Remote COOP Program Lead for DoD-Ready Continuity

DecisionPoint Corporation; Reston (VA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

DecisionPoint Corporation is seeking a Senior Continuity of Operations (COOP) Program Manager to lead enterprise-wide continuity strategy and disaster recovery readiness for a DoD-aligned mission environment. The role focuses on COOP plans, BIAs, RTO/RPO, and exercises to ensure mission resilience.

It is fully remote. The ideal candidate has 10+ years in COOP/BCDR, DoD experience, and active TS/Tier 5 clearance.

Qualifications

• Active Top Secret clearance with Tier 5 background investigation.
• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Emergency Management, Cybersecurity, Systems Engineering, or a related field.
• Minimum 10 years of experience in COOP, business continuity, disaster recovery, or mission resilience.
• Experience leading continuity programs for federal or DoD environments.
• Experience developing BIAs, continuity plans, RTO/RPO frameworks, and resilience strategies.

Responsibilities

• Lead enterprise COOP, contingency planning, continuity governance, and disaster recovery planning activities.
• Own and maintain the COOP/CP Plan, ensuring alignment with DoD continuity requirements and mission priorities.
• Develop and update BIAs, recovery prioritization models, and mission essential function definitions.
• Define and validate RTOs, RPOs, and resilience strategies.
• Oversee continuity exercises, tabletop sessions, failover drills, and post-exercise reporting.
• Coordinate with cloud engineering, database teams, cybersecurity, and infrastructure personnel to align COOP with technical capabilities.
• Ensure continuity integration across application, data, network, cybersecurity, and hosting environments.
• Track risks, gaps, and corrective actions relating to business continuity and disaster recovery.
• Provide continuity readiness reporting to leadership and prepare executive briefings.
• Maintain compliance documentation, including continuity annexes, test plans, after-action reports, and corrective action plans.
• Support continuous improvement efforts for continuity planning, disaster recovery workflows, and mission resilience.

Skills

COOP / continuity planning

BIAs & RTO/RPO

Disaster recovery

Senior program leadership

DoD compliance

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT / Emergency Management / Cybersecurity

Active TS clearance with Tier 5 background investigation

Tools

CBCP

ITIL v4 Foundation

CompTIA Security+

Job description

DecisionPoint Corporation is seeking a Senior Continuity of Operations (COOP) Program Manager to lead enterprise-wide continuity strategy and disaster recovery readiness for a DoD-aligned mission environment. The role focuses on COOP plans, BIAs, RTO/RPO, and exercises to ensure mission resilience.

It is fully remote. The ideal candidate has 10+ years in COOP/BCDR, DoD experience, and active TS/Tier 5 clearance.