Business Continuity Specialist

Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey; Newark (NJ); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey is seeking an experienced Specialist II to drive business continuity initiatives and interface with senior leadership. The role involves backend BCM tool configuration, project management, and problem resolution across business continuity, disaster recovery, and incident management.

Under the direction of the Business Continuity Director, you will work independently to support growing programs, collaborating with IT and leadership to ensure enterprise

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree preferred or relevant experience in business continuity, incident management or disaster recovery.
• Fusion Framework Systems Certified Administrator certification is required.
• CBCP or MBCI certification is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Act as the primary BCM subject matter expert to configure and maintain backend changes to the Fusion software tool.
• Develop reports and modify screens; perform data cleansing and system changes as needed.
• Partner with company areas to execute the annual Business Continuity Management plan maintenance, including Business Impact Analysis.
• Lead recovery strategy development in collaboration with Disaster Recovery and IT teams.
• Collaborate with leadership to develop, coordinate, and maintain comprehensive business contingency plans and validation methodologies.

Skills

Project Management

Analytical Thinking

Stakeholder Communication

Independent Working

Education

Bachelor's degree preferred or relevant experience

Bachelor degree preferred

Fusion Framework Systems Certified Administrator

CBCP or MBCI certification a plus

Tools

Fusion software tool

BCM reporting tools

Job description

We are a leading company in NJ that is expanding our already well established business.

We are seeking a tenured independent & progressive thinking employee to interface with varying levels of senior leadership and support our growing business initiatives.

About the Role

Under the administrative direction of the Business Continuity Director, the Specialist II role will work independently.

The Specialist will provide professional, specialized skills including, but not limited to, BCM tool backend configuration, project management, problem analysis and resolution related to Business Continuity, Disaster Recovery, and Incident/Emergency Management

*The role is hybrid status, with 2 days a week in northern NJ or central NJ offices.

Responsibilities

• Act as the primary BCM subject matter expert to configure and maintain backend changes to the Fusion software tool. This includes developing reports, modifying screens, system changes, data cleansing etc.
• Recommend and implement Business Continuity Management best practices suitable.
• Partner with various areas within company to execute the annual Business Continuity Management plan maintenance, including Business Impact Analysis.
• Primary BCM subject matter expert in the development of recovery strategies in collaboration with the Disaster Recovery and IT teams.
• Collaborate with leadership in developing, coordinating, and maintaining comprehensive business contingency plans and validation methodology, to ensure the enterprise's ability to recovery, in the event of an unforeseen disruption to facilities, technology systems, or applications.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma/GED required.
• Bachelor degree preferred or relevant experience in lieu of degree.
• Minimum 8 years direct experience in business continuity planning or related fields required (Business Continuity, Incident Management or Disaster Recovery field).

Additional licensing, certifications, registrations

• Fusion Framework Systems Certified Administrator required.
• CBCP or MBCI certification a plus.

Knowledge

• Strong knowledge and application of the Business Continuity Management professional practices.