Senior Continuity & IT Disaster Recovery Leader

ASM Research, An Accenture Federal Services Company; Oklahoma City (OK); On-site; USD 70,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

ASM Research, An Accenture Federal Services Company, seeks a Continuity Manager to lead business continuity and IT disaster recovery efforts for federal operations. You will perform BIAs, risk assessments, and coordinate recovery plans across applications, infrastructure, facilities, and vendors to ensure rapid, audit-ready resilience.

Collaborating with IT operations, cybersecurity, governance, and incident response teams, you will design tests, run tabletop exercises, and report readiness

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience.
• 8+ years in business continuity, disaster recovery, IT operations, incident management, or related risk roles.
• Solid understanding of BC/DR principles, risk assessments, BIAs, and ITIL.
• Ability to develop, document, and maintain continuity plans and coordinate recovery activities.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, organizational and project-management skills.
• Active SECRET clearance and U.S. citizenship required.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain enterprise continuity and IT disaster recovery policies, standards, and playbooks aligned with NIST, ISO, and government regulations.
• Perform business impact analyses and risk assessments to identify critical functions and objectives across services.
• Coordinate creation, maintenance, and review of continuity and recovery plans for applications, infrastructure, facilities, and vendors.
• Plan, execute, and evaluate tabletop exercises, simulations, and failover tests; drive remediation with stakeholders.
• Collaborate with IT operations, cybersecurity, incident response, and vendors to integrate continuity requirements into projects.
• Produce continuity metrics, dashboards, and reports for leadership and audit stakeholders.
• Lead investigations following incidents; facilitate RCA and corrective actions.
• Provide training and mentorship on resilience best practices to IT teams.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Problem-solving

Organizational skills

Project management

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration / Information Technology / Emergency Management

Tools

ITIL

NIST/ISO knowledge

Job description

ASM Research, An Accenture Federal Services Company, seeks a Continuity Manager to lead business continuity and IT disaster recovery efforts for federal operations. You will perform BIAs, risk assessments, and coordinate recovery plans across applications, infrastructure, facilities, and vendors to ensure rapid, audit-ready resilience.

Collaborating with IT operations, cybersecurity, governance, and incident response teams, you will design tests, run tabletop exercises, and report readiness