Enterprise Resilience Analyst

Role: Senior Enterprise Resilience Analyst (BA)

Location: San Jose, CA

Mode of Hire: Long-Term W2 Contract

Responsibilities – What You’ll Do

Vendor Resilience & Continuity Assessments

• Perform business continuity and disaster recovery (BC/DR) risk assessments for critical third-party vendors.
• Validate vendor resilience practices to ensure alignment with enterprise resilience standards.
• Publish detailed assessment reports highlighting resilience gaps, risks, and recommendations.
• Provide insights to leadership on emerging risks and resilience trends within the vendor ecosystem.

Governance, Compliance & Risk Management

• Support TPRM and Critical Vendor programs, ensuring adherence to resilience governance frameworks and policies.
• Ensure that vendor contracts include required continuity, resilience, and recovery controls.
• Align vendor practices with enterprise frameworks, including ISO 22301, ISO 22316, NIST, FFIEC, and other relevant standards.
• Maintain accurate documentation for assessments, audits, and reporting.

Cross-Functional Collaboration & Testing

• Partner with Procurement, Legal, Security, and Business Units to address vendor resilience risks.
• Lead resilience testing exercises with vendors to validate recovery and continuity capabilities.
• Coordinate testing schedules, evidence collection, validation processes, and client sign-offs.
• Identify and implement process improvements across vendor resilience workflows.

Program Execution & Stakeholder Support

• Provide training and guidance to internal teams and vendors on resilience requirements.
• Communicate resilience findings effectively to executive, technical, and operational audiences.
• Support third-party migration activities and ensure continuity controls remain in place.

Qualifications – What You Need to Succeed

• 5 years of experience in Business Continuity, Vendor Risk Management, Third-Party Risk, Disaster Recovery, or Information Security.
• Strong understanding of resilience frameworks and controls: ISO 22301, ISO 22316, NIST, SOC 2, etc.
• Proven experience conducting resilience assessments and delivering executive-level reports.
• Proficiency with tools such as Microsoft Office Suite, ServiceNow, and risk management platforms.
• Exceptional communication, analytical, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to translate technical findings into actionable recommendations.
• Collaborative team player with strong prioritization and organizational skills.
• Preferred: Background in Enterprise Resilience, Risk Management, BC/DR; certifications like CBCP, CBCI, or similar.