Operational Resilience & Business Continuity Consultant

Decskill; Lisboa; On-site; EUR 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Decskill is seeking an Operational Resilience & Business Continuity Consultant for a Lisbon project. You will conduct BIA campaigns, develop and test BC plans, and support resilience frameworks across an international environment.

English is required, Portuguese/Spanish valued, with a focus on practical remediation and continuous improvement. We offer long-term opportunities within a growing IT consulting group, with teams in Lisbon, Porto and Madrid, and a culture that values curiosity and

Qualifications

• 3+ years in Risk Management, Business Continuity or related fields.
• Experience with BIA and BCP development and testing.
• Knowledge of crisis management frameworks and response processes.
• Ability to work in international, multicultural environments; English required.
• Portuguese/Spanish language skills valued.

Responsibilities

• Conduct BIA campaigns to identify critical functions, dependencies and risks.
• Develop, test and validate Business Continuity Plans and recovery procedures.
• Support resilience frameworks and crisis management activities.
• Coordinate with internal teams and partners to document recovery solutions.
• Assist resilience testing, exercises and post-action reviews.
• Maintain resilience documentation and training materials.

Skills

Risk Management

Business Continuity

Operational Resilience

Crisis Management

Business Impact Analysis

Disaster Recovery

Analytical Thinking

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/IT/Engineering

Job description

We are growing. And we are looking for talented people.

At Decskill, we believe that technological excellence is driven by human talent.

We are an IT consulting company with more than 10 years of consolidated experience in the market, focused on building long-term relationships with both our clients and our people. Today, we are a community of over 800 professionals, working from Lisbon, Porto, and Madrid, contributing to impactful technology initiatives.

As part of the Astek Group, we combine a strong local culture with a global presence, being active in around 23 countries across 4 continents. This allows us to offer an international context, diverse challenges, and long-term career opportunities, while staying close to our teams.

We would like to meet an Operational Resilience & Business Continuity Consultant for a project in Lisbon.

Responsibilities:

• Conduct Business Impact Analysis (BIA) campaigns to identify critical business functions, dependencies, risks, and potential impacts of disruptions.
• Develop, maintain, test, and validate Business Continuity Plans (BCPs) and recovery procedures.
• Support the design, implementation, and continuous improvement of Operational Resilience and Business Continuity frameworks.
• Contribute to Crisis Management activities, including crisis preparedness, response procedures, escalation processes, and crisis documentation.
• Identify resilience gaps and develop remediation and action plans to address identified risks and vulnerabilities.
• Prepare BIA materials, user guides, awareness content, reports, and presentations for business stakeholders.
• Develop and maintain documentation related to business continuity, crisis management, recovery solutions, operational resilience, and risk management.
• Support the organization of training and awareness initiatives covering business continuity, crisis management, cybersecurity risks, physical disruptions, and polycrisis scenarios.
• Maintain crisis contact directories, recovery solution catalogues, handbooks, and collaborative repositories for resilience-related documentation and best practices.
• Coordinate with internal teams, business stakeholders, external partners, and service providers to ensure recovery solutions are documented and fit for purpose.
• Support resilience testing and exercises, documenting outcomes, lessons learned, and follow-up actions.
• Monitor and continuously improve processes, documentation, training, and resilience capabilities.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field.
• Minimum of 3 years of professional experience in Risk Management, Business Continuity, Operational Resilience, Crisis Management, or a related field.
• Practical experience with Business Impact Analysis (BIA) and Business Continuity Planning (BCP).
• Knowledge of Crisis Management principles, processes, and response frameworks.
• Experience developing, maintaining, testing, and validating Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery plans.
• Knowledge of Operational Resilience and Business Continuity frameworks, methodologies, and best practices.
• Experience identifying risks, resilience gaps, dependencies, and defining remediation or mitigation plans.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to translate analysis into actionable recommendations.
• Experience working in an international and multicultural environment is a plus.
• Fluency in English is required;
• Professional working proficiency in portuguese and/or spanish is highly valued.

Are you looking for an environment that values curiosity and commitment? Here, your contribution has real impact and individual growth is taken seriously.

Find with us the right opportunity to grow!

What you can expect from us

• Long-term projects with national and international context
• Opportunities to grow technically and professionally
• A people-first culture, focused on transparency and trust
• Teams that value ownership, collaboration and stability

Your next challenge might start here.

At Decskill, we are committed to equal opportunities and non-discrimination. We promote a culture of diversity and inclusion, where recruitment and career progression are based solely on talent, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, race, nationality, or any other form of discrimination incompatible with human dignity.