What are the responsibilities and job description for the Business Continuity Specialist position at Dexian Signature Consultants?
Job Details
Job Summary:
Dexian is seeking a Business Continuity Specialist for an opportunity with a client located in Newark, DE.
Responsibilities:
- Develop, implement, and maintain a comprehensive business continuity plan
- Conduct risk assessments to identify potential threats and vulnerabilities
- Design and execute disaster recovery and business resumption strategies
- Conduct regular drills and exercises to test the effectiveness of the business continuity plan
- Collaborate with key stakeholders to ensure their needs and requirements are addressed in the business continuity plan
- Provide training and awareness to all employees on the business continuity plan and their roles and responsibilities
- Stay informed of industry best practices and continuously improve the business continuity plan
Requirements:
- Experience in developing and managing technology resiliency & recovery plans and testing standards, policies, and process and procedure documents
- Knowledge of technology systems application and data protection techniques, system rebuild and data recovery or reconstruction capabilities and testing techniques
- Demonstrated ability partnering with and providing expert-level advice to business partners with complex recovery and resiliency requirements
- Ability to learn and adapt quickly
- Highly organized, ability to simultaneously prioritize tasks and handle numerous time-sensitive issues
- Identifies linkages and thinks "enterprise" across business lines and geographies
- Embraces and drives changes
- Proactively takes a leadership role to ensure team success
- Drives positive energy across the team
- Analytical/strong attention to detail
- Proficient Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint, & Outlook skills
- 7 years of technology resilience planning and testing or equivalent.
- Experience in failure analysis and contingency planning and testing
- Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent experience.
- Strong strategic mindset
- Strong risk mindset with process and controls background
- Actively debate and escalate issues and concerns
- Demonstrated understanding of internal control discipline and operational excellence
- Effective partnering and relationship management skills applying a collaborative mindset
- Strong analytical, logical reasoning and problem solving skills
Dexian is a leading provider of staffing, IT, and workforce solutions with over 12,000 employees and 70 locations worldwide. As one of the largest IT staffing companies and the 2nd largest minority-owned staffing company in the U.S., Dexian was formed in 2023 through the merger of DISYS and Signature Consultants. Combining the best elements of its core companies, Dexian's platform connects talent, technology, and organizations to produce game-changing results that help everyone achieve their ambitions and goals.
Dexian's brands include Dexian DISYS, Dexian Signature Consultants, Dexian Government Solutions, Dexian Talent Development and Dexian IT Solutions. Visit to learn more.
Dexian is an Equal Opportunity Employer that recruits and hires qualified candidates without regard to race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, disability, or veteran status.
