Disaster Recovery Analyst

Disaster Recovery Analyst

Req number:

R2215

Employment type:

Full time

Worksite flexibility:

Onsite

Job Summary

We are looking for a motivated Disaster Recovery Analyst ready to take us to the next level! If you have 5 years (full-time equivalent) of recent experience in: Disaster Recovery, developing, maintaining and testing recovery plans, and are looking for your next career move, apply now.

Job Description

We are looking for a Disaster Recovery Analyst with 5+ years’ experience in designing and implementing disaster recovery processes and business continuity procedures for re-establishing servers, databases and operating systems in the event of a disruption, both minor and catastrophic. This person will also perform and analyze disaster simulations for the prompt restoration of services and conduct audits where required. This position will be full-time and onsite.

What You’ll Do

•  Understands disaster recovery program scope, goals, deliverables and collaborates with Management and Users

• Develops and maintain disaster recovery strategy plans across the enterprise

• Manages the implementation and execution of the disaster recovery strategy to meet industry leading practices

• Defines the steps to be undertaken to resolve cybersecurity incidents and associated escalation procedures

• Manages key performance indicators (i.e. RTO and RPO) and dashboards to report metrics, goals and milestones relevant to disaster recovery

• Creates and maintains the disaster recovery incident management plan

• Maintains, tests and updates the disaster recovery plan under management supervision

• Communicates disaster recovery and incident management plan with all relevant stakeholders related to incidents

• Monitors the process of whether key policy, regulatory or legal requirements are being met and manages any disaster recovery breaches in those requirements

• Monitors the quality of technology services through continual audits to build quality excellence and ensure efficient and effective checks and balances

• Establishes training programs to educate employees on organizational best practices around the management of all major IT related incidents

• Updates disaster recovery sponsors and stakeholders across all Divisions regularly on the status of open and resolved issues

• Works collaboratively with internal IM functions and external Divisions, vendors, and other key stakeholders across all Divisions to develop, facilitate, and perform disaster recovery

• Works with stakeholders to iteratively test critical business applications

What You'll Need

Required:

•  5 years (full-time equivalent) of recent experience in: Disaster Recovery, developing, maintaining and testing recovery plans

• Experience may be substituted for education on a year-to-year basis or 2 years intensive DR experience combined with a deep IT applications and technical Quality Assurance/program management practical experience

• Experience successfully creating and maintaining effective partnerships with people from diverse backgrounds and areas of technical expertise

• 3 years’ experience with disaster recovery and/or business continuity planning, testing or training

• 3 years’ experience of data and voice telecommunications to guide the preparation of related recovery procedures

• 3 years’ experience of VMWare SRM, Veeam Disaster Recovery Orchestrator (DRO), and Veeam backup

• 3 years’ experience of Data center infrastructure development and management experience

• 3 years’ experience of Backup, recovery, storage systems and IT security management

• Ability to develop, implement and maintain an organization-wide strategy around disaster recovery

• Ability to develop and implement disaster recovering incident management practices

• Demonstrated knowledge and exposure to developing and conducting business impact analyses and risk assessments

• Ability to analyze data and recommend improvements that align with industry standards

• Demonstrated knowledge of personal computers and applications such as Microsoft Office and other related software

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

• Ability to organize and plan so workflow is managed efficiently and accurately; must be able take initiative and exercise sound independent judgment

• Ability to communicate technical information in a clear and concise manner to both technical and non-technical resources

• Ability to effectively manage numerous diverse projects and priorities simultaneously

• Ability to establish, build and maintain effective customer-focused working relationships with Port employees, managers, consultants, vendors, contractors, and others encountered in the course of performing disaster recovery work

• Ability to develop, maintain and/or update standards and documentation using the latest information tool kits

Preferred:

• Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) foundational certification

• CBCP Certification

• Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate

Physical Demands

• Ability to safely and successfully perform the essential job functions consistent with the ADA and other federal, state and local standards
• Sedentary work that involves sitting or remaining stationary most of the time with occasional need to move around the office to attend meetings, etc.
• Ability to conduct repetitive tasks on a computer, utilizing a mouse, keyboard, and monitor

Reasonable Accommodation Statement

If you require a reasonable accommodation in completing this application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employment selection process, please direct your inquiries to or (888) 824 – 8111.

Equal Employment Opportunity Policy Statement

It is the policy of CAI not to discriminate against any employee or applicant due to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability or being a protected veteran. It is also the policy of CAI to take affirmative action to employ and to advance in employment, all persons regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability or being a protected veteran, and to base all employment decisions only on valid job requirements. This policy shall apply to all employment actions, including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, upgrading, promotion, transfer, demotion, layoff, recall, termination, rates of pay or other forms of compensation and selection for training, including apprenticeship, at all levels of employment. Employees and applicants of CAI will not be subject to harassment due to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability or being a protected veteran. Additionally, retaliation, including intimidation, threats, or coercion, because an employee or applicant has objected to discrimination, engaged or may engage in filing a complaint, assisted in a review, investigation, or hearing or have otherwise sought to obtain their legal rights under any Federal, State, or local EEO law is prohibited.