Sr. Disaster Recovery Risk Analyst

Sr. Disaster Recovery Risk Analyst

As a Senior Disaster Recovery Risk Analyst, you will be responsible for assessing, analyzing, and mitigating risks associated with disaster recovery operations. You will play a critical role in developing and implementing disaster recovery plans and strategies to ensure the availability and resilience of our IT systems and infrastructure. The ideal candidate should have a strong background in risk management, disaster recovery planning, and IT infrastructure management.

You would additionally be responsible for managing the design, coordination, testing, and communication of disaster recovery plans and strategies for business locations across the organization and globe. Conduct risk analysis to identify critical systems that are core to continued business operations and work with IT teams to develop plans to recover. Assemble matrixed recovery teams using resources from across IT and critical business stakeholders, assign responsibilities for technical subject matter experts, and develop project schedules.

Responsibilities:

• Develop, communicate, and maintain RGA’s enterprise-wide Disaster Recovery Plans. Review for completeness ensuring accuracy is maintained. Manage issues derived during exercises to ensure resolutions are found and critical risks are closed.
• Document Disaster Recovery exercises and report results to management. Translate deficiencies exposed during exercises into business risk enabling stakeholders to assess risk exposure and either develop compensating controls or invest in additional IT.
• Closely interface with Business Continuity Management ensuring alignment between IT’s ability to recover applications and business requirements.
• Develop and maintain comprehensive disaster recovery plans, policies, and procedures to minimize the impact of disruptions on business operations.
• Analyze and evaluate the effectiveness of existing disaster recovery plans and strategies and make recommendations for improvement.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment between disaster recovery plans and overall business objectives.
• Coordinate and conduct regular disaster recovery drills and exercises to test the effectiveness of recovery strategies and identify areas for improvement.
• Monitor and analyze key risk indicators to proactively identify potential risks and vulnerabilities.
• Stay up to date with the latest industry trends and best practices in disaster recovery and risk management.
• Collaborate with external vendors and service providers to ensure the availability and effectiveness of disaster recovery solutions.
• Prepare reports and presentations for senior management to communicate risks, mitigation strategies, and recovery capabilities.

Requirements:

Education:

Required:

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

Required Experience:

Minimum of 8 years of experience in IT risk management, disaster recovery planning, or a related field. Proven experience leading and coordinating IT disaster recovery exercise in a multi-state, enterprise environment Experience with leading and coordinating risk assessments and evaluations Advanced project management skills. Demonstrates an ability to evaluate project objectives and scope for feasibility, understanding, scheduling, and managing projects Strong knowledge of disaster recovery best practices, methodologies, and industry standards.

Basic understanding of IT infrastructure, systems, and network architecture. Proven experience in conducting risk assessments, developing disaster recovery plans, and implementing recovery strategies. Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to assess and mitigate complex risks. Advanced oral and written communication skills Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills to collaborate with cross-functional teams and stakeholders.

Company Overview:

Reinsurance Group of America, Incorporated (NYSE: RGA) is one of the largest global providers of life reinsurance, with offices around the world. RGA delivers expert solutions in individual life reinsurance, individual living benefits reinsurance, group reinsurance, financial solutions, facultative underwriting and product development. Our mission is to enhance our clients’ prosperity by supporting their financial and risk management capabilities.