The Disaster Recovery Lead is responsible for developing, maintaining, and executing disaster recovery strategies to ensure business continuity across critical systems and services. This role collaborates with cross-functional teams to identify risks, conduct impact analyses, and implement recovery plans aligned with organizational objectives. Position Responsibilities: Ensure disaster recovery (DR) plans are aligned with broader business continuity strategies through collaboration with key stakeholders.
• Conduct Business Impact Analysis (BIA) to identify critical systems and dependencies Create and maintain disaster recovery (DR) documentation, including recovery plans, runbooks, and testing schedules. Lead market DR testing activities, including planning, execution, and post-test analysis and improvements Ensure compliance milestones for annual plan updates, review, and signoff are met. Monitor, track key performance indicators (KPIs) and report on DR readiness across systems and departments.
Work with regional DR and oversight functions to build more robust and executable Disaster Recovery plans. Maintain appropriate documentation, records, and reports for auditors Ensure project and support teams, Senior management, and business staff address any technology related deficiencies that may be identified by an Audit. Establish and oversee department procedures, documentation, and training to align with records management policies Responsible to keep corporate audit databases up to date with statuses, issues, remediation plans etc.
Develop tabletop exercises and simulations to validate and test organizational disaster readiness. Conduct training and awareness sessions for technical team and business units on DR procedures and roles during an incident. Lead post-incident reviews and root cause analysis to identify gaps and drive improvements in DR processes. Primary contact for market security incident response. Oversee Project Information Risk Assessments to ensure alignment with security and compliance requirements.
Provide oversight and guidance for the BAU IRM Program, ensuring continuous monitoring and compliance with corporate security standards. Individual Accountabilities: • Lead Annual DR Activity • Maintain DR system of records • Create and manage tabletop / simulation exercises • Assess DR solutions for new projects and initiatives Key Shared Accountabilities: • Identification of risk treatment and mitigation DR strategies • Escalating to various stakeholders, which includes executives • Security incident response • Project Information Risk Assessments • BAU IRM Program Required Qualifications: 5-8 years of experience in IT operations, risk management, or business continuity.
Understanding of disaster recovery principles and IT infrastructure. Familiarity with DR tools and technologies (e.g., backup solutions, cloud recovery platforms). Strong communication and relationship management skills with the ability to work with people at various levels throughout the organization Excellent negotiation and conflict skills with the ability to challenge and drive to appropriate level of risk mitigation Excellent written and verbal communication skills Effective interviewing, influencing, facilitation and presentation skills Proven ability to work independently and in a team environment Certifications such as CBCP, ISO 22301, Sec +, ITIL are a plus but not required When you join our team: We’ll empower you to learn and grow the career you want.
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