Business Continuity Planner

Position Description

Valiant Solutions is seeking a Business Continuity Planner to join our rapidly growing and innovative cybersecurity team!

This position is located in Springfield, VA

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Clearance Required: Active TS/SCI clearance (Polygraph may be required based on agency components).

Degree and Years of

Experience:

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent plus a minimum of seven years of experience in program management, with a proven ability to translate complex data into strategic recommendations for executive decision‑makers.

Required

Certifications:

• FEMA level 1 Professional Continuity Practitioner certified (or ability to attain within 6 months of hire).

Required Skills:

• Advanced knowledge of Federal Continuity Directives, DoD Mission Assurance strategies, and Intelligence Community (IC) Continuity policies.
• Proven experience managing Business Process Analysis (BPA) and Business Impact Analysis (BIA) cycles for Essential Support Activities (ESAs).
• Hands‑on functional administration, tool management, and user training experience in:
• Mission Assurance Support Toolkit (MAST).
• Black Berry AtHoc Computer Emergency Notification System (CENS).
• Experience developing training curricula (ideally partnering with enterprise learning institutions).
• Demonstrated success leading cross‑functional teams in challenging environments, characterized by:
• Time constraints.
• Resource constraints.
• Competing priorities

Team Leadership & Personnel Development

• Leads and mentors Functional Analysts (FAs) to consistently meet or exceed performance goals.
• Fosters workplace culture centered on continuous growth, learning, and professional development.
• Evaluates FA skills regularly to ensure overall proficiency and technical capabilities are maintained.
• Coordinates assignments for Functional Analysts with the Functional Leadership Team (FLT).
• Receives, evaluates, and schedules resource requests submitted by the FLT.
• Ensures all active tasks are accurately tracked, up to date, and visible to the PM, Functional Leads, and the government customer.
• Manages daily scheduling bottlenecks and resolves lower‑level resource conflicts between Functional Leads, escalating critical deadlocks to the FLT.
• Be prepared to complete any onsite, no‑cost training courses or professional development as directed by government leadership to further skills, proficiency, professional competency, and overall utility in this role.

Continuity & Mission Support

• Manages the comprehensive continuity framework across the agency.
• Oversees and organizes the agency Business Process Analysis and Business Impact Analysis (BPA/BIA) program for Essential Functions (EFs) and Essential Support Activities (ESAs).
• Guides agency components as they develop, update, and manage ESAs within the Mission Assurance Support Toolkit (MAST).
• Builds and manages the liaison program for component continuity planners to audit and evaluate their individual programs.
• Directs all efforts related to agency continuity planning, readiness reporting, and essential records management for all ESAs.
• Serves as the final technical review authority for all Readiness deliverables prior to delivery.
• Manages the Readiness Function’s formal battle rhythm and operational schedule.
• Supports alternate site operations as required (not to exceed 10% of time). Requirements include:
• Opening/closing facilities as needed.
• Conducts facility tours for agency leadership.
• Facilitates all alternate site requirements for training and evaluations
• Advises leadership and continuity personnel on alternate workspace requirements, availability, and capacity limits.
• Ensures all continuity requirements are met during a contingency or disruption to normal operations.
• Contributes directly to planning efforts for emergency relocation and devolution strategies.
• Collaborates on the development of business continuity plans for the agency and its individual components.

Continuity Training & Mission Assurance Support Toolkit

• Designs,…