Ferguson
IT Resilience & Disaster Recovery
ITResilience&DisasterRecoveryLead-TechnicalRecovery
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“IT Resilience & Disaster Recovery Lead - Technical Recovery at Ferguson. Skills: Disaster Recovery, Business Continuity, Technical Recovery, Resilience Engineering, Risk Management, Operational Resilience, IT Service Management, DevOps. Lead disaster recovery risk assessments, exercises, and resilience testing activities. Plan, coordinate, and orchestrate technical recovery exercises, track and report activities to business customers”
What You'll Achieve.
ensuring critical systems can be effectively restored during disruptive events; drive execution across sophisticated environments; track and report activities to business customers; track preparedness status, and manage remediation efforts to closure
Industry & Context.
proactively solve problems; assess and document system dependencies, recovery strategies, and architectural designs; manage remediation efforts to closure
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
10+ years of experience in disaster recovery, business continuity, or Technology & Cyber resilience within a large, complex enterprise environment, Proven experience developing Business Impact Analyses (BIA) and Technical Recovery Plans (TRPs), understanding of frameworks, methodologies, and regulatory standards (e. g. , NIST, ISO, COBIT, ITIL, CISA, etc. ), Experience in using both traditional standards, such as IT service management practices based on ITIL, as well as emerging methods like DevOps that are optimized for agility., Experience leading resilience exercises, including tabletop and scenario-based, and live-environment testing, Ability to assess and document system dependencies, recovery strategies, and architectural designs, program and project management skills with the ability to coordinate across technical and business teams, Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to engage a broad range of interested parties, Proficiency with Microsoft Office tools (Teams, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook), Ferguson complies with all wage regulations., The starting wage may be higher in certain locations based on local or state wage requirements.
Nice to Have
Experience with Resilience Engineering, Google DiRT, Chaos Engineering, SRE, or similar practices is preferred, Experience working with Disaster Recovery Planning, IT Service Management, or GRC platforms, Relevant certifications (e. g. , BCDR, ITIL, CISA)
What You'll Do.
Lead disaster recovery risk assessments
and resilience testing activities
and orchestrate technical recovery exercises
track and report activities to business customers
and enhance recovery strategies
including Business Impact Analysis (BIA) and Technical Recovery Plans (TRP)
Partner with business and technology teams to identify critical systems
and potential vulnerabilities
Facilitate the integration of new systems and applications into the technical recovery program
Standardize and recovery processes and procedures across the enterprise environment
Ensure disaster recovery solutions are implemented
and tested as part of the operational lifecycle
Oversee technical recovery plans
track preparedness status
and manage remediation efforts to closure
Provide expert guidance to cross-functional teams in developing
and delivering recovery procedures
Support preparedness efforts to mitigate
and recover from significant incidents and disruptions
Promote resilience strategies
and best practices across the organization
Support audit and compliance requirements related to disaster recovery and business continuity
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Partner with business and technology teams to identify critical systems, dependencies, and potential vulnerabilities; Provide expert guidance to cross-functional teams in developing, validating, and delivering recovery procedures; Promote resilience strategies, governance, and best practices across the organization
Communication Scope
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to engage a broad range of interested parties
Process & Methodology
program and project management skills with the ability to coordinate across technical and business teams
Full Job Description
**Job Posting:** Since 1953, Ferguson has been a source of quality supplies for a variety of industries. Together We Build Better infrastructure, better homes and better businesses. We exist to make our customers’ complex projects simple, successful, and sustainable. We proactively solve problems, adapt and grow to continuously serve our customers, communities and each other. Ferguson, a Fortune 500 company, is proud to provide best-in-class products, service and capabilities across the following industries: Commercial/Mechanical, Facilities Supply, Fire and Fabrication, HVAC, Industrial, Residential Trade, Residential Building and Remodel, Waterworks and Residential Digital Commerce. Ferguson has approximately 36,000 associates across 1,700 locations. Ferguson is a community of proud associates who operate with the shared purpose of building something meaningful. You will build a career that you are proud of, at a company you can believe in. ## **IT Resilience & Disaster Recovery Lead – Technical Recovery** Ferguson is seeking a Disaster Recovery & Resilience professional to support enterprise IT continuity and technical recovery capabilities. This role is responsible for developing and advancing recovery strategies, leading resilience testing, and ensuring critical systems can be effectively restored during disruptive events. The ideal candidate brings strong leadership and governance experience, with a proven track record to drive execution across sophisticated environments and a deep understanding of enterprise recovery frameworks, risk management, and operational resilience. **Location:** This role is approved to be either Remote within the United States or Hybrid for associates in Hampton Roads, VA, in accordance with company policy. ## ## **Duties & Responsibilities:** * Lead disaster recovery risk assessments, exercises, and resilience testing activities * Plan, coordinate, and orchestrate technical recovery exercises, track and report activities to business
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