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Job title: Business Resilience Lead – Remote
Company: Canadian Blood Services
Job description: Please note: This position is remote; the successful incumbent can be located anywhere in Canada, Eastern Canada is preferred.
Job category: Information technology
Job posting ID: 1589
Employment status: Regular full-time
Classification: PTS/MGT/IT B
Salary/Rate of pay: $84,000 – $99,500
Application deadline: 2021-10-04
Somewhere in Canada there’s a life you can save.
Be part of a dynamic, collaborative and caring organization committed to saving and improving the lives of Canadians. Thousands of Canadians depend on us every day for reliable access to safe blood, plasma, stem cells and organs and tissues.
Join Canada’s Lifeline and make a meaningful difference every day.
About the role:
In this role you will provide experience and specialization in highly technical aspects of systems hardware/software/resilience. You will be a technical resource to Information Technology as a whole and will be responsible for participating in the following areas of the Business Resilience Program, including risk assessments, business impact analyses, dependency analysis, plan creation, strategy selection, and documentation. Other aspects of the role will also consist of planning, conduct, and debrief regular mock exercises to test the adequacy of existing plans and strategies, updating procedures and plans regularly. Also, as a technical resource to Information Technology, supporting and maintaining the day-to-day operations of Unix/AIX on Power and Window servers and enterprise class hardware.
Responsibilities include:
Planning, Risk Assessments and Documentation
- Assist in creating, maintaining, and executing business impact assessments, planning, and coordinating exercises.
- Provide input with risk management analysis and assist with the creation of the business resilience, contingency, and disaster recovery plans.
- Assist in coordinating with site/business functions to perform business resilience program activities such as Business Impact Analysis to identify and document recovery requirements for critical business functions/processes.
Resiliency/Continuity Plan
- Provide input in developing, maintaining business resilience documentation, including but not limited to policies, standards, governance model, program procedures, and tools and templates.
- Work cross functionally with team members of Information Security, IT Infrastructure, and Engineering teams to coordinate and assist in exercises, identify, and prioritize remediation, and track completion.
- Train employees on the business recovery plan to ensure that everyone understands what is expected if a disaster occurs.
Operational Tasks
- Working knowledge of configuring and supporting virtual infrastructure environments: AIX and Linux on IBM Power, VMware ESXi.
- Understanding of IBM PowerVM and VIOS architecture, and VMWare ESXi.
- Knowledge of Backup environments such as Veritas NetBackup, and Site Replication and Recovery (Zerto, Veritas Resilience Platform) tools.
Education, training and experience:
- Post-secondary level education in a relevant discipline from a recognized academic institution, preferably a University Degree or Community College Diploma in Computer Science.
- At least 3 years of experience in a Business Resilience/Disaster Recovery role.
- Experience in a Technical role involving UNIX/Windows server administration.
- Experience in developing and maintaining formal business resiliency plans.
Demonstrated knowledge, skills and abilities:
- Designing and delivering business resilience exercises.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills with emphasis on teamwork.
- Must be able to work independently and take initiative to identify, track, and resolve issues.
- Strong understanding and knowledge of IT architecture, hardware devices, terminology and staying up to date of technological advancements.
Benefits:
- Competitive base salary range of $84,000 – $99,500
- Annual performance award up to 8%
- 4 weeks of paid vacation
- Comprehensive group health, dental and vision benefits
- Choice of defined contribution or defined benefits pension plan
- Employee discounts, wellness programs and professional advancement opportunities
Diversity and inclusion play a vital role in ensuring health equity for patients across Canada. We are committed to reflecting Canada’s population in our organization and fostering an environment where all employees can be their authentic selves, with equal opportunities to succeed and contribute.
To protect the health and safety of its employees, all Canadian Blood Services’ employees are required to be fully vaccinated (COVID-19 vaccine doses as approved by Health Canada), subject to any medical or other human rights grounds.
If this role resonates with you, we encourage you to apply! This could be your first step towards a meaningful and inspiring career. Come to work each day knowing that you save lives.
We thank all applicants for their interest. However, only those considered for an interview or those invited to participate in an assessment (such as testing) will be contacted. Applicants who require accommodation should discuss their needs with us.
Expected salary: $84000 – 99500 per year
Location: Ottawa, ON
Job date: Wed, 22 Sep 2021 22:03:30 GMT
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