Senior Analyst, IT Disaster Recovery

$101,059 - $187,682/Yr

Aristocrat - Las Vegas, NV

Full-time - Mid Level

Las Vegas, NV

Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods

About the position

We are looking for an Enterprise IT Disaster Recovery Senior Analyst to join our Cyber Security team. As the Enterprise IT Disaster Recovery Senior Analyst, you will be responsible for the day-to-day activities guiding the Enterprise Technology/IT Disaster Recovery Program and managing the IT DR Framework (ITDR) including developing and managing strategies, frameworks, and policies to support business needs. This role will take responsibility for Enterprise Technology/IT Disaster Recovery exercises and needs to understand and update the critical asset list of IT services, applications, and suppliers on a regular basis. Within this role, you will work closely with various stakeholders including Business owners, IT, Enterprise Resilience Governance group, and key third-party suppliers to enhance the efficiency and success of the ITDR Framework. This role will also interface frequently with management to report on the status of disaster recovery activities and current capabilities. As a Senior Analyst in the Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) team, you will also develop, execute, and continuously maintain an effective Enterprise Technology/IT DR program while also providing support and input into the group's overall governance, risk, and compliance roadmap plans. If you thrive working in a highly collaborative, complex, and varied environment, this is an exciting opportunity for you to make a real difference in a world-class global organization. As part of creating a comprehensive program, a complete Enterprise Technology/IT DR plan should be developed that outlines the steps to be taken to prove successful DR capabilities. The IT DR plan should define the organization's roadmap for ensuring a viable capability, and outline the organization's approach to maintaining plans, identifying resource and budget requirements that enable DR capabilities, and provide a schedule for conducting various types of DR events including tabletop exercises.

Responsibilities

• Manage and maintain the overall enterprise IT Disaster Recovery Framework (ITDR) and policies incorporating IT and Cyber requirements.
• Ensure that disaster recovery and business continuity plans drive disaster recovery strategy, procedures, and solutions.
• Develop effective strategies to respond to Enterprise technology/IT and operational service disruption in the event of a significant incident or disaster.
• Form disaster recovery strategies based on research and prior incidents, and monitor the strategies put in place post-implementation.
• Consult with business owners, IT, and other support teams to define, develop, and coordinate disaster recovery plans.
• Schedule and participate in all Disaster Recovery exercises, ensuring integrity of disaster recovery procedures throughout.
• Collaborate with the Enterprise Resilience Governance Group, project stakeholders, and IT on a continual basis to ensure timely completion of tests on core IT systems and services.
• Review ITDR policy and guideline(s) and assist with any Business Continuity Management Systems creation.
• Review the outcomes of Business Impact Analysis (BIA) and align the Disaster Recovery framework, strategy, and plans to support business needs.
• Maintain a failure scenario risk document describing possible failure scenarios/events to be included in the response plans as part of the ITDR framework.
• Participate in Enterprise Resilience and Cybersecurity tabletop exercises and implement recommended improvements into the ITDR program.

Requirements

• 3-5 years experience covering Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery processes and standards.
• Certification in CBCP or CFCP is preferred.
• Familiarity with DR frameworks such as ISO27031, ISO22301, ISO27301, ISO27001, ISO27034, NIST 800-34, and NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF).
• Expertise in Disaster Recovery planning and execution and experienced in disaster recovery operations and management.
• A bachelor's degree in computer science, information systems, information protection (information security), or a related IT field is required.
• A Cybersecurity related certification such as CISSP, or Project Management certification such as PMP is desired.
• Elementary IT network principles and experience in IT operations implementing and supporting web and middleware solutions in a data center environment.
• Understanding of current recovery solutions, high availability architectures, and systems architecture.
• Knowledge of crisis communication solutions.
• Strong acumen to quickly learn new business processes and understand how application performance requirements support the business in achieving revenue and profit goals.
• Familiarity with business continuity program life cycle plans and source deliverables (e.g., risk assessments, bias, continuity planning).
• Interpersonal skills and experience developing effective relationships with key stakeholders.
• Experience working with geographically dispersed teams with a global scope and remit.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, including the articulation of technical elements for business representatives.
• Ability to gather relevant data and information, actively listen, dialogue freely, verbalize ideas effectively, negotiate tense situations successfully, and manage and resolve conflict.
• Proven experience of complex problem solving, making recommendations, and taking into consideration variables to achieve the desired outcomes.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with IT disaster recovery tools and software.
• Knowledge of regulatory requirements related to disaster recovery and business continuity.

Benefits

• Robust benefits package
• Flexible working options through all.flex, our flexible hybrid work model
• Global career opportunities