Business Continuity And Disaster Recovery Coordinator
About the role
This position is onsite 5 days per week at our Irvine Headquarters and reports directly to the Disaster Recovery Manager. The role plays a key part in advancing overall Disaster Recovery (DR) program maturity, with a strong emphasis on transitioning recovery capabilities from on-premises environments to cloud platforms, including Microsoft Azure (Azure) and Amazon Web Services (AWS).
Responsibilities
- Lead and enhance Disaster Recovery (DR) testing programs, with a primary focus on cloud-based testing in Azure and AWS, driving consistency, scalability, and continuous improvement
- Support and accelerate the transition of DR strategies and testing from on-premises to cloud environments, including modernization of recovery approaches
- Develop and align DR capabilities to a 3–5-year strategic roadmap, strengthening long-term program maturity and organizational resilience
- Coordinate and continuously improve Business Continuity Plans (BCP), Application Recovery Plans (ARP), and Disaster Recovery (DR) plans, ensuring accuracy and readiness
- Validate recovery strategies to meet defined Recovery Time Objectives (RTOs) and Recovery Point Objectives (RPOs)
- Partner with Infrastructure, Application Support teams, and stakeholders across multiple business units to ensure recovery strategies align with operational requirements
- Conduct Business Impact Analyses (BIA) to identify critical processes, dependencies, and system recovery priorities
- Participate in and support on-premises DR testing activities, in coordination with a dedicated on-prem testing role
- Design and facilitate training sessions, tabletop exercises (TTX), and recovery simulations to improve organizational preparedness
- Develop and strengthen the Crisis Management Team (CMT), including roles, responsibilities, and response procedures
- Manage Business Continuity Steering Committee meetings, including agenda development, reporting, and action tracking
- Deliver leadership reporting on testing outcomes, risks, gaps, and overall program maturity
- Support incident response and crisis management efforts as required
Skills
- Disaster recovery
- Business continuity
- AWS
- Project management
- Cloud platforms (Azure, AWS)
- Business continuity planning
- Risk management
- Recovery strategy development
Pay
The pay range for this position is $55.00 - $65.00 per hour.
Benefits
Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital coverage
- 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
- Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
- Short- and long-term disability
- Health Spending Account (HSA)
- Transportation benefits
- Employee Assistance Program
- Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation, or Sick Leave)
Schedule
This is a fully onsite, Contract to Hire position based in Fountain Valley, CA, requiring 5 days per week onsite.