Disaster Recovery (DR) Specialist

We need a

Disaster Recovery (DR) Specialist

for a 6+ month contract for a client in Long Beach, CA.

This person will need to be

onsite in Long Beach, CA three (3) days per week (M/T/W)

, so a LOCAL resource is needed.

Under limited supervision,

develop and maintain the Disaster Recovery plan and integrate Disaster Recovery (DR) efforts

across all Divisions. The Information Management (IM) Division is seeking to contract with a Disaster Recovery Analyst with 5+ years' experience in designing and implementing disaster recovery processes and business continuity procedures for re-establishing servers, databases and operating systems in the event of a disruption, both minor and catastrophic. This person will also perform and

analyze disaster simulations

for the prompt restoration of services, and

conduct audits

where required.

The DR analyst should have a thorough understanding of the tools used for

Replication , eg.

VMWare, Veeam , backup process using

Veeam , and a thorough understanding of business applications and their relationships to web, database, and application servers in the standard three environments (Dev, Stage, and Prod). DR analyst will be working with the Network Operation Center (NOC), Security Operation Center (SOC), Service Desk (SD), and the Business Applications (BA) teams within IM Division. Since it is an Enterprise Wide effort, the DR analyst will work with other Divisions, especially the Risk Management Division which leads Business Continuity processes.

Tasks, Duties and ResponsibilitiesUnderstands DR program scope, goals, deliverables and collaborates with Management and UsersDevelops and maintain

DR strategy plans

across the enterprise.Manages the implementation and

execution of the DR strategy

to meet industry leading practices.Defines the steps

to be undertaken to

resolve cybersecurity incidents

and associated escalation procedures.Manages key performance indicators (i.e. RTO and RPO) and dashboards to

report metrics, goals and milestones

relevant to DRCreates and maintains the

DR incident management planMaintains, tests and

updates the disaster recovery plan

under management supervisionCommunicates disaster recovery and incident management plan with all relevant stakeholders related to incidentsMonitors the process of whether key policy, regulatory or legal requirements are being met and

manages any DR breaches

in those requirements. Monitors the quality of technology services through continual

audits

to build quality excellence and ensure efficient and effective checks and balances.Establishes

training programs

to educate employees on organizational best practices around the management of all major IT related incidentsUpdates DR sponsors and stakeholders across all Divisions regularly on the

status of open and resolved issuesWorks collaboratively with internal IM functions and external Divisions, vendors, and other key stakeholders across all Divisions to develop, facilitate, and perform DRWorks with Port DR stakeholders to

iteratively test critical business applications

Skills

bility to develop, implement and maintain an organization-wide strategy around disaster recoverybility to develop and

implement DR incident management practicesDemonstrated knowledge and exposure to developing and conducting

business impact analyses

and risk assessmentsbility to analyze data and recommend improvements that align with industry standardsDemonstrated knowledge of personal computers and applications such as Microsoft Office and other related software.Excellent verbal and written communication skillsbility to organize and plan so workflow is managed efficiently and accurately; must be able take initiative and exercise sound independent judgmentbility to communicate technical information in a clear and concise manner to both technical and non-technical resources.bility to effectively manage numerous diverse projects and priorities simultaneously.bility to establish,

build and maintain effective customer-focused working relationships with employees, managers, consultants, vendors, contractors , and others encountered in the course of performing DR workbility to develop, maintain and/or update standards and

documentation

using the latest information tool kits5 years (full-time equivalent) of recent experience in:

Disaster Recovery, developing, maintaining and testing recovery plans . Experience may be substituted for education on a year-to-year basis or 2 years intensive DR experience combined with IT applications and technical Quality Assurance/program management practical experience.Experience successfully creating and maintaining effective partnerships with people from diverse backgrounds and areas of technical expertise.3 years' experience with

disaster recovery and/or business continuity planning, testing or training.3 years' experience of data and voice telecommunications to guide the preparation of related

recovery procedures.3 years' experience of

VMWare SRM, Veeam Disaster Recovery Orchestrator (DRO), and Veeam backup.3 years' experience of

Data center infrastructure

development and management experience3 years' experience

of

Backup, recovery, storage systems and IT security management

Education

Four-year college degree with major in computer science, business information systems, or a related business or technical field. Additional experience offering specific and substantial preparation for the duties of the position may be substituted for the required education on a year-for-year basis

Desirable Certifications

Information Technology Infrastructure Library (

ITIL ) foundational certification.CBCP

Certification.Microsoft certified:

Azure Administrator

Associate.

We would prefer candidates who are LOCAL to the Long Beach, C rea. A VIDEO interview will be required and the selected candidate will work in "hybrid" manner between the Long Beach office and Remote .