NC FAST Disaster Recovery Analyst

NC FAST requires the services of a Disaster Recovery Analyst to develop, maintain, and implement business continuity and disaster recovery strategies and solutions of a very large application system.

The Client seeks a contract resource to act in the role of Disaster Recovery Analyst. This role is responsible for developing, implementing, maintaining, communicating, and managing the governance and execution of the business continuity disaster recovery management (BCDRM) for NC FAST portfolio. NC FAST is a very large application system comprising of multiple applications with many interfaces and large user base. The application system is in process of migration to AWS cloud.

The objective of the BCDRM program is to support IT systems' resilience and timely IT operations recovery following the occurrence of an outage or major disaster, such as cyberattacks, fires, earthquakes, floods, hurricanes, and pandemics that result in a partial or complete disruption of business or IT operations.

The Disaster Recovery Analyst role comprises of activities to ensure that IT service recovery plans are fully developed and achievable by plan owners, support continuity of operations plan (COOP) development and training and provide disaster recovery advising. Duties include risk assessments, business impact analyses, technical requirements gathering, identifying Recovery Time Objectives (RTO), Recovery Point Objectives (RPO), resource requirements, and ensuring that the IT Infrastructure Disaster Recovery Plan supports the respective application/business recovery plans.

This role will provide input on defining evaluation criteria and questionnaires for assessment teams to determine a system's or application's current native recoverability and availability capabilities, provide input on the selection of Enterprise BCDR solution(s) which meets cost and schedule constraints and satisfies recoverability.

Major focus will be directed towards their effectiveness to restore services within the guidelines of the information technology service level agreements. This role also functions as the IT disaster event coordinator to help coordinate IT service restoration in a disaster scenario.

This position will plan, conduct, and debrief regular mock-disaster exercises to test the adequacy of existing plans and strategies, as well as update procedures and plans regularly.
Required/Desired Skills

SkillRequired /DesiredAmountof ExperienceExperience in conducting risk assessments, business impact analysis, technical requirements gathering, and collaborative development of DR plansRequired5YearsExperience developing, implementing, and maintaining an enterprise-wide disaster recovery and business continuity planRequired7YearsSolid knowledge and understanding of DR planning techniques and technologies, as well as the methods used to perform risk and business impact analysisRequired7YearsExperience in developing training for subject matter experts on disaster recovery tools, templates, and methodology for plan developmentRequired7YearsDemonstrated experience of IT knowledge and a comprehensive understanding of IT infrastructure and emerging technologiesRequired7YearsProven experience in managing schedules, documentation, communications, and meeting deadlinesRequired5YearsDetail-oriented, proactive self-starter demonstrating a positive, willing attitudeRequired6YearsDemonstrated inclination for planning strategy and tacticsRequired6YearsAbility to analyze problems and determine root cause, generating alternatives, evaluating and selecting alternatives and implementing solutionsRequired6YearsExperience in defining, implementing, and enforcing risk-based processes and procedures for responding to disruptions in business or IT operationsRequired5YearsStrong interpersonal skills with the ability to interact effectively with all levels of personnelRequired8YearsCBCP CertificationRequired0
Questions

No.QuestionQuestion1Absences greater than two weeks MUST be approved by CAI management in advance, and contact information must be provided to CAI so that the resource can be reached during his or her absence. The Client has the right to dismiss the resource if he or she does not return to work by the agreed upon date. Do you accept this requirement?Question2All work must be completed on state premises once Covid is contained. Do you accept this requirement? Question3Please list candidate's email address HERE that will be used when submitting E-RTR. Question4Looking for immediate hire. Please indicate how soon this candidate is available to start work. Vendors are encouraged to submit candidates that are available for the duration of the assignment. Question5Will the candidate be subcontracted at the time of submission? Question6Vendor must notify the agency if any portion of the requirements listed in this task order are to be outsourced to other countries. Do you accept this requirement? Question7Please provide candidate's current location (City and state), NOT a Yes or No response.Question8Please confirm you have thoroughly validated, and attest to the accuracy of, the credentials listed throughout this candidate's VectorVMS profile and resume pursuant to Section 5.2.5 of ITS-009440. Do you confirm? Question9Please list softwares, tools in which candidate has hands-on experience.Question10Please list BCDR software management and emergency notification tools in which candidate has experience. Question11Candidates submitted above $$$0/hr will not be considered. Do you accept this requirement?