Job Posting #3089

Position: Manager IT Disaster Recovery
Location: Eden Prairie, MN or Providence, RI - Position will be remote based from one of the two locations until the client secures a RTW policy. Local candidates.
Status: Full-time/Permanent
Reports to: Director Disaster Recovery & Resilience
Salary: Depends on experience. Base & bonus eligible.

* Candidates must have authorization in place to work in the USA.
* Offer will be contingent on passing a background check and references.
* Seeking candidates 7+ years relevant experience working in an Information Security or Information Technology organization.
* Experienced IT Disaster Recovery and/or Business Continuity professional, with a successful track record leading moderately complex technology organizations through actual and practiced disaster scenario

Overview:

As part of the Information Security, Governance, Risk and Controls organization at the clients you will work to ensure the IT organization is prepared for, able to respond to and recover from a disaster impacting one of the clients data centers or other serious disruptions to operations affecting key IT assets (people, offices and suppliers).

In this role you will be responsible for the planning and execution of IT Disaster Recovery (DR) exercises. You will accomplish this by implementing and continuously improving a DR exercise program. You will create and maintain the DR exercise process, run books, procedures, post exercise reports and other artifacts as required to ensure successful DR exercising for our client.

This individual will have the opportunity to work across the IT organization to be an advocate for IT disaster recovery and drive program adoption. Focus areas for this role is primarily on exercise management you will have opportunities work on policy and program management, planning and response, as well as managing the coordination and execution of regular plan and program exercises.

Responsibilities and Accountabilities:

IT DR Exercise Program

• Establish and manage an IT DR exercise program that is scalable, produces exercise that are realistic and that fully vet the capabilities of IT Teams and DR solutions
• Develop and maintain standard processes, runbooks and other exercise artifacts using industry standards and practices
• Ensure status of the exercise program is monitored, measured and communicated with key stakeholders
• Schedule and execute disaster recovery exercises, coordinate resources, facilitate exercise events, communicate status, produce post-exercise reporting and ensure issues identified are mitigated.
• Work with IT DR Services providers in the delivery of DR exercises, post exercise reporting and issue remediation

Governance and Compliance and other duties

• Work with and across internal and external stakeholders to ensure achievement of policy, regulatory and customer-mandated obligations for IT disaster exercises
• Participate in and provide oversight of disaster recovery requirements for IT Change Management and IT Project Delivery Processes, understand implications to DR Exercise requirements
• Contribute to comprehensive data center disaster recovery plan
• Support IT DR training and awareness campaigns and efforts
• Assist in coordinating continuity and recovery efforts in the event of a disaster by facilitating communications, assisting with the recovery process and organizing post-event debriefs
  

Job Requirements:

Education/Certification:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field; or the equivalent in education and work experience
• Related certification from recognized industry standards body (i.e. ISO, DRI, BCI)
  

Experience:

• 7+ years relevant experience working in an Information Security or Information Technology organization
• Experienced IT Disaster Recovery and/or Business Continuity professional, with a successful track record leading moderately complex technology organizations through actual and practiced disaster scenarios
• Experience with Business Continuity Planning Solutions, Recovery Planner RPX, OnSolve MIR3
  

Knowledge:

• Familiarity with business continuity best practices and standards, including ISO 22301
• Familiarity with the Homeland Security Exercise Evaluation Program (HSEEP)
• Familiarity with ITIL Service Continuity and Change Management practices
• Advanced skills in Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel and PowerPoint) with an ability to perform data analysis and produce professional presentations and reports
  

Skills/Abilities:

• Action oriented and driven to achieve results in a positive manner, displaying ethical behavior, integrity, and building trust at all times
• Excellent verbal and written communication/presentation skills
• Project management, time management, and conflict resolution/management skills
• Ability to set priorities and objectives, then plan and organize the team in order to meet them
• Able to deal with ambiguity and make quality decisions in a dynamic, fast paced environment
• Strong interpersonal and collaboration skills with the ability to interact with both technical and non-technical teams
• Demonstrated business acumen and the ability to apply technology solutions to solve business problems
• Demonstrated ability to perform under pressure and respond rapidly to incidents 24/7/365.
  

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. Our client is an Equal Opportunity employer committed to creating an inclusive and respectful environment for all. - M/F/Veteran/Disability. VEVRAA Federal Contractor.

Candidates responding to this posting must independently possess the eligibility to work in the United States at the date of hire.

The following statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed. This is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel.

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If you experience any issues applying or to learn more about the position, please contact Alicia Stevens - BC Management, Inc. at astevens@bcmanagement.comor +1 562-260-6791.