IT Disaster Recovery Analyst I

The IT Disaster Recovery Analyst is responsible for developing, implementing, and maintaining the organization's disaster recovery and business continuity plans. This role involves identifying potential risks, creating strategies to mitigate those risks, and ensuring the organization can quickly recover from any disruption to its IT systems and operations. The IT Disaster Recovery Analyst works closely with IT teams and business units to ensure that critical systems and data are protected and that recovery plans are effective and regularly tested.

A. Abide by the "Law Enforcement Code of Ethics." B. Assist in the development and implementation of comprehensive disaster recovery and business continuity plans for the organization C. Coordinate and conduct disaster recovery testing and simulations, including DR site fail over recovery plans to ensure the disaster recovery plan is current and effective. D. Assist in incident response activities, including investigation, documentation, and reporting of security breaches or incidents. E. Ensure the health and performance of backup systems by regularly monitoring, maintaining, and troubleshooting to guarantee reliable data protection and recovery capabilities. F. Monitor the effectiveness of disaster recovery procedures on an ongoing basis, generating regular reports to assess readiness and identify potential weaknesses. G. Collaborate with the internal IT teams on data protection to ensure applications are backed up appropriately and that the backups are periodically tested successfully. H. Identify critical processes and systems that require high availability and quick recovery times. I. Assist in the creation and maintenance of emergency communication plans, ensuring that key stakeholders are informed during a disruption. J. Ensure that all disaster recovery procedures, including those related to the DR site, comply with industry standards, regulatory requirements, and organizational policies. K. Respond to actual disasters or disruptions, coordinating recovery efforts and providing ongoing support to restore operations. L. Translate user needs and business processes into technical requirements. M. Develop documentation and procedures for the installation, maintenance, and use of systems. N. Ensure accuracy and integrity of data and applications through analysis and problem resolution. O. Perform day-to-day monitoring of disaster recovery systems and processes, taking corrective actions as needed to ensure system availability and effective recovery operations. P. Develop and maintain documentation related to disaster recovery plans, procedures, and testing results. Q. Consistently creates and keeps tickets up to date. Information put into tickets is accurate. R. Maintain accurate inventory and track assets through their lifecycle. Provides up to date and accurate assessments of licensing, usage buffers, service life, and support contracts. S. Perform other related duties, as assigned, including modified schedule or temporary re-assignment during declared emergencies or activations, as determined by the Sheriff. Nothing in this job description prevents management from assigning different or additional duties or modifying the job description at any time.

JOB PREREQUISITES

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DISASTER RECOVERY ANALYST I

): Associates degree or equivalent experience. A strong understanding of disaster recovery principles, practices, and tools is essential, along with experience in risk assessment, business impact analysis, and the development of recovery strategies. Preferred qualifications include 2+ years of experience in disaster recovery planning or a related field, and familiarity with disaster recovery tools and technologies is a plus. Customer service experience. Strong organizational skills to balance multiple projects within the constraints of timelines and budgets with business awareness. Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and with the written word. Must be able to pass a Criminal Background Screening and Drug Screening Flexibility to work extended hours, nights, weekends, and participate in an on-call rotation as required.

JOB REQUIREMENTS

Maintain a valid Florida driver's license.

JOB STANDARDS

Demonstrates excellent customer service and professionalism. No ongoing pattern of negative feedback. Maintains responsive and solution focused communications with all users. Applies a security first approach in all duties. Follows least privilege principles and reports anomalies. Actively participates in security response efforts. Successfully completes security and phishing tests. Demonstrates respect toward peers and managers. Addresses disagreements professionally. Does not undermine leadership or colleagues. Maintains a positive and collaborative attitude within the IT department. Communicates effectively with stakeholders, peers, and vendors. Keeps others informed on status and impacts of work. Assists peers and contributes to team improvement. Participates and can be depended upon in emergency after-hours situations. Stays focused and delivers high quality work on time and meets deadlines. Proactively prevents delays and removes roadblocks. Consistently plans and prioritizes tasks so that meaningful work is always in progress. Shows initiative to learn new technologies and practices. Demonstrates capacity to read documentation and apply new knowledge independently. Strives to be a subject matter expert. Keeps IT systems and spaces clean and maintained. Prevents and actively seeks to reduce technical debt. Ensures minimal system downtime through architectural and process improvement. Delivers maintainable and reliable solutions to improve system functionality, performance, and stability. Solves complex problems with precision, even under pressure. Shows commitment to the profession by always maintaining a high standard of technical competence and a drive to continuously exceed expectations in our sector.

WORKING CONDITIONS

Both indoor and open shop environments. Some amount of time may be spent in buildings or vehicles with uncontrolled climate conditions. Exposure to possible electrical hazards. Routine lifting of objects up to fifty (50) pounds. Normal daytime hours, but subject to being called out, and may be required to work overtime when necessary. The duties, prerequisites and job requirements listed above are intended to represent the minimum skills and experience levels associated with performing the duties and responsibilities contained in this job description. The qualifications should not be viewed as expressing absolute employment or promotional standards, but as general guidelines that should be considered along with other job-related selection or promotional criteria.

ADA:

PHYSICAL AND DEXTERITY REQUIREMENTS

Requires medium to heavy work that involves walking or standing a significant amount of the time, exerting from 20-50 pounds of force on a recurring basis, and skill, adeptness, and speed in the use of fingers, hands, or limbs on repetitive operation of mechanical and electronics, office equipment, machines or tools within narrow to moderate tolerances or limits of accuracy. See and hear at normal range. Ability to sit at a desk and view a display screen for extended periods of time. Speak, read, write, and understand English fluently. Ambulate independently.

ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS

The job requires inside and outside work; ability to tolerate inclement weather. Possible exposure to extreme noise levels, bright or dim light, hazardous materials and conditions, traffic, moving machinery, electrical shock and working above the ground or floor level on ladders or on roofs or platforms and or exposure to office related dust, fumes, and odors.

SENSORY REQUIREMENTS

The job requires normal visual acuity and field of vision, hearing, speaking, color perception, sense of taste, sense of smell, depth perception and texture perception. The Marion County Sheriff's Office is an Equal Opportunity Employer. ADA requires the Sheriff's Office to provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. Prospective and current employees are invited to discuss accommodations. Nothing in this job description prevents management from assigning different or additional duties or modifying the job description at any time.

VETERANS' PREFERENCE.

Pursuant to Chapter 295, Florida Statutes, candidates eligible for Veterans' Preference will receive preference in employment for career Service vacancies and are encouraged to apply. Candidates claiming Veterans Preference must attach supporting documentation with each submission that includes character of service (for example, DD Form 214 Member Copy #4) along with any other documentation as required by Rule 55A-7, Florida Administrative Code. All documentation is due by the close of the vacancy announcement.