Technology Recovery Planning Coordinator

Role Description

We are seeking a Vice President Technical Recovery Planning Coordinator to lead and manage disaster recovery (DR) tests and exercises across on-premises cloud and vendor-hosted applications. This role is critical to ensuring the resilience and continuity of our technology ecosystem. The ideal candidate will have strong technical expertise and exceptional organizational skills to plan execute and document DR activities.

You will collaborate closely with engineers architects and program managers to design and run comprehensive recovery scenarios validate recovery procedures and maintain accurate actionable documentation. This position requires a proactive approach to identifying gaps driving improvements and ensuring compliance with recovery objectives and regulatory requirements. This position requires weekend and off hours schedules during DR tests.

Role Objectives

• Plan coordinate and execute regular BC/DR tests and exercises to validate the effectiveness of recovery procedures and identify areas for improvement. Analyze test results and implement necessary corrective actions.
• Manage testing of all Tier 12 and 3 applications for on-prem vendor hosted and cloud applications.
• Document test results and follow up on root cause analysis.
• Establish and maintain the overall plans for executing all DR procedures and manage their interdependencies.
• Create high level timelines for each DR test and more focused plans for technical teams to execute. Manage the test from end to end (planning execution follow up)
• Work with the IT technical staff to ensure that disaster recovery solutions are adequate in place maintained and tested as part of the regular operational life cycle.
• Help ensure compliance with all applicable federal state and local laws regulations and ordinances.
• Serve as a point of contact for BC/DR related incidents communicating effectively with stakeholders technical teams and management during disruptions.
• Stay informed of emerging threats technologies and best practices in BC/DR and proactively recommend improvements to existing plans and strategies.
• Participate in professional development activities and training sessions on a regular basis.
• Effectively track application RTO during test exercises and schedule re-tests for failed applications.
• Present DR testing updates and results in various SMBC Working Groups.
• Collect and review vendor DR plans and manage testing with vendors.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications and Skills

• Technical Proficiency: Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS Azure GCP) distributed systems and application architecture.
• Writing Experience: 35 years of experience in technical writing preferably in a technology or resilience-focused environment.
• Excel: Advanced skills (pivot tables formulas data visualization).
• PowerPoint: Strong presentation design and storytelling ability.
• Documentation Platforms: Experience with Confluence SharePoint or similar.
• Attention to Detail: Exceptional grammar formatting and organizational skills.
• Communication: Ability to engage with technical and non-technical stakeholders effectively.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in regulated industries (e.g. financial services healthcare).
• Familiarity with banking regulations ( e.g. FRB NYDFS FINRA OCC RegSCI).
• Advanced skills with MS suite (Teams Excel PowerPoint Word)
• Advanced skills with creating documentation and

Additional Requirements