Business Continuity Analyst I - ERM

Visions Federal Credit Union; Endwell (NY); On-site; USD 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Retirement benefits

Excellent health benefits

Flexible PTO / VTO / WTO

10+ holidays per year

LSA stipend for wellness or personal/s

Job summary

Visions Federal Credit Union in Endwell, NY is hiring a Business Continuity Analyst I to ensure operations continue during disruptions. You will identify critical functions, assess risks, and develop recovery strategies across departments, coordinating testing and exercises.

The role emphasizes data analysis and reporting within enterprise risk management, contributing to the ongoing maturity of the Business Continuity Program.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 1-3 years of relevant experience in business continuity, disaster recovery, or risk management.
• Demonstrated knowledge of continuity planning, BIAs, testing, and incident response concepts.
• Excellent organizational, analytical, and communication skills across multiple units.

Responsibilities

• Identify critical functions, assess risks, and develop continuity and recovery strategies.
• Coordinate continuity exercises, testing, and program training.
• Support incident response and recovery efforts during disruptions.
• Administer governance, risk, and compliance systems and report metrics.

Skills

Organizational skills

Analytical thinking

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

WHO WE ARE

We're in the business of people helping people, and you can help us make an impact on our members’ lives and in your community. Whether it’s helping a member make a transaction, buy their first home, or improve their financial wellness one step at a time - you have an impact on their lives just by working here, no matter what your position may be.

Work with us - and be part of something bigger than banking.

In exchange for your time and talents, we offer generous benefits, including:

• Retirement benefits - pension plan, 401(k) with employer match
• Excellent health benefits - medical, dental, vision, and supplemental coverage
• Flexible Paid Time Off (PTO), Volunteer Time Off (VTO), and Wellness Time Off (WTO)
• 10+ paid holidays per year
• Lifestyle Spending Account (LSA) stipend for wellness, caregiving, or personal expenses such as student loan repayment and tuition reimbursement
• Employee recognition program
  ...and more!

ABOUT THE POSITION

Position Overview

As a Business Continuity Analyst I, you'll help ensure the credit union can continue serving members during unexpected disruptions such as technology outages, cybersecurity incidents, severe weather events, facility emergencies, or other operational interruptions. You'll work with departments across the organization to identify critical business functions, assess risks, develop recovery plans, coordinate testing exercises, and support response activities when disruptions occur.

This role is ideal for individuals who have experience supporting business continuity, disaster recovery, operational resiliency, crisis management, emergency preparedness, or incident management programs. While data analysis and reporting are important components of the position, the primary focus is helping ensure critical business operations can continue or be restored during periods of disruption.

As part of the Enterprise Risk Management, you'll contribute to the ongoing maturity of the credit union's Business Continuity Program by partnering with business leaders, facilitating continuity planning activities, coordinating testing and exercises, and supporting response and recovery efforts when disruptions occur.

Position Type

Full-Time (40 hours/week). Monday to Friday 8:00AM - 5:00PM

Compensation Range

$65,000 - $75,000/year (Exempt) *Hiring rates may be dependent on a number of factors, including years of directly related work experience, education, geographic location or special skills*

Location

This is an on-site position in Endwell, NY.

What You'll Do:

• Partner with business units to identify critical functions, assess operational risks, evaluate business impacts, and develop practical continuity and recovery strategies.
• Work with departments across the credit union to identify critical business services and develop plans for maintaining or restoring operations during disruptions.
• Develop, maintain, and test business continuity, disaster recovery, crisis management, and incident response plans.
• Coordinate continuity exercises, tabletop exercises, disaster recovery testing, and program training activities.
• Assist with real-time incident response, business recovery, and continuity event coordination during operational disruptions.
• Analyze continuity program results and assessment data, develop recommendations, and support ongoing program maturity initiatives.
• Administer and maintain business continuity and governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) systems, including reporting, metrics, and program documentation.

What success looks like:

• Demonstrates a strong understanding of business continuity, disaster recovery, operational resiliency, and incident response practices.
• Successfully facilitates continuity planning activities with business partners and proactively identifies opportunities for program improvement.
• Builds trusted partnerships across departments and serves as a resource for continuity planning and recovery preparedness.
• Demonstrates increasing ownership of of business impact analyses, continuity testing, recovery planning, and resilience recommendations.
• Progresses toward independently managing continuity program activities and readiness for a Business Continuity Analyst II role.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree with 1-3 years of relevant experience supporting business continuity, disaster recovery, operational resiliency, incident management, emergency management, risk management, information security, or a related field; or 4-6 years of experience in lieu of a degree.
• Demonstrated knowledge of business continuity planning, business impact analysis, continuity testing, disaster recovery, operational resiliency, incident management, or emergency preparedness concepts.
• Experienceparticipatingin continuity planning activities, continuity exercises, recovery planning, risk assessments, incident response efforts, or related resiliency initiatives.
• Strong organizational, analytical, and communication skills with the ability to work across multiple business units and manage competing priorities.
• Proficiencyin Microsoft Office applications including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
• Ability tomaintainconfidentiality and exercise sound judgment when handling sensitive business information.
• Visionsremainscommitted to diversity and inclusion and will consider alternative combinations of education and relevant experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Direct experience supporting business continuity, disaster recovery, operational resiliency, crisis management, emergency preparedness, or incident response programs.
• Experience conducting orfacilitatingBusiness Impact Analyses (BIAs), continuity risk assessments, continuity plan development, or continuity testing.
• Experience within financial services, banking, credit unions, insurance, healthcare, government, utilities, or another highly regulated industry.
• Experience administering business continuity, risk, or governance platforms (GRC tools).
• Relevant certifications such as CBCP, MBCI, ABCP, Certified Risk Manager (CRM), Disaster Recovery certification, Incident Management certification, or similar credentials.

At this time, Visions Federal Credit Union will not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization or offer any immigration related support for this position.

MISSION AND VALUES

Our mission is to MAKE VISIONS MATTER.

• To our members, we will provide value and relevance.
• To our employees, we will be a premier organization and provide opportunities for career advancement.
• To our community, we will be a leader and provide a positive impact.

At Visions, we’re an organization with Integrity that builds Community, provides exceptional Service to all, and continually strives to earn your Trust.

We make Visions matter. You can, too. #ClaimYourSeat

Learn More!

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• Visions FCU
• Employee benefits
• Employee culture
• Community giveback

If you have any questions, please contact the Talent Team directly at 800.242.2120, ext. 10501 or by emailing us at [e-mail].

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