Technology Resilience Director

The Technology Resilience Director will implement and maintain the Disaster Recovery Program for the media production company based in the City of London, with a focus on business-critical Broadcast Operations and Infrastructure. The successful applicant will assess the current state of technology capabilities & resiliency risks and develop mitigation strategies and technical infrastructure to address gaps. The person will also work closely with Technology & Broadcast counterparts to support a robust program for testing of technology recovery solutions as well as managing complex projects that involve input from multi-disciplinary teams made up of both internal and external resources.
Technology Resilience Director Job Responsibilities:

• Drive the strategy and innovate solutions used for technology, broadcast recovery across the organization, work collaboratively with internal and external partners, including consultants and vendors to align disaster recovery strategies and associated plans with business needs.
• Drive engagement with technology stakeholders to ensure adherence to company standards and expectations for Technology Resilience, including development of business cases to justify funding of Technology Resilience projects
• Manage resources and set planning priorities for employees dedicated to work efforts for the area of responsibility, leading reviews, driving testing and maintenance of existing solutions and plans

At the time of disaster the Technology Resilience Director will:

• Drive company response to critical situations that involve activation of a Technology Resilience or disaster recovery plan
• Leverage relationships and knowledge of business operations to support technology teams interacting with the crisis management process
• Facilitate post incident review to ensure lessons learned are applied across the portfolio

Knowledge/ Skills:

• Agile development process a plus
• Six Sigma or equivalent analytical discipline preferred
• Must have expert knowledge of Microsoft Office programs
• Fusion Risk Management software, used to create BC & IT DR plans, is advantageous

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