DISASTER RECOVERY SPECIALIST MIT

Montefiore Medical Center; City of Yonkers (NY); On-site; USD 93,000 - 126,000; Full time

Job summary

Montefiore Medical Center seeks a Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Specialist to enhance its IT Security Team. The role involves developing robust BC/DR plans, conducting assessments, and collaborating with stakeholders to ensure the organization's resilience against potential disruptions. This position requires 5+ years of experience and expert knowledge in disaster recovery practices and technologies, alongside strong interpersonal and project management skills.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of relevant work experience.
• Knowledge of enterprise IT and disaster recovery objectives.
• Experience coordinating BC/DR exercises.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain BC/DR plans and strategies.
• Plan and execute BC/DR tests to validate recovery procedures.
• Serve as a point of contact for BC/DR incidents.

Skills

Risk Management

Stakeholder Management

Problem Solving

Communication

Education

Five or more years in management or compliance

Certified in Disaster Recovery or Business Continuity

Tools

Visio

Excel

Job description

Montefiore ranks among the top hospitals nationally and regionally by U.S. News & World Report. For more than one hundred years we have been innovating new treatments, procedures, and approaches to patient care, producing stellar outcomes, and raising the bar for academic medical centers in the region and around the world. Our work to improve health outcomes in underserved communities is unparalleled in the United States. Our workforce is among the most diverse in the US: Montefiore associates speak 60+ languages.
Our growing IT Security Team is seeking a Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Specialist.
The Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Specialist is responsible for developing, maintaining, and testing the business continuity and disaster recovery plans and strategies to ensure the organization's resilience and ability to recover from various types of disruptions. This role involves working closely with internal and external stakeholders to ensure alignment with business needs and the industry's best practices. The work includes managing business continuity and disaster recovery projects, conducting business impact assessments, and providing guidance to improve the organization's BC/DR posture.
Responsibilities include:

* Develop and maintain BC/DR plans, procedures, and strategies.
* Develop and maintain Business Impact Analysis to identify threats, vulnerabilities, and their impact on business operations.
* Drive the BC/DR recovery vision to achieve goals on the roadmap.
* Plan, coordinate, and execute regular BC/DR tests and exercises to validate the effectiveness of recovery procedures and identify areas for improvement. Analyze test results and implement necessary corrective actions.
* Serve as a point of contact for BC/DR related incidents, communicating effectively with stakeholders, technical teams, and management during disruptions.
* Maintain regular engagement with business and technology teams to ensure alignment with disaster recovery strategies.
* Provide input into solution deployments to ensure alignment with disaster recovery strategy.
* Manage and maintain various disaster recovery assessments.
* Develop and maintain strategic recommendations and consultative guidance to help mature disaster recovery programs.
* Stay informed of emerging threats, technologies, and best practices in BC/DR and proactively recommend improvements to existing plans and strategies.
* Participate in professional development activities and training sessions on a regular basis.

Requirements include:

* 5+ years of relevant work experience in management, processes, practices, technologies, audit, compliance, or similar fields.
* Knowledge of enterprise information technology and disaster recovery goals and objectives, including moderate knowledge of computing networks.
* Experience in risk management activities and practices.
* Successfully initiated an enterprise BC program.
* Proven track record of creating program SOPs/SOGs
* Strong knowledge of Visio and Excel
* Experience coordinating and executing BC/DR exercises.
* Experience navigating complex organizations.
* Proven expertise in resolving DR/BC issues.
* Certified in DR or BC
* Strong interpersonal skills, financial and business acumen, analytical and creative problem-solving, project management, and stakeholder management.
* Leadership qualities and the ability to build trust-based relationships.
* Demonstrated experience in maintaining a positive attitude and remaining productive in a dynamic environment.

Department: Montefiore Information Technology Bargaining Unit:Non UnionCampus:YONKERS Employment Status:Regular Full-TimeAddress:3 Odell Plaza, Yonkers

Shift:DayScheduled Hours:8:30 AM-5 PMReq ID:225174Salary Range/Pay Rate:$93,806.21-$125,074.95

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Montefiore is an equal employment opportunity employer. Montefiore will recruit, hire, train, transfer, promote, layoff and discharge associates in all job classifications without regard to their race, color, religion, creed, national origin, alienage or citizenship status, age, gender, actual or presumed disability, history ofdisability, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic predisposition or carrier status, pregnancy, military status, marital status,or partnership status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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