Disaster Recovery/Business Continuity/Crisis Management

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Disaster Recovery/Business Continuity/Crisis Management

Salary: $140k to $147k plus 15% bonus

3 days onsite 2 days remote – open to H1B transfer

Looking for a candidate with Business Continuity, Disaster Recovery and crisis management. You will design plan schedule and coordinate disaster recovery tests and exercises.

Coordinates and ensures execution of Disaster Recovery, Crisis Management, and other Business Continuity exercises while maintaining relative documentation. Works closely with all departments to ensure business resiliency in case of a disruptive event.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

• Design, plan, schedule, and coordinate Disaster Recovery tests and exercises, evaluating the effectiveness and promoting any improvement activities that are considered necessary to meet the Business Continuity objectives
• Act as a liaison between various IT and business staff on matters related to Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity tests and exercises, including planning, execution and management reporting. Incumbent marshals IT and other resource required, and evaluates the effectiveness of Disaster Recovery tests and exercises, providing constructive feedback
• Assists in the training and educational processes associated with Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery in accordance with legal, regulatory and business requirements
• Create and maintain high level DR test plans and distributes at least one week prior to exercise to ensure team understands systems being tested
• Document all defects uncovered during disaster tests and follows up to ensure resolutions have been applied or defects identified for future testing
• Create and publish a standardized scorecard for each test

Qualifications

• Detail oriented with knowledge of laws, regulations and business requirements regarding Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery assurance requirements
• Broad knowledge of information security controls related to Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery
• Abilities to design, schedule, and manage effective Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity exercises that provides the desired level of assurance while minimizing unnecessary testing costs and risks
• Working knowledge of data replication strategies, virtual platforms, and other technologies deemed vital to recovery and continuity goals
• Knowledge of network technologies as they relate to AWS.

Education and/or Experience

• 3 -5 years of experience coordinating disaster recovery testing, planning and business continuity practices
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Information Systems or closely related discipline OR an equivalent combination of education and work experience

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