Technical Lead

Title: IT Business Continuity/Disaster Recovery (BC/DR)
Schedule: Monday - Friday
Work Schedule: 8AM-5PM CST
Location: Chicago, IL (Hybrid)
Responsibilities:
• Develop and implement comprehensive Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery plans specific to information security applications.
• Lead risk assessments to identify potential threats to the availability and integrity of security applications and formulate mitigation strategies.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment between information security, BC/DR, and overall IT strategies.
• Conduct regular testing and simulations of BC/DR plans to validate their effectiveness and identify areas for improvement.
• Establish and maintain documentation for BC/DR procedures, including clear escalation paths and communication plans.
• Coordinate with stakeholders to define recovery time objectives (RTOs) and recovery point objectives (RPOs) for information security applications.
• Provide training and awareness programs to ensure that relevant teams are well-prepared to execute BC/DR plans when needed.
• Stay abreast of industry trends, emerging threats, and best practices in BC/DR and information security.
Qualifications:
• Bachelors degree in IT, Information Security, or a related field.
• Proven experience as an IT BC/DR Lead, with a focus on information security applications.
• Strong understanding of information security principles, practices, and technologies.
• Experience in developing and implementing BC/DR plans for complex IT environments, specifically addressing security applications.
• Familiarity with relevant regulations and standards related to BC/DR and information security.
• Excellent project management skills, with the ability to lead initiatives from conception to completion.
• Effective communication skills to articulate complex BC/DR concepts and requirements to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Relevant certifications such as CBCP (Certified Business Continuity Professional) or similar are highly desirable.

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