Disaster Recovery Security Specialist

Company: The Walt Disney Company (Corporate)
Location: Atlanta
Posted on: November 20, 2023

Job Description:

The Walt Disney Company is a premier entertainment and technological leader. Walt's passion was to continuously envision new ways to move audiences around the world-a passion that remains our touchstone in an enterprise that stretches from theme parks, resorts and a cruise line to sports, news, movies, and a variety of other businesses. Uniting each endeavor is a dedication to crafting and delivering unforgettable experiences - and we are constantly looking for new ways to improve these exciting experiences.Do you want to be a part of a team that builds magic for millions of guests across all of the Disney brands? Behind the scenes, the Global Information Security (GIS) group provides services and solutions to protect the value and use of Disney's information through risk evaluation, teamwork, standardization, enforcement, and education across the enterprise. We protect the brand and reputation while enabling and supporting business objectives.The Disaster Recovery (DR) Security Specialist is part of the IT compliance team. Under the mentorship of the IT compliance manager, the DR Security Specialist will coordinate disaster recovery exercises for mission critical applications within our Disney Parks, Experiences, and Products portfolio. It is an important role in the overall GIS mission; we Secure the Magic!What you will bring:

• Familiarity with business continuity program life cycle plans and disaster recovery/crisis management activities.
• Ability to prioritize and work effectively in a fast-paced environment.
• Superb communication skills (both oral/written), including the ability to clearly communicate and coordinate exercise activities to an audience that can include both technical and non-technical partners.
• Curiosity, inquisitiveness, and a bias towards collaboration.What you will be doing:
  • Work with Disney Parks, Experiences, and Products partners to ensure that disaster recovery solutions are adequate, in place, maintained, and tested as part of the regular operational life cycle.
  • Maintain the overall plans and templates for executing all DR procedures and understand their interdependencies.
  • Develop and understand all testing vital for successful DR execution.
  • Schedule DR exercises for critically important applications.
  • Provide ongoing feedback for issue mitigation and prevention.
  • Develop briefings, reports, and presentations for customers and partners across the organization.
  • Develop and maintain strong working relationships with the extended team and key partners.
  • Help ensure compliance with all applicable federal, state and local laws, regulations, and ordinances.Basic Qualifications:
    • Minimum of 3 years of relevant experience in related field
    • Understanding of current recovery solutions and high availability architectures.
    • Knowledge of general information security principles, practices, and procedures.
    • Knowledge of common operating systems, networking protocols, databases, and applications.
    • Ability to accommodate scheduling around business operation hours.Preferred Qualifications:
      • Relevant certifications, such as CISSP, CBCP, PMP, or similar, are preferred.
      • Experience with running large scale projects.
      • Familiarity with cloud computing (AWS, Azure, GCP) from both operational and response perspectives.
      • Ability to function both as an individual with limited oversight as well as in a collaborative team environment.Education
        • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Information protection, or comparable field of study, and/or equivalent work experience.#disneytech

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