IT Risk and Compliance Specialist

Description

We are looking for an IT Risk and Compliance Specialist to strengthen resilience and continuity practices for our retail organization in Burlington, New Jersey. This role will oversee business continuity and disaster recovery governance, helping teams identify critical operations, define recovery expectations, and maintain practical response plans. The ideal candidate brings deep experience in enterprise risk, continuity testing, and cross-functional coordination, with the ability to translate technical and operational risks into clear reporting for leadership.

Responsibilities:
Direct business impact assessments across the organization to determine essential processes and establish recovery priorities based on operational and financial consequences.
Manage the enterprise application inventory and classify systems by criticality so recovery planning, documentation, and testing expectations remain consistent.
Set standards for continuity and recovery documentation, provide guidance to business and technology teams, and review plans to ensure they are complete, accurate, and workable.
Partner with stakeholders on recovery strategy decisions, including dependencies, redundancy considerations, and failover approaches that support required recovery objectives.
Lead continuity and disaster recovery exercises such as tabletop sessions and failover tests, confirming that key business services can be restored as intended.
Track issues discovered during exercises or reviews, coordinate remediation efforts, and monitor progress until risks are properly addressed.
Oversee plan governance activities, including repository maintenance, approval workflows, version control, and periodic recertification requirements.
Drive program execution by managing milestones, reporting on coverage and testing results, and presenting maturity, risk, and remediation updates to leadership.
Support audit and compliance activities by maintaining relevant records, aligning with control expectations, and updating risk entries within the enterprise register.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related discipline.
At least 7 years of experience in business continuity and disaster recovery within a large-scale enterprise environment.
Proven background in business impact analysis, recovery objective definition, and application criticality assessment.
Hands-on experience leading disaster recovery exercises, including both discussion-based simulations and technical recovery tests.
Ability to work effectively with business teams, infrastructure groups, and application owners in hybrid on-premises and cloud environments.
Familiarity with governance and workflow tools such as SharePoint, Power Automate, ServiceNow, Archer, or similar platforms.
Strong written reporting and presentation skills, with experience communicating resilience, compliance, and risk matters to senior leadership.
Preferred certifications in continuity, disaster recovery, risk, audit, or security disciplines.

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