Manager - Business Continuity Planning/Disaster Recovery

We are hiring Manager - Business Continuity Planning and Disaster Recovery for our client based at Trivandrum, Kerala location.

Position Summary:

BCP/DR Lead will manage the implementation and day-to-day functions related to creating Business Continuity Plans and Procedures, while also managing Disaster Recovery operations for Managed Services offerings. Responsible to develop, maintain, or implement business continuity and disaster recovery strategies and solutions, including risk assessments, business impact analyses, strategy selection, and documentation of business continuity and disaster recovery procedures. Plan, conduct, and debrief regular mock-disaster exercises to test the adequacy of existing plans and strategies, updating procedures and plans regularly. Act as a coordinator for continuity efforts after a disruption event.

Experience:

- Over 10 years of IT experience and 5 years- management experience in Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery

- Excellent exposure to operations, production and technology environments

- Project/program management would be beneficial

- Work experience in managed services industry preferred

Knowledge and Skills Requirements:

- The incumbent must have an in-depth understanding of business continuity management and governance frameworks, strong knowledge of business continuity best practices and protocols, operational risk management, and in-depth knowledge and expertise of the operations, including IT practices.

Specific expertise should include:

- Business Continuity Management practices and protocols, including in-depth knowledge of international BCM standards promoted by BCI and DR and ISO

- A strong understanding of operational risk and resilience

- All aspects of the critical products and services, including the delivery mechanisms and IT associated with each, and the technical and operations infrastructure

The incumbent should also possess the following skills and experience:

- 5 to 7 years breadth of exposure to operations production and technology environment and/or various environments

- Reasonable depth of exposure/understanding of Business Continuity Management processes and best practices.

- Strong organizational skills

- Exceptional ability to remain calm under stress

- Excellent team skills, both as a leader and as a team player

- Excellent communication skills, especially related to facilitation, documentation and reporting

- Highly developed relationship management, influencing and leadership skills.

- Must participate in - on-call- manager duties (7/24 pager on rotational schedule) in support of the BCP/DR