Onsite BC/DR Lead — COOP Expert (Montgomery)

Advanced Systems Design; Montgomery (AL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

401(k) Match

Paid Time Off

Holiday Pay

Job summary

Advanced Systems Design is seeking a Business Continuity Manager for our client located in Montgomery, AL. This onsite role requires day-one in-person availability to lead the organization’s business continuity and disaster recovery programs.

You will drive COOP and DR strategies, perform BIAs, manage cross-functional incident response, and oversee testing and governance to ensure critical functions stay operational during disruptions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in IT/related field or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years in business continuity, disaster recovery, crisis management or related area.
• Strong knowledge of COOP methodologies, DR frameworks and standards (ISO 22301, NIST, FEMA).
• Experience with BIAs, risk assessments and continuity planning for mid-to-large orgs.

Responsibilities

• Lead BC, COOP and DR programs across the organization.
• Conduct BIAs to identify critical functions and recovery objectives.
• Develop COOP/DR plans, crisis protocols, and recovery procedures.
• Oversee annual COOP/DR testing including tabletop and full drills.
• Coordinate DR strategy with IT and vendor partners to meet RTO/RPO.
• Ensure regulatory and internal compliance across all entities.
• Provide training and guidance on COOP and DR best practices.
• Lead incident response and recovery efforts during events.
• Maintain governance and reporting for continuity readiness.

Skills

COOP planning

Disaster recovery

BIAs

Risk assessment

Regulatory compliance

Incident response

Stakeholder comms

Cloud knowledge

Vendor management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in IT/related

Tools

Veeam

Commvault

Rubrik

Zerto

Azure

AWS

GCP

Job description

Advanced Systems Design is seeking a Business Continuity Manager for our client located in Montgomery, AL. This onsite role requires day-one in-person availability to lead the organization’s business continuity and disaster recovery programs.

You will drive COOP and DR strategies, perform BIAs, manage cross-functional incident response, and oversee testing and governance to ensure critical functions stay operational during disruptions.