Job Description
Disaster Recovery Analyst: DR Coordinator for Plans, Exercises, medium sized DR project coordination, working with a cross section of IT Operational Teams under the direction of the DR Lead and/or Manager. Resolves issues related to plans and exercises, track issues during exercises and report issues according to standards. Work closely with NiSource project managers, on projects from time to time to ensure the NiSource DR Standards are used. Gather data on day-to-day Applications, Servers, OS, Databases, etc. to assist with the planning of a DR Exercise. Maintain a solid understanding of Service Providers' operational and service delivery responsibilities. Review Application Recovery Plans and/or Run Books for completeness in preparation of Disaster Recovery exercises and failover activities. Participate in the planning and execution of and lead Disaster Recovery exercises and failover activities. Report to the Disaster Recovery Services Manager under Infrastructure Management. Other related DR/BC Duties and/or project work as assigned.
Required Skills & Experience
* 4 to 8 years work experience with Data Center Infrastructure Disaster Discovery (DR) environments and/or Business Continuity documentation and exercises.
* Experience work in a large enterprise Data Center Operations team.
* Must have experience working with Disaster Recovery (DR) or Business Continuity (BC) Plan Coordination, creating Exercise status and Issues reports for management, enjoys collaborating with Technical Teams, assist with creating, maintaining, and writing Technical Recovery Plans.
* Strong coordinating, tracking, technical documentations skills.
* Enjoy working with IT Teams on Disaster Recovery documentation and plan maintenance. In this role the person will lead the coordination and tracking of hundreds of technical plans using Disaster Recovery software.
* Strong Microsoft Office Skills, Outlook, Excel, Teams, Power Point, Visio, SharePoint, etc
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills, the job requires creating documents for each Disaster Recovery Exercise including Scope and Objectives documents and Post Exercise Results Reports.
Nice to Have Skills & Experience
* CBCP, MCBI, or ABCP certification is a plus.
* Familiar with Data Center Technologies like VMWare, AIX, Databases (Oracle and SQL), Snapshots, Replication, SRM, Commvault, Zerto, ActiveDR, etc.
* Familiar with Business or Application Impact Analysis Projects.
* Experience working with DR/BC Software a plus.
Benefit packages for this role will start on the 31st day of employment and include medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as HSA, FSA, and DCFSA account options, and 401k retirement account access with employer matching. Employees in this role are also entitled to paid sick leave and/or other paid time off as provided by applicable law.