Karona Johnston

Karona Johnston is an experienced Technology Resilience and Disaster Recovery Specialist with a robust background in enhancing IT resilience and service continuity across multiple organizations. Currently serving as a Technology Resilience Specialist at Absa Group since July 2022, Karona focuses on developing resilience frameworks, analyzing metrics for organizational improvement, and providing strategic recommendations to boost customer satisfaction. Prior roles include Disaster Recovery Specialist at Alexander Forbes and Nedbank, where responsibilities encompassed aligning IT strategies, managing disaster recovery tests, and leading key projects. Earlier experience at SARS involved providing IT services to business units and executive support. Karona is pursuing a Certified Cloud Practitioner certificate from Amazon Web Services.