Senior Cybersecurity Disaster Recovery, Contingency Planning SME

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. Lead and manage nationwide BIA, DRP, ISCP, and contingency planning initiatives from program planning and rollout through implementation, quality assurance, approval, and final delivery.

Posted 10/19/2026full-timeRemote • United StatesSenior💰 $140,000 - $150,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates extensive experience in leading disaster recovery, business continuity, and contingency planning initiatives, with a strong focus on cybersecurity principles and compliance with NIST standards. Proven ability to manage cross-functional teams and develop comprehensive policies, procedures, and documentation to ensure organizational resilience.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Cybersecurity ExperienceDisaster Recovery Planning (DRP)Business Impact Analysis (BIA)NIST SP 800-53 KnowledgeTechnical Writing Skills

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Hard Skills

Disaster Recovery Planning (DRP)Business Impact Analysis (BIA)Contingency PlanningRisk ManagementCybersecurity PrinciplesPolicy DevelopmentTechnical DocumentationQuality AssuranceProgram ManagementTabletop Exercises

Soft Skills

Analytical SkillsOrganizational SkillsFacilitation SkillsCommunication SkillsLeadership Skills

Tools & Technologies

Microsoft OfficeGovernance DocumentationProgram RepositoriesDashboardsCompliance Review Tools

Certifications & Qualifications

CISSPCISMCRISCCBCPCBCIPMP

Industry Keywords

NIST SP 800-34NIST SP 800-37NIST IR 8286DNIST IR 8179COOPFederal Continuity RequirementsHHSIHSNIST RMFNIST CSF 2.0

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Cyber SecurityPMPRTOS

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead and manage nationwide BIA, DRP, ISCP, and contingency planning initiatives from program planning and rollout through implementation, quality assurance, approval, and final delivery.
Lead multiple geographically dispersed and cross-functional teams by establishing priorities, coordinating resources, monitoring progress, and ensuring timely completion of deliverables.
Develop and execute national implementation and rollout strategies, including methodologies, templates, procedures, schedules, training, communications, milestones, and completion criteria.
Coordinate with facility leadership, business owners, system owners, IT personnel, cybersecurity teams, COOP personnel, and executive stakeholders.
Track nationwide BIA and DRP completion, identify gaps and risks, resolve issues, and report program status to senior leadership.
Lead development, review, and maintenance of BPA, BIA, DRP, ISCP, and continuity documentation.
Analyze BIA results to identify critical functions, systems, dependencies, recovery priorities, RTOs, RPOs, MTD, and enterprise-wide risks.
Serve as senior cybersecurity SME for DRCP and continuity activities, addressing cybersecurity risks, system dependencies, data protection, access controls, and critical technology requirements.
Develop and maintain cybersecurity and DRCP policies, SOPs, procedures, standards, templates, and governance documentation.
Apply NIST SP 800-34, NIST SP 800-37, NIST SP 800-53, NIST IR 8286D, and NIST IR 8179.
Plan, facilitate, and document tabletop exercises, continuity tests, disaster recovery exercises, and plan reviews, including corrective actions and remediation.
Perform quality assurance and technical reviews; support audits, assessments, compliance reviews, evidence collection, findings remediation, and executive reporting.
Develop technical reports, executive briefings, policy memoranda, status reports, meeting materials, and other communications.
Maintain program schedules, repositories, inventories, dashboards, and tools supporting recurring DRCP reviews, exercises, testing, and program activities.

Requirements

What you’ll need

10+ years of progressively responsible experience in cybersecurity, information security, disaster recovery, business continuity, contingency planning, risk management, or a related field.
Significant cybersecurity experience applying cybersecurity principles to disaster recovery, contingency planning, business continuity, and organizational resilience.
Experience leading and managing multiple cross-functional and/or geographically dispersed teams.
Experience leading large-scale, multi-site, regional, or nationwide BIA, DRP, ISCP, or contingency planning programs.
Hands-on experience developing, implementing, reviewing, and finalizing BPA, BIA, DRP, ISCP, and related continuity documentation.
Ability to manage complex programs from initial planning and rollout through final submission, quality assurance, approval, and completion.
Strong working knowledge of NIST SP 800-34, NIST SP 800-37, NIST SP 800-53, NIST IR 8286D, and NIST IR 8179.
Experience with cybersecurity, disaster recovery, contingency planning, business continuity, COOP, risk management, and organizational resilience.
Experience developing and implementing cybersecurity and DRCP policies, SOPs, procedures, standards, templates, and governance documentation.
Experience conducting or facilitating tabletop exercises, contingency and continuity tests, disaster recovery exercises, plan reviews, and corrective-action activities.
Experience supporting audits, assessments, compliance reviews, evidence collection, and remediation of findings.
Strong technical writing, editing, analytical, organizational, facilitation, and communication skills, with the ability to communicate complex cybersecurity and continuity concepts to technical and executive audiences.
Bachelor’s degree or higher in Cybersecurity, Information Assurance, Information Security, Information Technology, Computer Science, Management Information Systems, Business Continuity, Emergency Management, Risk Management, Business Administration, Technical Communication, or a related technical or management discipline.
Preferred: experience supporting HHS, IHS, or another U.S. federal agency; nationwide or geographically dispersed federal programs; NIST RMF, NIST CSF 2.0, FISMA, federal continuity requirements, and NIST IR 8286; relevant certifications such as CISSP, CISM, CRISC, CBCP, CBCI, or PMP; advanced Microsoft Office proficiency; master’s degree.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, plus telehealth services and a confidential Employee Assistance Program.
Paid time off starting at 3.5 weeks annually, increasing with tenure, plus 11 paid holidays.
401(k) retirement plan with an employer match of up to 4% of eligible compensation after six months of employment.
Company-paid basic life, accidental death and dismemberment, and short- and long-term disability insurance.
Professional development and tuition reimbursement programs, each offering up to $1,500 annually for eligible employees after six months of service, subject to approval.