Description

We are seeking a skilled Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery (BCDR) Consultant to develop, implement, and maintain effective continuity and recovery strategies. The ideal candidate will work closely with stakeholders to ensure organizational resilience, minimize disruptions, and safeguard critical business operations. This role involves designing plans, conducting risk assessments, and facilitating testing to prepare for potential threats and disasters.

Key Responsibilities

• Business Continuity Planning (BCP):
  • Assess organizational processes to identify critical functions and dependencies.
  • Develop and maintain BCP documentation, including recovery strategies and emergency response plans.
• Disaster Recovery (DR):
  • Design and implement DR plans for IT systems, applications, and infrastructure.
  • Collaborate with IT teams to define recovery time objectives (RTOs) and recovery point objectives (RPOs).
• Risk Assessments:
  • Conduct business impact analyses (BIA) to identify vulnerabilities and evaluate potential risks.
  • Provide recommendations to mitigate risks and enhance resilience.
• Testing & Training:
  • Organize and facilitate BCP/DR drills and testing exercises.
  • Train employees and stakeholders on continuity procedures and emergency response.
• Compliance & Standards:
  • Ensure alignment with industry standards such as ISO 22301, NIST, or other regulatory requirements.
  • Stay up-to-date with emerging threats, technologies, and best practices in business continuity and disaster recovery.
• Stakeholder Engagement:
  • Act as the primary point of contact for BCDR initiatives.
  • Collaborate with internal teams, vendors, and external partners to ensure cohesive planning and execution.

Specific responsibilities include:

• Review MSAs and contracts to ensure the inclusion of appropriate Business Continuity/Disaster Recovery legal verbiage.
• Evaluate critical third-party suppliers' Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery (BCDR) capabilities.
• Identify and document potential continuity risks.
• Work within the OneTrust application to review and manage supplier submissions as it relates to BCDR.
• Serve as the Subject Matter Expert (SME) for BCDR questions in various meetings, providing feedback to the business area on how to address and/or mitigate associated risks.
• Participate in discussions regarding resiliency risks, review findings or collaborate on risk remediation activities.
• Assist with communicating the impacts of BCDR risks that go unaddressed or that are accepted as is.
• Attend weekly meetings with the ISRM (Information Security Risk Management) team to discuss and align on risk management practices.