Sr. Business Continuity Analyst

At Early Warning, we’ve powered and protected the U.S. financial system for over thirty years with cutting‑edge solutions like Zelle®, Paze℠, and so much more. As a trusted name in payments, we partner with thousands of institutions to increase access to financial services and protect transactions for hundreds of millions of consumers and small businesses.

Positions located in Scottsdale, San Francisco, Chicago, or New York follow a hybrid work model to allow for a more collaborative working environment.

Candidates responding to this posting must independently possess the eligibility to work in the United States, for any employer, at the date of hire. This position is ineligible for employment Visa sponsorship.

The Business Recovery Analyst plays a critical role in the administration and management of the Business Continuity Management Program. The role assists in ensuring the stability, integrity, availability and operation of the business function and information systems that support core organizational functions. This is achieved by working closely with IT and Business Continuity Management to assist in developing and documenting sustainable disaster recovery processes, procedures, and testing controls.

The ideal candidate would apply proven communication, analytical, and problem‑solving skills within a team to help identify, communicate, enhance, and document overall operational resilience with regards to availability and processing integrity.

• Assist in the planning, oversight, and documentation of the Business Continuity Program
• Work with Business Continuity Management in the maintenance of all departmental Business Recovery Plans
• Work with Business Continuity Management and Delivery teams in the completion and maintenance of all IT Technical Recovery Plans and Recovery Checklists
• Work with Business Continuity Management to ensure the organization can respond to and recover from data disruptions in the most efficient and timely manner
• Assist in investigations to identify points of technology vulnerability and develop data loss‑avoidance and reduction strategies
• Provide support for the periodic testing of the data recovery plan to ensure usability, performance, and artifact retention
• Work with Business Continuity Management to enhance, formalize and standardize the business recovery processes and procedures across all critical applications and business units
• Assist in the periodic testing of all data recovery plans to ensure usability and effectiveness in meeting all SLAs, RTOs, and RPOs
• Complies with all security policies and procedures to ensure the highest level of system and data confidentiality, integrity and availability is maintained

• Work under moderate supervision with some latitude for independent judgment
• Typically requires four to five years of relevant experience or equivalent combination of experience and education
• Bachelor's degree in computer science, a similar discipline or equivalent work experience
• Two to four years of prior experience in BCP and Disaster Recovery planning and execution
• Two to four years of experience analyzing system failures to minimize outages and interruptions
• Good understanding of technology compliance requirements and their relationship to production processes
• Strong research and analytical skills with a keen sense of awareness
• Excellent communication skills

The above job description is not intended to be an all‑inclusive list of duties and standards of the position. Incumbents will follow instructions and perform other related duties as assigned by their supervisor.

• Good understanding of industry best practices and regulatory standards for Business Continuity Management
• Good understanding of ITIL framework and IT Service Management
• Ability to understand and effectively translate highly technical concepts and information into business and training materials
• ABCP or CBCP certification preferred
• Certifications in Systems and Networking Programs
• Two to four years of experience working in operational departments within the Financial industry
• Fundamental knowledge of the business processes,…