In the Department of Technology, Office of Cybersecurity, the Cyber Resiliency Specialist plays a key role in the preparation and execution of the Technology Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity/ Continuity of Operations Plans.
Major functions in this role include (and are not limited to):
- Work with City departments to plan, design, and test the resilience solutions for all critical City systems to support the citywide technology resilience program
- Conduct detailed Technology Risk assessment and Business Impact Analysis
- Review City departments completed Technology Risk and Business Impact Analysis for completeness
- Develop resilience reports that identify gaps and recommendations from Technology Risk assessment and Business Impact Analysis
- Maintains knowledge on the current and emerging developments/trends for IT Disaster Recovery technology and resilience solutions
- Collaborate with technical engineering teams to understand the evolving architectures to plan, design and test the resilience solutions
- Review and provide recommendations for client departments Technology Disaster recovery Plans and Business Continuity/ Continuity of Operations Plans
- Develop and maintain Business Continuity/ Continuity of Operations Plans for the department and each division
- Review the completeness of technology recovery plans and procedures for critical technology systems and applications for completeness
- Design, plan, coordinate and execute technology resilience test/exercise with recovery teams for all critical technology systems and applications
- Support natural, human-caused and technology disaster/emergencies during the activations of Emergency Operations Center/Department Operation Center
Appointment Type: This Temporary Exempt (TEX), Full Time position is excluded by the Charter from the competitive civil service examination process and shall serve at the discretion of the appointment officer. The anticipated duration of this project position is thirty-six (36) months and will not result in an eligible list or permanent civil service hiring.
Work Location: Incumbent will conduct the majority of work at the Department of Technology, (1 S Van Ness, Ave San Francisco, CA 94103). However, there may be situations where the incumbent will be required to work at other sites throughout the City of San Francisco as necessary.
Nature of Work: : This is a full-time position. The department supports a hybrid work schedule in compliance with City & County of San Francisco policies on remote work.