Continuity analyst

Red Cedar Consultancy; Alexandria (VA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Red Cedar Consultancy in Alexandria, VA seeks a Continuity Analyst to support a centralized operations center that serves customers nationwide. The role provides ongoing situational awareness of incidents, disasters, and major events, integrating information to produce reports and briefings for senior leadership.

The position requires a Secret security clearance, 5+ years in data analysis or related work, and a degree (BA/BS/MA/MS).

Qualifications

• Secret security clearance is required.
• Five years of experience in data analysis or related work.
• Experience with continuity of operations planning and risk analysis.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain COOP strategies, plans and procedures and keep them aligned with mission changes.
• Outline response and recovery for disruptions to keep critical functions operational.
• Identify vulnerabilities, assess impacts, and create recovery strategies.
• Coordinate deployment rosters and personnel status for accountability and reporting.
• Develop COOP scenarios and exercises to test plan effectiveness.
• Communicate with internal and external stakeholders to gain buy-in for COOP planning.
• Manage office equipment, end-user maintenance, inventory, and readiness for COOP deployment.
• Analyze regional readiness and capabilities for deployment.
• Review situation reports, resource tracking data, and deployment rosters.
• Conduct Business Impact Analysis to assess disruption impacts on core functions.
• Focus on disaster recovery planning for IT systems and infrastructure restoration.

Skills

Data analysis

Continuity planning

Risk analysis

Disaster recovery scheduling

Education

BA/BS/MA/MS degree

Job description

Job Title:

Continuity analyst

Location:

Alexandria, VA

Summary:

This program supports a centralized operations center that serves as the primary information and coordination hub for customers nationwide. The center maintains continuous situational awareness of operational activities, incidents, significant events, and natural disasters affecting customer facilities and operations. It integrates information from regional operations, dispatch centers, partner agencies, intelligence units, and proprietary systems to produce consolidated reports, briefings, bulletins, and presentations for senior leadership and stakeholders. The program also supports virtual emergency operations centers for national-level activities and provides surge capabilities for incident management teams during field deployments.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain Continuity of Operations Planning (COOP) strategies, plans, and procedures and should ensure that the Continuity of Operations Planning (COOP) plan is continually updated and aligned with changes in the organization's mission, operational requirements, and current threats
• Outline how the organization will respond to and recover from various disruptions while ensuring that the critical functions of the agency remain operational
• Identify vulnerabilities, assess potential impacts, and create strategies for responding to and recovering from various emergencies
• Coordinate to reconcile deployment rosters and personnel status for continued accountability and reporting requirements
• Develop scenarios and exercises to test the Continuity of Operations Planning (COOP) plan and should ensure its effectiveness
• Communicate with various stakeholders, including internal departments and external agencies, to ensure buy-in and collaboration on Continuity of Operations Planning (COOP) planning
• Conduct office equipment care, end-user maintenance, inventory management, and readiness preparation for Continuity of Operations Planning (COOP) deployment
• Conduct analyses of regional-level readiness and capabilities for deployment
• Review and analyze situation reports, resource tracking data, and deployment rosters
• Conduct Business Impact Analysis (BIA) to assess the potential impact of various disruptions on the organization's critical functions and operations
• Conduct Disaster Recovery Planning focusing on the restoration of Information Technology (IT) systems and infrastructure after a possible network service interruption

Requirements:

• The candidate must possess a Secret security clearance
• Must have five years of relevant experience in data analysis or related work, familiarity with continuity of operations planning, disaster recovery scheduling, and risk analysis
• Must possess a Bachelor of Arts (BA), Bachelor of Science (BS), Master of Arts (MA), or Master of Science (MS) degree