Business Continuity Specialist

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$46.00/yr - $48.00/yr

Akkodis is seeking a Business Continuity Analyst for Contract (W2) with a client in Jersey City, NJ - Hybrid - (3 days onsite in a week). Ideally, we are looking for candidates with a strong background in Business Continuity, BCP, Disaster Recovery, Risk Management, ART, Application Resiliency, Data Restore, recovery strategy and compliance.

Pay Range: $46 -$48/hour;
The rate may be negotiable based on experience, education, geographic location, and other factors.

• Responsible for supporting the Business Continuity Program's (BCP) Application Resiliency Testing Requirements. This role will support testing deliverables across Global Technology. The role will work closely with all Technical Recovery Testing: to include Application Resiliency Certification (ARC), Shared Application Platform (SAP), Application Production Location (APL) testing and Data Restore Testing.
• Drive Annual effort to improve recoverability and resiliency through resiliency testing program
• Track applications ability to perform testing while ensuring recovery strategies are documented according to standards
• Track compliance and remediation strategies for any applications that are out of compliance
• Communicates, influences, and negotiates both vertically and horizontally to leverage necessary resources
• Accountable for weekly notification and escalation processes supporting upcoming and past due work
• Handles ad-hoc requests to direct internal customers to procedures, requirements, and reporting
• Support technology teams in firm-wide risk programs (i.e., delivering requested artefacts, verify completeness / accuracy)
• Coordinate with Technology Management in monitoring the execution, collection, and completion of Testing activities
• Partner with Technology Management in the execution of quality assurance programs - ensure completeness of testing
• Sound knowledge in business continuity and Disaster Recovery testing
• Strong in Microsoft Office suite skills, particularly with Excel - ability to code - and PowerPoint; able to put together reports/decks, SharePoint, Access, and Visio
• Ability to learn quickly, including learning systems, and produce results
• Ability to lead projects to completion with minimal management oversight
• Experience in coordinating with different stakeholders to drive Business continuity and Disaster Recovery drills
• JIRA Experience
• Prior experience with Business Continuity processes desirable
• Preferred process improvement and Operational Excellence exposure
• Creativity - able to look at a problem from a new perspective and to develop new ideas and solutions
• Ability to understand new technologies, intellectually curious
• Commitment to challenging the status quo and promoting positive change
• Experience working in a global environment

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veteran/Disabled

Benefit offerings available for our associates include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, additional voluntary benefits, an EAP program, commuter benefits, and a 401K plan. Our benefit offerings provide employees the flexibility to choose the type of coverage that meets their individual needs. In addition, our associates may be eligible for paid leave including Paid Sick Leave or any other paid leave required by Federal, State, or local law, as well as Holiday pay where applicable.

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Mid-Senior level

Contract

Information Technology

Banking, Investment Banking, and Financial Services

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