Sr. Specialist, Disaster Recovery Test Coordinator

Santander Bank • Quincy, MA

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About The Position

The Sr. Specialist, Disaster Recovery Test Coordinator is responsible for planning and coordinating Disaster Recovery (DR) testing for a multi-entity IT DR function. This role involves facilitating disaster recovery testing initiatives, managing the disaster recovery testing lifecycle, and ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements. The coordinator will work closely with various teams to develop and maintain DR plans, conduct testing, and support business continuity efforts.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent work experience in IT Disaster Recovery, Business Continuity Planning, Cyber Resilience, or equivalent field.
• 5+ years of experience in Disaster Recovery, IT Resiliency, Business Continuity, and Cyber Resilience.
• Knowledge of IT infrastructure operations and familiarity with disaster recovery operations.
• General knowledge of technologies including data replication, virtualization, network routing, and firewalls.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills to convey DR plans and activities.
• Strong organizational skills to manage DR exercises throughout the testing lifecycle.
• Strong Excel skills with working knowledge of pivot tables.

Nice To Haves

• CBCP (Certified Business Continuity Professional) certification is a plus.
• Familiarity with business continuity and disaster recovery program life cycles.

Responsibilities

• Act as the DR Coordinator responsible for planning and coordinating Disaster Recovery testing.
• Facilitate communication between Business Continuity Management, IT Infrastructure Operations, Technology Architecture, IT Systems Engineering, Application CIO teams, Business areas, and third-party vendors.
• Participate in technical and business planning meetings for all DR testing activities.
• Develop and maintain Disaster Recovery plans, procedures, runbooks, and test scripts with the support of technical SMEs.
• Coordinate annual IT Disaster Recovery testing for on-premises applications and third-party hosted applications.
• Facilitate and support business testing during disaster recovery exercises.
• Support on-site DR testing when needed.
• Facilitate timely identification, communication, escalation, and remediation of issues in support of the US enterprise-wide Disaster Recovery testing program.
• Ensure the US DR testing program meets regulatory requirements and expectations.
• Conduct regular DR debrief meetings with key Technology and Business stakeholders.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Credit Intermediation and Related Activities
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree