Risk Specialist I

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Texas.

📋 Description

• Lead and assist in conducting Business Impact Analyses (BIAs) and risk assessments pertaining to business continuity.

• Review and revise Business Continuity, Disaster Recovery, and Crisis Management plans.

• Evaluate resilience, redundancy, backup, and recovery strategies, including those within cloud environments.

• Identify Single Points of Failure (SPOFs) and areas for improvement.

• Organize, monitor, and validate Disaster Recovery (DR) and business continuity exercises, simulations, and tests.

• Oversee action plans and facilitate the ongoing enhancement of controls.

• Engage in policy assessments and global initiatives focused on resilience.

• Prepare analyses, reports, and presentations to aid management decisions and governance discussions.

• Serve as a consultant for business and technology teams.

• Collaborate with stakeholders in Brazil and global GBRO teams across North America, the United Kingdom, EMEA, and LATAM.

• Evaluate recovery plans, resilient architectures, backup solutions, and critical dependencies.

• Track recovery, failover, tabletop, and continuity testing activities.

• Assist in defining Recovery Time Objectives (RTOs) and Recovery Point Objectives (RPOs).

• Monitor remediation plans related to resilience deficiencies.

• Support the implementation of global initiatives and the advancement of Business Continuity Management (BCM) and Disaster Recovery maturity in Brazil.

• Act as a technical reference and advisor on matters of resilience.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree, ideally in Information Technology, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related discipline.

• Experience in Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery, including the planning, execution, and evaluation of recovery exercises.

• Knowledge of backup and recovery processes, infrastructure, data storage, networks, and connectivity.

• Familiarity with resilience and redundancy concepts in cloud environments, preferably with AWS.

• Ability to evaluate architectures and pinpoint Single Points of Failure (SPOFs).

• Experience in conducting Business Impact Analyses (BIAs) and defining as well as assessing RTOs and RPOs.

• Understanding of standards and frameworks related to continuity, security, and resilience, such as ISO 22301, ISO 27001, and NIST.

• Awareness of LGPD and GDPR regulations.

• Knowledge of orchestration and automation tools used in recovery processes.

• Understanding of prevention and recovery strategies concerning ransomware and cyberattacks.

• Ability to analyze risks, identify control deficiencies, and monitor remediation strategies.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the capacity to convey technical subjects in clear terms for executive audiences.

• Advanced proficiency in English.

• Proficiency in Spanish is an advantage.

• Project management capabilities and the ability to manage multiple projects concurrently.

• Certification from the Business Continuity Institute (BCI), Disaster Recovery Institute (DRI), or a comparable organization is preferred.

🏝️ Benefits

• Remote work opportunities.

• An inclusive, purpose-driven workplace.

• The chance to harmonize your career with personal commitments and interests.

• A focus on employee well-being.

• Exceptional experiences and career advancement opportunities.

• Recognized as a Great Place to Work™ in 24 countries.

• International certification as a Top Employer.