Hybrid Details: Boston, MA – Hybrid Onsite/Remote
Duration: 10 months to start
Job Description
The Disaster Recovery Analyst role will be a member of a 2-person team, reporting to the Disaster Recovery Program Manager and the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO). The ideal candidate is a detail-oriented self-starter with a passion for building relationships and collaboration. The candidate must have strong written and verbal communication skills.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Perform risk analysis to identify points of vulnerability and recommend disaster avoidance and reduction.
- Help publish new and updated recovery plans for IT applications in collaboration with IT Application Owners.
- Help IT Application Owners apply Disaster Recovery requirements to their applications by
- reviewing governance applicable to DR
- reviewing documented recovery plans for completeness and opportunities for improvement, and
- scheduling DR exercises.
- Participate as an observer and scribe during DR testing exercises to document the test scope, timing, success/failure results, and opportunities for improvement. This could include on-site work at a recovery site (candidate would need to provide their own transportation for this).
- Track key performance metrics for the Disaster Recovery Program and assist with reporting to IT Leadership.
Required
- Four plus (4+) years of practical experience in IT Operations
- Two plus (2+) years of training or practical experience in Disaster Recovery
- Strong work ethic, great time management, and highly inclusive team player
- Effective verbal and written communicator, with excellent writing skills
- Authorization to work indefinitely in the U.S.
Preferred:
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Computer Science
- Previous experience on a Disaster Recovery team in a large organization