What you’ll do:
• Partner and collaborate with Third Party/vendor(s) develop a working knowledge of key Third Party
vendors and relevant internal policies
• Serve as a point of contact for building and maintaining test relationships
• Perform vendor risk assessments reviews, contract assessments, identify gaps and provide
recommendations
• Develop a working knowledge of regulatory guidelines, relating third-party disaster recovery program(s)
• Act as liaison for auditing and examination of third-party disaster recovery processes
• Establish and maintain Third Party testing business partner relationships, scheduled Third Party testing
with a full understanding of interdependencies and post-test management
• Deliver ongoing feedback regarding risk management, mitigation, and prevention
• Coordinate with the IT technical staff to ensure disaster recovery solutions are prepared, acceptable,
maintained, and tested as part of a consistent operational life cycle
• Understand and develop all test requirements for successful execution
• Coordinate and lead all external DR exercises, inclusive of tabletop exercises, simulated exercises and
full DR testing for Third Parties
• Regularly report Third Party Disaster Recovery activities to risk management
• Continually improve external DR process utilizing ever changing requirements and technologies
available; demonstrate excellent judgment with the ability to navigate ambiguity. You must make good
decisions, can identify issues, and know when to escalate matters. Self-starter; takes initiative and can
work independently
• Requirement to work some evenings and weekends to conduct testing
What you have
Required Qualifications
• 5+ years of demonstrated experience dedicated to disaster recovery operations and management
• 10+ years of systems engineering experience and or Technical Project Management
• 3+ years of delivering results using an Agile Framework
• Must be comfortable acting as a liaison for auditing and examination of disaster recovery and testing
processes
• Experience engaging with cross-functional IT teams
• Vendor Management and FFIEC, FINRA knowledge required
• Strong time management and organization skills
• Thorough business continuity program life cycle planing and source deliverables (e.g. risk assessments,
bias, continuity planning) is essential
• Experience establishing, managing and communication with Business Partners to cultivate strong
partnerships
• Strategic thinker with strong analytical skills
• Thorough knowledge and understanding of disaster recovery planning techniques and technologies as
well as the methods used in performing risk and business impact analysis
• Understanding of elementary IT network principles is critical
• Requires excellent oral and written communication skills to convey plans, exercise results, and activities
• Ability to plan, organize, and lead the testing of emergency response, recovery support, and business
resumption procedures
• MS Office Suite, MS Project, Visio
• SharePoint Experience a plus
In addition to the salary range, this role is also eligible for bonus or incentive opportunities
