IT Business Continuity Consultant

Accenture Federal Services•Arlington, VA

6d•$78,600 - $160,200

About The Position

IT Business Continuity plans and procedures are used in business continuity planning to ensure that the critical organizational operations required to keep an organization running continue to operate during events when key dependencies of operations are disrupted. The IT Business Continuity Consultant would provide support for project/program management activities, work with technical teams to identify requirements and test plans, identify business continuity scenarios and coordinate deployment/exercise activities. The IT Business Continuity Consultant will plan, prepare, perform and document Business Continuity activities within the IT infrastructure.

Requirements

US Citizen on US soil
Ability to work with technical team to capture work efforts, document tasks, coordinate across teams, and support creation of work products/templates.
Ability to work well in a team environment as well as independently
Ability to identify potential areas of improvement and make recommendations for improvement.
Good communication (written and oral) and interpersonal skills
Ability to develop strong professional relationships with fellow team members
Skilled in using MS Word, MS Excel and Visio

Nice To Haves

1-2 years of requirements gathering and/or testing experience
Participated in a Disaster Recovery or Ransomware exercise or real life scenario
Knowledge of business impact and risk analysis processes
Good communication skills
Ability to collaborate with business and technology professionals

Responsibilities

Provide support for project/program management activities
Work with technical teams to identify requirements and test plans
Identify business continuity scenarios
Coordinate deployment/exercise activities
Plan, prepare, perform and document Business Continuity activities within the IT infrastructure