Principal Duties & Responsibilities

Conducts testing of business continuity practices and disaster recovery processes; maintains and updates plans; identifies critical business functions, acceptable application downtimes, financial loss due to unavailability, their recovery priorities, and interdependencies; recovers multiple computer platforms, networks, operating systems and/or applications; utilizes contingency planning software tools and business continuity methodology

Participates in negotiations and activities with internal customers and vendors; formulates strategies, plans, policies, and procedures based on operational analyses to maximize current operations or to plan for large-scale operational changes; analyzes technology use in terms of manpower requirements, finding best mix in terms of short-term cost, service quality, and output requirements

Communicates with various departments to ensure disaster preparedness best practices are followed; measures efficient performance of strategic projects and committee activities; maintains effective communication and reports benchmark results to committee members and senior management; acts as subject matter expert, ensuring that current trends are considered and/or incorporated into the established best practices

Stays abreast of current trends and best practices for disaster preparedness, functional operations and technology changes; directs, maintains control of and appraises performance of all operational functions for the departments; participates in key management activities, division strategic projects and committees; maintains appropriate communication within area of responsibility
Performs other duties as required