Senior Business Resiliency Analyst

Job Description

This role will report to the Director of Business Resiliency within Information Security as a member of the Business Continuity team. The analyst will manage the creation and maintenance of Business Continuity plans, BIA's, recovery strategies, exercises and testing for assessment and measurement of risk mitigation and preparedness level. The role will also perform duties related to general incident management, incident tracking, and reporting.

Essential Functions

• Conduct business impact analysis (BIA's) workshops defining critical time-sensitive functions and identification of required resources for business recovery
• Lead the Business Continuity team's automation of business continuity plan
• Facilitate the development and maintain effective delivery of recovery strategies capabilities
• Provide support to management and business functional areas when business disruption occurs.
• Participate and contribute to technology project initiatives relating to enterprise risk assessments, disaster recovery, and technology risk management.
• Provide guidance in the planning and execution of continuity exercises; includes tracking, follow-up and reporting required to resolve any issues identified, to ensure the organization's ability to recover.
• Assist in planning and execution of tabletop exercise relating to incident response, crisis management, and/or business continuity
• Define quality control attributes and/or basic test scenarios to support unit and functional testing of recovery controls
• Provide Third Party Risk Assessment support as needed
• Apply general industry and regulatory compliance knowledge to the benefit of the company and program
• Willingness to be on-call and travel as required by the role. May be required to work weekends and/or extended hours
  
  

Additional Essential Functions

• Ensure compliance with Northwest’s policies and procedures, and Federal/State regulations
• Navigate Microsoft Office Software, computer applications, and software specific to the department in order to maximize technology tools and gain efficiency
• Work as part of a team
• Work with on-site equipment
  
  

Safety and Health for those without supervisory duties

• Abide by the rules of the safety and loss prevention program
• Perform work tasks in a safe manner
• Report any and all injuries to supervisor
• Know what to do in case of an emergency
  
  

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education

Bachelor's Degree Information Technology or related field

Work Experience

5 - 6 years Experience in Business Continuity, Operational Resilience or Operational Risk areas And

5 - 6 years Archer (Risk Management Platform) And

2 - 3 years Experience with ServiceNow And

5 - 6 years Prior Financial Services Experience And

5 - 6 years Process Mapping Experience

General Employee Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

• Ability to establish effective working relationships among team members and participate in solving problems and making decisions
• Ability to present and express ideas and information clearly and concisely in a manner appropriate to the audience, whether oral or written
• Ability to actively listen to what others are saying to achieve understanding, sharing information with others and facilitating the open exchange of ideas and information
• Ability to establish courses of action for self to accomplish specific goals, develop and use tracking systems for monitoring own work progress, and effectively use resources such as time and information
• Ability to make right decisions based on perceptive and analytical processes, practicing good judgment in gray areas
  
  

Additional Knowledge, Skills And Abilities

Strong interpersonal skills with a demonstrated ability to gain the confidence and respect of senior managers

Analytical thinking, planning, organizing, and critical thinking skills

Strong written and verbal communication skills, presentation, and training skills

Ability to communicate with and create documentation for technical and non-technical audiences

Proactively identify potential risks and develop contingency plans to mitigate their impact on operations

Collaborate with external partners and vendors to ensure their operational resilience aligns with organizational standards

Additional Licenses And Certifications

Certified Business Continuity Professional (CBCP)

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