Senior Cybersecurity Disaster Recovery & Contingency Planning SME
A senior cybersecurity SME who leads a nationwide Business Impact Analysis, Disaster Recovery Planning, and contingency planning program for government clients — managing dispersed teams, writing and QA'ing continuity documentation, and running tabletop/DR exercises. Core technologies are NIST frameworks (SP 800-34, 800-37, 800-53, IR 8286D, IR 8179) and federal risk-management practices.
- Compensation
- Not disclosed
- Location
- Windsor Mill, MD 21224
- Work setup
- Not specified
- Seniority
- Senior
- Employment
- Internship
- Experience
- Not specified
- Category
- Security
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- Senior-level experience as a cybersecurity disaster recovery and contingency planning subject matter expert
- Deep expertise in cybersecurity, disaster recovery, business continuity, contingency planning, and risk management
- Experience with federal information security requirements
- Extensive experience applying NIST SP 800-34, NIST SP 800-37, NIST SP 800-53, NIST IR 8286D, and NIST IR 8179 within federal or similarly regulated environments
- Demonstrated experience leading and managing multiple teams, including geographically dispersed and cross-functional teams
- Experience developing national implementation and rollout strategies, methodologies, templates, and procedures
- Experience developing, reviewing, and maintaining BPA, BIA, DRP, ISCP, and related continuity documentation
- Experience planning, facilitating, and documenting tabletop exercises, contingency tests, and disaster recovery exercises
- Experience performing quality assurance, technical reviews, audit support, and findings remediation
- Ability to develop technical reports, executive briefings, and policy memoranda for technical and executive audiences
Full description
About Us:
At RELI Group, our work is grounded in purpose. We partner with government agencies to solve complex challenges, improve public health, strengthen national security, and make government services more effective and efficient. Our team of over 500 professionals brings deep expertise and a shared commitment to delivering meaningful outcomes. Behind every solution is a group of experts who care deeply about impact—whether we’re supporting data-driven decisions, modernizing systems or safeguarding critical programs.
We are seeking a senior-level Cybersecurity Disaster Recovery and Contingency Planning (DRCP) Subject Matter Expert (SME) to lead and manage a nationwide Business Impact Analysis (BIA), Disaster Recovery Planning (DRP), and contingency planning program.
This position provides strategic, technical, and program leadership for the development, implementation, quality assurance, and continuous improvement of BIA, DRP, Information System Contingency Planning (ISCP), and related continuity activities across applicable facilities nationwide. The successful candidate will bring deep expertise in cybersecurity, disaster recovery, business continuity, contingency planning, risk management, and federal information security requirements, along with demonstrated experience leading and managing multiple teams and geographically dispersed stakeholders.
The ideal candidate will have extensive experience applying NIST SP 800-34, NIST SP 800-37, NIST SP 800-53, NIST IR 8286D, and NIST IR 8179 within federal or similarly regulated environments and will be comfortable translating complex cybersecurity and continuity requirements into practical, actionable program strategies.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and manage nationwide BIA, DRP, ISCP, and contingency planning initiatives from program planning and rollout through implementation, quality assurance, approval, and final delivery.
- Lead and manage multiple teams, including geographically dispersed and cross-functional teams, by establishing priorities, coordinating resources, monitoring progress, and ensuring timely completion of deliverables.
- Develop and execute national implementation and rollout strategies, including standardized methodologies, templates, procedures, schedules, training, communications, milestones, and completion criteria.
- Coordinate with facility leadership, business owners, system owners, IT personnel, cybersecurity teams, COOP personnel, and executive stakeholders to obtain required information and ensure successful program implementation.
- Track nationwide BIA and DRP completion, identify gaps and risks, resolve issues, and provide program status reporting and escalation to senior leadership.
- Lead the development, review, and maintenance of Business Process Analysis (BPA), BIA, DRP, ISCP, and related continuity documentation.