Business Continuance Management #018
About The Position
Delan Associates, Inc. is seeking candidates for ongoing opportunities in Business Continuance Management in the Tallahassee, Florida area. The posting describes two roles: Manager, Business Continuance (Job #7000) and Business Continuance Specialist (Job #7010). The Manager is responsible for implementing and integrating enterprise risk management procedures based on an understanding of key IT services that must be maintained to reduce financial loss and preserve critical customer service capabilities. The Manager ensures that business continuance procedures are monitored and tested, that system failures are addressed, and that processes are developed to minimize or eliminate downtime. The role also develops service-level risk management agreements with business units and vendors. It is a middle-level management role, working under general direction of senior management and typically managing and mentoring supervisors, project leads, and/or technical staff. It leads multiple complex projects and serves as a subject matter expert. The Business Continuance Specialist develops risk management procedures, business continuance scenarios, and contingency plans for central and distributed systems and networks, helping maintain operations during downtime or major disasters. The Specialist identifies critical points of failure and recommends ways to address them; develops and implements business continuance policies, procedures, and test plans with IT operational and support groups; and participates in vendor evaluation and selection to ensure service-level agreements meet business continuance planning requirements. This is an intermediate professional role involving contingency planning and analysis for medium- to highly complex assignments. The Specialist works on multiple projects as a team member, leads business continuance planning components, and may coach junior technical staff.
Requirements
- For the Manager role: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field, or equivalent work experience.
- For the Manager role: At least 7 years of IT and business work experience, including managing large-scale IT infrastructure and support functions, risk management, process re-engineering or improvement.
- For the Manager role: Experience managing teams and projects.
- For the Specialist role: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field, or equivalent work experience.
- For the Specialist role: At least 3 years of IT work experience in information systems support, administration, and risk management.
Responsibilities
- Implement and integrate risk management procedures across the enterprise.
- Monitor and test business continuance procedures, respond to system failures, and develop processes to minimize or eliminate downtime.
- Develop service-level risk management agreements with business units and vendors.
- Manage and mentor supervisors, project leads, and/or technical staff; lead complex projects and serve as a subject matter expert.
- Develop risk management procedures, business continuance scenarios, and contingency plans for central and distributed systems and networks.
- Identify critical points of failure and recommend measures to address them.
- Develop and implement business continuance policies, procedures, and test plans with IT operational and support groups.
- Participate in vendor evaluation and selection to ensure service-level agreements meet business continuance planning requirements.
- Perform contingency planning and analysis for medium- to highly complex assignments; lead business continuance planning components and potentially coach junior technical staff.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
