Lead Disaster Recovery/Continuity of Operations Analyst

Tyto Athene is searching for a Lead Disaster Recovery/Continuity of Operations Analyst to support our law enforcement customer in Washington, DC.

Responsibilities:

• Developing and maintaining plans and procedures to ensure the organization can respond to a disaster through the resumption of critical functions within a defined time frame.
• Facilitating the design, development, maintenance, and exercising (testing) of the overall COOP/DR plans for each critical functional area of the organization.
• Enhancing the continuity program documentation utilizing established frameworks and standards, such as Federal Continuity Directives and FISMA Plans for certain contingency evens includes, but are not limited to, information systems recovery, pandemic, devolution, reconstitution, and contingency operations.
• Providing contingency training for personnel with contingency plan responsibilities focusing on familiarizing them with Information System Contingency Plan (ISCP) roles and teaching skills necessary to accomplish their roles in a system recovery capacity.
• Coordinating activities to support the management and continuous improvement of the continuity program, including operational administration activities and data calls associated with COOP, critical infrastructure planning, business continuity planning, contingency planning, and backup and recovery.
• Conducting Business Impact Analysis (BIA) for various departments and functions, analyzing the potential business impact of unpredictable business interruptions such as natural disasters, security breaches, etc.
• Developing Recovery Point Objectives (RPO), Recovery Time Objectives (RTO), and other measures as appropriate and working with other IT teams to identify and implement cost-effective solutions to meet the organization's needs.
• Recommending best practices for IT COOP/DR services strategies, policies, processes, and procedures.

Required:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Minimum of eight (8) years general experience and six (6) years specialized experience in the functional responsibility area
• Knowledge of cybersecurity threats
• Knowledge of information systems technologies
• Experience with online research techniques
• Thorough knowledge and understanding of current disaster recovery / COOP planning techniques and technologies as well as the methods used in performing risk analyses and business impact analyses
• Working knowledge of data processing in order to assist in the preparation of recovery procedures in this area
• Working knowledge of data and voice telecommunications in order to assist in the preparation of recovery procedures in this area
• Good project management skills. Ability to plan, organize, and lead the testing of emergency response, recovery support, and business resumption procedures
• Strong interpersonal skills in negotiating, problem-solving, and knowledge sharing when interfacing with managers and staff at all levels in the organization, including external organization stakeholders on disaster recovery services

Clearance: Top Secret clearance required

Location: This role is hybrid in nature and may require minimal travel to DR/COOP sites. Teleworking will be authorized for other times.

Benefits:

• Highlights of our benefits include Health/Dental/Vision, 401(k) match, Flexible Time Off, STD/LTD/Life Insurance, Referral Bonuses, professional development reimbursement, and maternity/paternity leave