Business Continuity Analyst

Top Skills' Details

• 1. Business Continuity Admin experience (4+ years ideal) + Bachelors
• 2. ISO 22301 standard experience
• 3. Knowledge of all types of disasters, natural or otherwise, and their effect on company technologies
• 4. Well spoken; this person will be working with many cross functional teams and the team also works very closely together
• 5. Well-rounded IT Generalist experience such as: Infrastructure/Network best practices, Data Optimization, and Security Operations. That will help in cross functional conversations amongst different teams.

SUMMARY

• Ensure business impact analysis, business continuity planning, disaster recovery planning, and testing is completed to support the resiliency of mission-critical business processes according to industry standards and company policy.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Plan, facilitate, and document exercises and simulations of system and business disruptions to continuously improve plans and resilience strategies.
• Coordinate, establish and train staff in response efforts for department-specific response plans and provide recommendations for resilience strategies
• Support the identification of BC and DR requirements for hardware or software configurations that could affect disaster recovery plans
• Support partnerships with vendors, outsourcers, and contractors when obtaining protection services and products
• Participate in the execution of business continuity and disaster recovery plans when a business or IT operations disruption occurs, in coordination with the business continuity manager
• Provide project management support for business continuity and IT disaster recovery activities
• Perform administrative activities, including periodic status reporting, documentation, and other activities, as assigned, in a timely fashion
• Maintain an effective working knowledge of business continuity and disaster recovery industry technologies, trends, and best practices

EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

• Bachelor’s degree required with an emphasis in Information Technology or Business preferred
• Four (4) years of experience in Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery
• Knowledge of all types of disasters, natural or otherwise, and their effect on company technologies
• Excellent verbal and written skills necessary to communicate intricate job-related processes to internal and external customers
• Ability to maintain composure and adapt in a dynamic, fast-paced, customer-focused work environment characterized by rapid change, minimal lead times, and multiple competing priorities
• Two (2) years of experience in project management, preferred
• Business continuity or disaster recovery certification, preferred
• Microsoft Office Visio and SharePoint experience, preferred