Business Continuity Planner II

Overview

On Site
Full Time

Skills

Management
IT Infrastructure
Facilitation
Impact Analysis
Collaboration
Testing
Auditing
Documentation
Crisis Management
Leadership
Risk Management
Training
Business Continuity Planning
Infrastructure Architecture
Computer Networking
Cloud Computing
Recovery
Hosting
Disaster Recovery
Fusion
FFIEC
Communication
Analytical Skill

Job Details

Position Overview

We are seeking an experienced Business Continuity Planner and/or Disaster Recovery Specialist with a strong technical background to support the enterprise Disaster Recovery (DR) and Business Continuity Management (BCM) program. This role is critical in developing, maintaining, and validating technical recovery strategies across infrastructure and application layers. The successful candidate will work closely with IT infrastructure, business stakeholders, and risk partners to ensure the organization's resilience against system outages and other operational disruptions.

Key Responsibilities
  • Develop and maintain ITDR plans for critical systems and applications.
  • Aid in the coordination and facilitation of disaster recovery testing/exercises, including walk-throughs, & tabletop exercises.
  • Conduct Business Impact Analyses to identify recovery gaps and validate recovery time objectives and recovery point objectives.
  • Collaborate with infrastructure teams and application owners to validate system and application recovery strategies.
  • Support data center recovery exercises and other technical continuity testing as needed.
  • Assist in the response to regulatory audits and internal reviews related to Disaster Recovery.
  • Provide recommendations to enhance and optimize Disaster Recovery capabilities and documentation.
  • Support emergency response activities, including acting as a liaison between crisis management leadership and recovery teams during plan activations.
  • Ensure alignment with enterprise risk management, IT, and business objectives.
  • Assist with the development of training and awareness materials to promote recovery readiness across the organization.

Required Qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree preferred, or equivalent work experience.
  • Minimum of 5 years experience in Disaster Recovery, Business Continuity, with an emphasis in technology.
  • CBCP certification preferred
  • Strong understanding of infrastructure architecture, including networking, cloud recovery, and hosting environments.
  • Demonstrated experience developing and executing ITDR plans.
  • Familiarity with disaster recovery tools and platforms, specifically Fusion.
  • Knowledge of regulatory frameworks such as FRB, FFIEC.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
  • Strong organizational and analytical skills

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