COOP & Continuity Planning Lead

ASM Research, An Accenture Federal Services Company; Dover (DE); On-site; USD 99,000 - 142,000; Full time

Job summary

ASM Research, An Accenture Federal Services Company, seeks a COOP Coordinator to oversee continuity of operations planning within a federal IT environment. You will guide risk assessments, business impact analyses, and planning workshops with stakeholders to ensure essential functions survive disruptions.

The role coordinates activation during incidents, supports leadership decisions, and maintains documentation, training, and exercises to keep programs resilient and compliant.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent experience.
• 4–7 years of COOP, continuity, or emergency management experience.
• Strong knowledge of continuity principles and risk analysis.
• Excellent coordination and communication across stakeholders.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret clearance; US citizenship required.

Responsibilities

• Lead continuity planning activities and set recovery priorities for government operations.
• Organize contact lists, inventories, and artifacts to support rapid activation.
• Facilitate training and tabletop exercises to validate continuity strategies.
• Coordinate communications and status reporting for continuity personnel during events.
• Support disaster recovery by aligning COOP with IT recovery and alternate sites.
• Maintain version-controlled continuity documentation for accessibility and compliance.
• Collaborate with program, IT, and security teams to integrate continuity into operations.
• Provide after-action input and metrics to improve resilience.

Skills

COOP experience

Risk assessments

Business impact analysis

Communication skills

Secret clearance

US citizenship

Education

Bachelor’s degree (related field)

Tools

Planning tools

Document repositories

Job description

ASM Research, An Accenture Federal Services Company, seeks a COOP Coordinator to oversee continuity of operations planning within a federal IT environment. You will guide risk assessments, business impact analyses, and planning workshops with stakeholders to ensure essential functions survive disruptions.

The role coordinates activation during incidents, supports leadership decisions, and maintains documentation, training, and exercises to keep programs resilient and compliant.