SR. SPECIALIST, DISASTER RECOVERY TEST COORDINATOR - SANTANDER HOLDINGS USA INC
Company: Santander Holdings USA Inc
Location: Cohasset
Posted on: November 15, 2024
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Job Description:
Sr. Specialist, Disaster Recovery Test CoordinatorQuincy, United
States of AmericaAct as the DR Coordinator responsible for planning
and coordinating Disaster Recovery testing for a multi-entity IT DR
function. The candidate must possess a general working knowledge of
technical disaster recovery concepts, including but not limited to
data replication, storage, backups, Recovery Time Objective (RTO),
Recovery Point Objective (RPO), network routing and segregation,
issue tracking, backups, and cyber resilience.The Sr Specialist,
Disaster Recovery Test Coordinator is a facilitator of disaster
recovery testing initiatives focused on delivering a sound and
robust DR testing program. S/he leads and supports activities
necessary to enable the organization to respond to a technology
disruption, including managing new and ongoing technology recovery
testing. S/he independently manages the disaster recovery testing
lifecycle (IT and business test planning, test coordination, &
reporting) for a portfolio of applications across product lines &
platforms, technical support teams, and business units.Job
Description DR Planning & TestingProvide direct communication
between Business Continuity Management, IT Infrastructure
Operations, Technology Architecture, IT Systems Engineering,
Application CIO teams, Business areas, and third party vendors.
Participate in required technical and business planning meetings
for all DR testing activities.Develop and maintain Disaster
Recovery plans and procedures, runbooks, and test scripts with the
support of technical SMEs, while adhering to corporate guidelines,
policies, and standards.Coordinate annual IT Disaster Recovery
testing for both on-premises applications and supporting
infrastructure, as well as third party hosted
applications.Facilitate and support business testing during
disaster recovery exercises to ensure a high level of resiliency
for critical business data, systems, and operations.Support on-site
DR testing when needed.DR GovernanceFacilitate timely
identification, communication, escalation, and remediation of
issues in support of a US enterprise-wide Disaster Recovery testing
and assurance program.Ensure the US DR testing program is meeting
regulatory requirements and expectations.Conduct regular DR debrief
meetings with key Technology and Business stakeholders to review DR
testing results, issues, lessons learned, and opportunities for
improvement.Qualifications: To perform this job successfully, an
individual must be able to perform each essential duty at a high
level and in a timely manner. The qualifications listed below are
representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required to
perform the job satisfactorily. Education: Bachelor's Degree or
equivalent work experience: IT Disaster Recovery, Business
Continuity Planning (BCP), Cyber Resilience, or equivalent field.
CBCP (Certified Business Continuity Professional) is a plus, but
not required.Work Experience: 5+ Years Experience in Disaster
Recovery, IT Resiliency, Business Continuity, and Cyber
Resilience.Skills and Abilities: Knowledge of IT infrastructure
operations and familiarity with disaster recovery
operations.General knowledge of various technologies and concepts
including data replication, virtualization, network routing,
firewalls, Microsoft Office required. Familiarity with business
continuity and disaster recovery program life cycles (e.g. Business
Impact Analysis (BIA), continuity planning, disaster recovery test
planning, etc.) is a plus.Ability to collaborate with IT team
members at all levels of responsibility.Ability to communicate
technology concepts into business terms with internal customers at
all levels.Excellent oral and written communication skills to
convey DR plans, exercises, and activities. Must be able to
interact with technical, non-technical, and management
staff.Excellent organizational skills are required to effectively
manage DR exercises throughout the testing lifecycle.Excellent
attention to detail and ability to consistently follow through on
commitments.Strong ability to quickly grasp and understand disaster
recovery related risks.Ongoing sense of urgency and high degree of
flexibility.Takes initiative, and is a proactive, self-motivated,
results-driven thinker.Strong Excel skills with working knowledge
of pivot tables.Diversity & EEO Statements: At Santander, we value
and respect differences in our workforce and strive to increase the
diversity of our teams. We actively encourage everyone to
apply.Santander is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified
applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard
to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity,
national origin, genetics, disability, age, veteran status or any
other characteristic protected by law.Working Conditions: Frequent
Minimal physical effort such as sitting, standing and walking.
Occasional moving and lifting equipment and furniture is required
to support onsite and offsite meeting setup and teardown.
Physically capable of lifting up to fifty pounds, able to bend,
kneel, climb ladders.Employer Rights: This job description does not
list all of the job duties of the job. You may be asked by your
supervisors or managers to perform other duties. You may be
evaluated in part based upon your performance of the tasks listed
in this job description. The employer has the right to revise this
job description at any time. This job description is not a contract
for employment and either you or the employer may terminate at any
time for any reason.Primary Location: Quincy, MA, 1 Enterprise
Drive-Quincy-CorpOther Locations: Massachusetts-QuincyOrganization:
Santander Holdings USA, Inc.
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