Business Continuity Planner III

Vibrint•Hanover, MD

16d

About The Position

Vibrint is a trusted provider of mission-critical systems and analysis that transform our customers' capacity and capability in harvesting and harnessing data. Working alongside many of the most talented professionals in public service, we work tirelessly to create and sustain new solutions and services that meet the stringent demands across a variety of customer missions. Our people know they'll be doing work that matters at the heart of the national security mission, exploring new possibilities at the cutting edge of technology. They know they will be well-rewarded and recognized for their commitment. Our people know they will enjoy plentiful opportunities to grow, thrive, and have fun as a member of the Vibrint family. Join Vibrint, where your career is a priority, and your future is our shared goal. _______________________________________________________________________ We are seeking a Senior level Business Continuity Planner to join our prime contract supporting organizational planning to address disasters, interruptions of business functions and enterprise resilience. Interprets government regulations and applicable directives and advises government management on the best course of action to meet program goals, objectives and compliance with program mandates. Assists with the development of plans for continuity of essential functions and resumption of complete business operations. Monitors business and operation changes to ensure plans remain current and valid. Performs business process analysis/business impact analysis (BPA/BIA), risk assessments of essential functions and/or information systems in accordance with federal directives and industry best practices. Prepares and conducts training briefings and overviews to educate workforce personnel. Prepares and submits position and information papers in response to government requirements. Position requires an active TS/SCI with Polygraph level clearance. US citizenship required.

Requirements

Ability to perform the following: Assist in developing the program's COOP and ITDR Program planning documents and schedule.
Assist with Business Process Analysis and Business Impact Analysis (BPA / BIA) efforts in identifying and standardizing the program's functional descriptions in support of BPA documentation.
Evaluate customer's COOP plan and Concept of Operations (CONOPS) and provide recommendations on how it can be leveraged within the program's plans.
Provide continuity expertise to support the program's System Engineering Team to incorporate COOP functionality and documentation in system designs and network builds, as appropriate.
Provide support to the IT Disaster Recovery efforts in identifying IT assets, dependency analysis, critical infrastructure assessments and tracking of Availability Plan of Action and Milestones (POA&M) actions.
Assist with development of the ITDR and Information Systems Contingency Plans (ISCP) test, training and exercise (TT&E) planning activities to support COOP exercises.
Assist with drafting initial annual Availability Controls Review of ISCP.
Review system Requests for Change (RFC) for implications to system availability/resiliency and provide a recommendation on the best course of action.
Provide support to the customer's IT & business roadmaps by incorporating a distributed operations environment.
Assist with aligning mission outcomes, program goals, and mission assurance activities to guide daily activities.
Provide input into team's work breakdown structures to ensure tasks support the resiliency goals.
Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university and t hirteen (13) years of experience in performing two (2) or more areas of Continuity of Government, Continuity of Operations, Business Continuity Planning, Crisis Management, Continuity Strategic Planning and Policy, Enterprise Risk Management and participation in national level homeland security or continuity of operational exercises.
Three (3) of the thirteen (13) years must be supporting a deferral department/agency or Intelligence Community component continuity of operations exercises.
Completion of the FEMA Continuity of Operations Excellence Series - Level 1 (Professional Continuity Practitioner) required.
Certification through the Disaster Recovery Institute International or Business Continuity Institute (e.g., CBCP, CPSCP, and MBCI) required.
Four (4) additional years of experience in one of the above areas may be substituted for a Bachelor's Degree.
Position requires an active TS/SCI with Polygraph level clearance.
US citizenship required.

Responsibilities

Assist in developing the program's COOP and ITDR Program planning documents and schedule.
Assist with Business Process Analysis and Business Impact Analysis (BPA / BIA) efforts in identifying and standardizing the program's functional descriptions in support of BPA documentation.
Evaluate customer's COOP plan and Concept of Operations (CONOPS) and provide recommendations on how it can be leveraged within the program's plans.
Provide continuity expertise to support the program's System Engineering Team to incorporate COOP functionality and documentation in system designs and network builds, as appropriate.
Provide support to the IT Disaster Recovery efforts in identifying IT assets, dependency analysis, critical infrastructure assessments and tracking of Availability Plan of Action and Milestones (POA&M) actions.
Assist with development of the ITDR and Information Systems Contingency Plans (ISCP) test, training and exercise (TT&E) planning activities to support COOP exercises.
Assist with drafting initial annual Availability Controls Review of ISCP.
Review system Requests for Change (RFC) for implications to system availability/resiliency and provide a recommendation on the best course of action.
Provide support to the customer's IT & business roadmaps by incorporating a distributed operations environment.
Assist with aligning mission outcomes, program goals, and mission assurance activities to guide daily activities.
Provide input into team's work breakdown structures to ensure tasks support the resiliency goals.