Sr. COOP/Disaster Recovery Expert (Contingent)

Location: Suitland-Silver Hill, MD, us

Company Description

Established in 1998, SNAP, Inc. (SNAP) is an SBA-certified Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB) and certified Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) in Maryland and Virginia. SNAP employs more than 150+ professionals. SNAP has office locations throughout the United States including our beautiful headquarters in Chantilly, Virginia. Our other locations include Newport News, Virginia; Rockville, Maryland; and Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. SNAP is externally appraised at CMMI Level 3 for both Services and Development, holds ISO 9001, 20000, and 27001 certifications, and a Top Secret facility security clearance.

SNAP is a trusted partner to many Government agencies, holds several key government contract vehicles, and provides a variety of IT services including: Application development and System Integration, Enterprise Architecture, Cyber Security & Information Assurance, Operations and Maintenance, Help Desk, eLearning, and mission-critical training support services. SNAP’s ability to identify and define the needs of our customers, our record of accomplishment for meeting those needs, and our reputation for total customer satisfaction results in a continually growing a top-tier customer list www.snapinc.net/clients).

Job Description

Proposed Work Location: Census Bureau Headquarters, Suitland, Maryland

SNAP is pursuing a contract with the U.S. Census Bureau to provide an experienced Sr. COOP/Disaster Recovery Expert. The preferred candidate will possess Census Bureau experience, excellent people and leadership skills, and great communication and presentation skills. This position will lead and will serve as a mentor for a team of Security Experts and Personnel on a large program supported by more than 100 full-time employees.

The selected candidate will perform the following duties (this is not a comprehensive list of all duties to be performed):

• Develop and deliver Business Continuity Plans, Contingency Plans and Disaster Recovery Plans that address and cover the IT systems supporting the technical needs of Decennial program and operations.

• Provide strategic planning support for the Bureau-wide COOP Plan on behalf of the Decennial Directorate, as required.

• Design, plan and coordinate the implementation of disaster recovery test. This includes but not limited to the following:

  • Development of Disaster Recovery documentation

  • Development of test plans and scenarios for Disaster Recovery Tests

  • Facilitate and conduct Disaster Recovery Tests

  • Create Disaster Recovery test analysis report, which includes outcomes of the test,
    recommended areas for improvement and lessons learned.

  • Assist in leveraging the existed back up processes to restore critical infrastructure
    components and systems supporting Decennial programs during times of emergency
    or intermittent service disruptions.

Qualifications

Technical Qualifications/Requirements

Qualified candidates should have:

• Previous experience working as a Senior COOP/Disaster Recovery expert on a similar-sized
  project.

• Extensive knowledge in continuity of operations and disaster recovery in a large-scale, extremely high availability project.

• Extensive knowledge of National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) best-practices for government systems.

• Ability to work with the key personnel “IT Security Manager - Senior”, to incorporate COOP and Disaster Recovery plans into a System Security Plan (SSP) that meets or exceeds the government’s requirement for a successful Authority of Operate (ATO) on each project.

Education/Certifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field plus a minimum of 5 years of related experience

Additional Information

• Proposed Work Location: Census Bureau Headquarters, Suitland, Maryland
• Contract Length *upon contract award*: 6 years (1 year plus 5 option years)
• Tax Terms:  W2 Only / Salary: Competitive salary with benefits package
• Clearance: Active Public Trust clearance
• Please indicate current immigration status and desired salary range when applying
• SNAP, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE)

Why be a SNAP Employee?

SNAP is an employee-focused, forward-thinking technology company that delivers quality, innovative, and agile solutions to our customers. We have always believed that our success comes first and foremost through delivering on our commitments and ensuring our customers meet their business and mission objectives.

We are passionate about what we do and have cultivated a team-oriented collaborative organization with a collegial atmosphere that encourages participation, innovation, and entrepreneurship for all employees.

We recognize that in order to achieve our vision, we must attract highly qualified professionals that share our passion and spirit of excellence. To that end, we are proud to offer exciting and rewarding contract and corporate opportunities, a full and generous compensation package which includes highly competitive
salaries, 100% company paid group medical/dental insurance (employee) and 50% company-paid
for dependents, and multiple paid leave opportunities (10 holidays and 15 days PTO).

We also offer life and disability coverage, Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs), 401(k) Plans, Tuition Reimbursement, Employee Assistance Program, and Relocation Assistance (for qualified and pre-approved employees).

To learn more about our culture of employee engagement, our plans for continued exponential growth, new and existing contract vehicles and clients, or our excellent benefits offered to employees and W2 contractors, please visit http://www.snapinc.net/careers.html.