Business Continuity Specialist

Job Title
: Business Continuity Specialist

Candidates must live within an hour of Jacksonville Florida, or Mechanicsburg, PA to be considered
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The Business Continuity Specialist is responsible for maintaining and enhancing the organization’s Business Continuity (BC), Disaster Recovery (DR), and Continuity of Operations (COOP) programs. This role ensures operational resilience and preparedness across business operations and technology services that support federal customer mission requirements.

Key responsibilities include coordinating Business Impact Analyses (BIAs), developing and maintaining continuity and recovery plans, leading exercises and tests, supporting audits, and collaborating with technical and business teams to ensure compliance with applicable federal continuity and contingency expectations.

This position reports to the Manager, IT Risk & Compliance under the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO).

• Plan and conduct tabletop exercises, functional tests, and communication drills.
• Coordinate IT disaster recovery tests with infrastructure and application teams.
• Produce after-action reports and track corrective action plans through completion.

• Maintain the organization’s BC/DR/COOP governance framework, policies, and standards.
• Ensure alignment with federal continuity requirements and internal risk management practices.
• Maintain program documentation, schedules, and reporting structures.

• Conduct and update BIAs for business processes and IT systems.
• Identify mission-essential functions, critical dependencies, and recovery requirements.
• Document Recovery Time Objectives (RTO), Recovery Point Objectives (RPO), and continuity priorities.

• Develop and maintain business continuity plans, disaster recovery plans, and COOP documentation.
• Ensure plans reflect current operations, staffing, technology, and regulatory requirements.
• Collaborate with business units and technical teams to validate plan accuracy and completeness.

• Align BC/DR/COOP activities with cybersecurity incident response procedures.
• Participate in joint cyber-continuity exercises and major incident response efforts.
• Ensure recovery strategies address cyber disruption scenarios.

• Assess continuity capabilities of critical vendors and service providers.
• Review vendor continuity plans, attestations, and recovery capabilities supporting mission operations.
• Assist in tracking remediation of identified gaps.

• Provide evidence and documentation for internal audits, federal assessments, and customer reviews.
• Maintain records of plan updates, test results, and corrective actions.
• Develop dashboards and metrics for leadership and customer reporting.

• Deliver continuity training, awareness, and guidance to staff and leadership.
• Facilitate cross-functional collaboration on continuity planning and incident readiness.
• Provide subject matter expertise during the development of new services or major organizational changes.

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field (Risk Management, Compliance, Information Security, Operations, or similar).
• 5–7 years of related experience in business continuity, disaster recovery, or federal continuity programs.
• Demonstrated experience leading Business Impact Analyses (BIAs), developing continuity plans, and conducting tabletop and functional exercises.
• Experience supporting internal and external audits, including those conducted by federal agencies.
• Strong ability to work with technical teams and translate federal continuity requirements into actionable controls.

• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Proven ability to manage multiple high-priority initiatives in a high-risk environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills,…