Job Description
**This is a hybrid role: 3 days in office, 2 days remote. After a 3 month trial period, the candidate will have the option to be fully remote**
The Disaster Recovery Analyst - Staff position is responsible for conducting research, performing risk assessments, and creating training materials for the Health System. Collaboration with subject matter experts (SME) from multiple departments to ensure that we have continuity and consistency across the Health System with regards to Disaster Recovery for IT.
Essential Job Statements Develop, maintain, and test disaster recovery plans (process documentation) by creating clear, concise user manuals, guides, and reports.
Collaborate with subject-matter experts. Collaborate with other teams to integrate disaster recovery and business continuity plans (emergency management, information security, and service management) Communicate complex technical information effectively.
Conduct regular training and awareness sessions - failover scenarios - tabletop drills as well as real failovers.
Conduct risk assessments to identify potential threats. Carry out risk assessment and mitigation procedures
Stay up to date with the latest trends and best practices in disaster recovery.
Oversee data recovery management of all virtual and physical environments.
Evaluate historical disasters and identify improvement areas
Set roles and duties for each team member to establish accountability, and
Secure physical locations.
Manage DR service vendors and service provider contracts.
Set alerts that notify multiple employees when disaster strikes
- Create clear, concise user manuals, guides, and reports.
- Collaborate with subject-matter experts.
- Communicate complex technical information effectively.
- Develop, maintain, and test disaster recovery plans (process documentation)
- Conduct risk assessments to identify potential threats
- Collaborate with other teams to integrate disaster recovery and business continuity plans (emergency management, information security, and service management)
- Conduct regular training and awareness sessions - failover scenarios - tabletop drills as well as real failovers
- Stay up to date with the latest trends and best practices in disaster recovery
Ensure responsibility and visible commitment of diversity equity and inclusion programs/initiatives through collaboration and implementation of initiatives across the health
Patient Population Not applicable to this position.
Employment Qualifications Required Education: Associate degree in information technology or related field with 3 years of related experience, or equivalent combination of related education and experience.
Preferred Education: Bachelor's degree in information technology or related field with 5 years of related experience, or equivalent combination of related education and experience.
Minimum Qualifications Other Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required: 3+ years of experience working with disaster recovery program documentations, policies, standards, and guidelines.
Strong communication skills and ability to discuss disaster recovery with business leaders.
Cultural Responsiveness Demonstrate a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion through continuous development, modeling inclusive behaviors, and proactively managing bias.
Other Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Preferred: Strong teaming skills, collaboration, negotiation, communication with excellent analytical abilities including but not limited to process analysis and development, problem solving and root cause analysis
Combination of education and experience in lieu of a degree Working Conditions Periods of high stress and fluctuating workloads may occur.
General office environment.
Required to car travel to off-site locations, occasionally in adverse weather conditions.
May have periods of constant interruptions.
Prolonged periods of working alone.
Physical Requirements Lifting/ Carrying (0-50 lbs.)
Walking
Standing
Mental/Sensory - Emotional Mental / Sensory Strong Recall
Reasoning
Problem Solving
Hearing
Speak Clearly
Write Legibly
Reading
Logical Thinking
Emotional Fast pace environment
Able to Handle Multiple Priorities
Frequent and Intense Customer Interactions
Able to Adapt to Frequent Change
EEO Employer/Disabled/Protected Veteran/41 CFR 60-1.4. VCU Health
Job Tags
Remote job, Trial period, Work alone,