Business Continuity Analyst

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, maintain, and exercise (test) disaster recovery and business continuity plans in accordance with applicable regulations and policies.
• Provide key insights and reporting related to the organization’s business process resiliency, including the development and execution of an annual testing plan and participation on enterprise assurance committees.
• Manage the development and implementation of BCP/DR schedules and testing, covering network systems, information security, third-party system integration, business processes, and governance programs.
• Assist PSECU Management and the Board of Directors in analyzing IT risk management, internal control, and governance processes.
• Participate in disaster recovery and business continuity events, assisting recovery support and business continuity staff in implementing response and alternate operating strategies.
• Coordinate and guide the development of recovery procedures for key areas of the organization, ensuring the restoration of key corporate resources and the resumption of critical business processes.
• Conduct business impact analysis and assist business units in determining critical business processes, identifying acceptable recovery time periods, and establishing resources required for recovery.
• Perform risk analysis for corporate functional areas, identifying points of vulnerability and recommending disaster avoidance or reduction strategies.
• Coordinate and guide the efforts of staff members in the development of recovery procedures for key areas of the organization, ensuring the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of logical assets.
• Conduct disaster recovery and business continuity training for staff members in all functional areas, providing instructional and informational materials on how employees are expected to respond during a disaster recovery or business continuity event.
• Analyze environmental and equipment configurations for critical corporate resources and recommend disaster avoidance measures and improved backup capabilities.
• Review changes in corporate resources with management to ensure the effectiveness of recovery procedures and backup capabilities.
• Maintain a library of emergency response procedures and update them to reflect changes in staff size, locations, organization, and home office facilities.
• Monitor the effectiveness of procedures during evacuation drills and revise the procedures as necessary.
• Ensure records required for recovery are identified and properly maintained in the vital records retention program.

Qualifications

• BS in any equivalent combination of experience and education
• Two to four years’ experience in a generally related field
• Certification in field of expertise - i.e., Certified Business Continuity Professional (CBCP)