Job Description
Job Responsibilities:
- Drive the planning, organization, coordination, and control of scheduled IT Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity initiatives.
- Gather and analyze relevant facts, data, and technical information to support project decisions and recovery strategies.
- Coordinate and integrate enterprise IT Disaster Recovery activities to ensure seamless execution across multiple teams and locations.
- Maintain accountability for compliance with corporate Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery policies and requirements.
- Develop, execute, and maintain IT Disaster Recovery plans for critical services and systems.
- Ensure recovery plans meet time-sensitive requirements and are regularly reviewed and updated.
- Design and update recovery strategies to ensure the feasibility and effectiveness of recovering critical IT services.
- Collaborate with IT Infrastructure, Applications, Integration, Governance, Systems Administration, Engineering, and Testing organizations.
- Lead IT Disaster Recovery exercise sessions involving multi-site teams.
- Plan and facilitate recovery exercises to test, validate, and improve disaster recovery procedures.
- Document exercise results, identify gaps, and coordinate corrective actions.
- Analyze complex IT Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity issues and develop appropriate resolutions.
- Support incident management activities, including problem identification, troubleshooting, resolution, and follow-up.
- Identify disaster recovery risks, dependencies, gaps, and potential impacts to critical business services.
- Ensure IT DR activities align with applicable corporate policies, regulatory requirements, risk management practices, and business continuity objectives.
- Develop project plans and coordinate deliverables with internal stakeholders.
- Track project milestones, action items, risks, and corrective actions through completion.
- Communicate IT DR issues, risks, findings, and corrective actions to team members, stakeholders, and senior leadership.
- Present recommendations and recovery strategies to senior management as required.
- Support business continuity and disaster recovery events and crisis response activities.
- Maintain accurate documentation of IT DR plans, exercises, recovery procedures, and compliance activities.
- Manage multiple initiatives and priorities while ensuring deadlines and recovery requirements are met.
Skills:
- IT Disaster Recovery
- Business Continuity
- Disaster Recovery Planning
- IT Infrastructure
- Operating Systems
- Networking
- Storage Solutions
- IT Operations
- Incident Management
- Crisis Management
- Risk Management
- Regulatory and Corporate Compliance
- Disaster Recovery Exercises
- Recovery Planning and Testing
- Systems Administration
- Systems Engineering
- IT Testing
- Project Management
- Project Planning
- Data Analysis
- Data Visualization
- Microsoft Office
- Project Management Software
- Problem Solving
- Stakeholder Management
- Senior Leadership Communication
- Technical and Non-Technical Communication
- Multi-Site Team Coordination
Education/Experience:
- IT infrastructure experience with operating systems, networking, and storage solutions.
- Hands-on experience in IT operations with a strong understanding of technical systems and processes.
- Experience with IT Disaster Recovery planning and exercise development preferred.
- Understanding of Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity principles, including risk management and compliance.
- Experience supporting Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery events or corporate crisis management preferred.
- Knowledge of incident management, troubleshooting, problem-solving, and resolution techniques.
- Proven ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects and initiatives simultaneously.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to work effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Experience with data visualization tools, Microsoft Office, and project management software preferred.
- Familiarity with Systems Administration, Engineering, and Testing principles and practices preferred.
- Strong analytical, organizational, and decision-making skills.
- Must be able to work remotely while maintaining a minimum 50-mile proximity to a major facility.
Job Tags
Work at office, Remote work