Digital Business Resilience Specialist Job Long Beach area,California USA,IT/Tech

Seeking a Digital Business Resilience Specialist for a long-term contract role in Long Beach. This role is a hybrid opportunity with 3 days a week onsite.

Detailed Position Summary

The Information Management (IM) Division is seeking a Digital Business Resiliency Specialist to lead critical initiatives in Business Continuity (BC) and Disaster Recovery (DR). This role will be responsible for leading the adoption of a 'resiliency' culture to help ensure that the company is protected from and able to absorb major threats to its operations. The person selected will work in partnership with other IM

teams including the Network Operations Center (NOC), Security Operations Center (SOC), Service Desk,

Business Application, and Technology Strategy & Architecture (TSA) teams. They will also be expected to

collaborate with business leaders, risk management, physical security, facilities, maintenance, and

executives to ensure critical business functions can continue during disruptions and recover effectively

following incidents.

As the Business Resiliency Specialist, you will play a critical role in ensuring that the Port of Long Beach can

quickly recover and resume normal business operations after a major disruption, such as a natural disaster, cybersecurity incident, or other catastrophic event. Your goal will be to ensure our critical operations can withstand, adapt to, and rapidly recover from major disruptions, ranging from cyber incidents and technology failures to natural disasters and supply chain shocks. You will be responsible for developing, implementing, maintaining, and continuously improving the organization's business continuity, disaster recovery, crisis management, and operational resilience programs.

The successful candidate will need to demonstrate a 'resiliency mindset' and show experience leading

initiatives that produced proactive results. The candidate must have strong analytical skills, project

management capabilities, risk assessment expertise, and stakeholder engagement skills to build

organizational resilience and ensure regulatory compliance.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

1. Lead and facilitate the development of comprehensive BIAs across business units to identify critical functions, business and IT dependencies, Recovery Time Objectives (RTOs), and Recovery Point Objectives (RPOs).

2. Design, document, and maintain actionable Business Continuity (BC) and Disaster Recovery (DR) plans that align with corporate standards and industry best practices. Work closely with the Disaster Recovery Analyst, Business Application (BA) Team, Network Operations Center (NOC), and Security Operations Center (SOC) teams to align continuity strategies with disaster recovery, infrastructure resilience, and cybersecurity protections.

3. Conduct regular risk assessments to identify mission-critical systems, dependencies, operational vulnerabilities, single points of failure, and third-party vendor risks. Understand risks to operational delivery and develop recommendations and execution plans to reduce risk across the enterprise.

4. Coordinate and lead tabletop exercises, disaster recovery drills, and crisis simulation games for Information Management - owned systems to validate response plans and evaluate team readiness. Create and publish After Action Reports (AAR) and document lessons learned following tests or real-world events, tracking corrective actions to closure.

5. Ensure continuity strategies are integrated into daily operations, embedding recovery requirements into processes, vendor agreements, and technology initiatives.

6. Develop and deliver resiliency training and awareness programs to ensure employees understand their roles during an emergency. Work closely with business teams to provide training and education on business continuity, business impact analysis, and operational resiliency concepts.

7. Assist the Crisis Management Team during live disruptions, providing data, coordinating communications, and tracking response milestones. Administer and optimize business continuity software tools.

8. Ensure the resiliency framework complies with relevant industry regulations, data privacy laws, and global standards (e.g., ISO 22301).

Required Knowledge and Experience

1. Four-year college degree with a major in computer science, business information systems, risk management, emergency management, or a closely related field.

2. Six or more years of experience in developing…