMINATION, AND RETURN OF PROPERTY

This Agreement is effective as of the Effective Date and continues for the duration of Employee's engagement in DRaaS duties. Employer may terminate Employee's DRaaS access immediately for cause, including but not limited to breach of confidentiality, unauthorized access, or failure to follow incident response procedures. Upon termination or reassignment, Employee must return all Employer and customer property, remove local copies of data, and certify in writing that such actions have been completed.

AT-WILL EMPLOYMENT; EQUAL OPPORTUNITY

Nothing in this Agreement is intended to alter the at-will nature of employment where applicable. Employer is an equal opportunity employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment.

ENTIRE AGREEMENT; GOVERNING LAW

This Agreement constitutes the entire understanding between the parties with respect to Employee's DRaaS duties and supersedes all prior agreements. This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the state specified by the Employer in company policy or, if none, by the state of Employer's principal place of business.

APPLICANT / EMPLOYEE CERTIFICATION AND AUTHORIZATION

I certify that all information provided in this Agreement and accompanying materials is true and complete. I understand that false statements or omissions may disqualify me from DRaaS duties or be grounds for disciplinary action, up to and including termination.

I authorize Employer to contact previous employers and references to verify information and to conduct background checks as required for access to production systems. I agree to comply with Employer's policies regarding confidentiality, security, and incident reporting.

I certify that the information provided above is true and complete and I accept the terms of this Employee DRaaS Agreement.

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