THE DISASTER RECOVERY (DR) SPECIALIST SUPPORTS THE ACHIEVEMENT OF DEPARTMENTAL AND COMPANY GOALS RELATED TO IT DISASTER RECOVERY STRATEGY, PLANNING, AND TESTING. THIS RESOURCE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ASSISTING IT DELIVERY TEAMS TO DESIGN AND IMPLEMENT THEIR DR SOLUTIONS FOR CRITICAL APPLICATIONS. RESPONSIBLE FOR WORKING WITH DELIVERY TEAMS ON ASSESSMENT, DESIGN, METHODS, EDUCATING BEST PRACTICES, AND FOSTERING A POSITIVE RELATIONSHIP TO IMPROVE THEIR DR POSTURE. THE IDEAL CANDIDATE WILL HAVE A STRONG TECHNICAL BACKGROUND, BE AN EXCELLENT AND OPEN COMMUNICATOR, AND BE AN OUTSTANDING COLLABORATOR.
50%: LEAD ON-GOING DISASTER RECOVERY PLANNING AND TESTING.
30%: ACT AS THE STRATEGIC ADVOCATE FOR DISASTER PLANNING BY WORKING WITH GROUPS THROUGHOUT THE ENTERPRISE, INCLUDING OTHER IT FUNCTIONS, OTHER LINES OF BUSINESS AND VENDORS.
10%: DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN DISASTER RECOVERY STANDARDS, PROCEDURES, AND GUIDELINES FOR ALL SUPPORTING CORPORATE GROUPS.
10%: COACH, MENTOR, AND DEVELOP EMPLOYEES IN THE DR DISCIPLINE.
A SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATE MUST POSSESS THE FOLLOWING SKILLS:
IN-DEPTH UNDERSTANDING OF IT INFRASTRUCTURE AND DIFFERENT APPLICATION ARCHITECTURES, INCLUDING ROUTERS, SWITCHES, FIREWALLS, LOAD BALANCERS, SERVERS, VIRTUALIZATION, DATABASES, APPLICATIONS, MIDDLEWARE, APIS, WEB SERVICES, DATA BACKUP/RESTORE, ETC.
EXPERIENCE WITH DR-RELATED ACTIVITIES AND DELIVERABLES, INCLUDING RISK ASSESSMENT, BUSINESS IMPACT ANALYSIS, RECOVERY CLASSIFICATION, MAPPING OF BUSINESS FUNCTIONS/PRODUCTS TO IT PLATFORMS, AND PLATFORM-LEVEL DATA COLLECTION/ANALYSIS/RECOVERY PLANNING/TESTING.
EXTREME ATTENTION TO DETAIL WITH EXCEPTIONAL ANALYTIC AND PROBLEM-SOLVING SKILLS.
SELF-STARTER WITH THE ABILITY TO HANDLE MULTIPLE TASKS SIMULTANEOUSLY, WORK WELL INDEPENDENTLY, AND MEET STRINGENT TIMELINES.
STRONG PROJECT MANAGEMENT SKILLS.
RESOURCEFUL TEAM PLAYER WHO EXCELS AT BUILDING TRUSTING RELATIONSHIPS WITH COLLEAGUES AND SUPPORT TEAMS.
SEASONED PROFESSIONAL THAT’S DEPENDABLE, HONEST AND WHOSE INTEGRITY PROVIDES AND FOSTERS AN EFFECTIVE WORK ENVIRONMENT.
PRODUCTIVE WORKER WITH SOLID WORK ETHIC COMMITTED TO EXCELLENCE AND SUCCESS IN AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE METHODS AND PROCEDURES DO EXIST, BUT REQUIRES ADAPTIVE THINKING TO POTENTIALLY OBTAIN RESULTS.
TECHNICAL WRITING SKILLS - EXCEPTIONAL LISTENER AND COMMUNICATOR WHO EFFECTIVELY CONVEYS COMPLEX TECHNICAL COMMUNICATIONS JARGON IN PLAIN EASY TO CONSUME LANGUAGE.
ABILITY TO CONSUME AND PROTECT HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL FACTS AND DOCUMENTS.
COMPUTER-LITERATE PERFORMER WITH EXTENSIVE SOFTWARE PROFICIENCY COVERING WIDE VARIETY OF APPLICATIONS:
MAINTAIN LOGS AND RECORDS AS REQUIRED; MONITOR DAILY PROGRESS TOWARD GOALS AND STANDARDS.
ADDITIONALLY, THE FOLLOWING SKILLS ARE PREFERRED:
Required Skills Required Experience