act digital
IT Continuity & Resilience Analyst
act digitalPortugal20 hours ago
Full-timeRemote FriendlyConsulting

We are looking for an IT Continuity & Resilience Analyst to manage and strengthen IT Continuity and IT Resilience across Wealth Management IT assets.

This role acts as a key enabler between IT Development, IT Production, and Risk functions, ensuring alignment with business continuity needs, regulatory requirements, and group-level frameworks.


Key Responsibilities

  • Manage IT Continuity and IT Resilience for Wealth Management IT assets
  • Maintain IT Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) related to IT Continuity
  • Report, communicate, and collaborate with technical, risk, and business stakeholders
  • Work closely with IT Continuity, IT Risk, and Cybersecurity teams


Main Tasks


IT Continuity & Resilience Management

  • Ensure IT Continuity classification of assets is properly assessed and aligned with business continuity needs
  • Ensure IT Continuity Plans (IC Plans) are complete and compliant with group requirements
  • Ensure backup and restoration processes and operational procedures are documented and enforced
  • Ensure Disaster Recovery (DR) exercises are planned, executed, and reported
  • Follow up on post-DR exercise remediation and action plans


Reporting, Communication & Stakeholder Management

  • Regularly report to senior management on:
  • Asset continuity classification progress
  • Implementation of continuity solutions
  • DR exercises and remediation initiatives
  • Report on data quality and completeness within IT GRC tools
  • Prepare metrics and presentations for IT Risk, Cybersecurity, and IT Continuity committees
  • Contribute to awareness and training initiatives (documentation, training materials, sessions)
  • Coordinate with Group IT Continuity & Resilience teams
  • Support responses to regulatory, partner, and customer requests related to IT Continuity and Resilience


IT Governance, Risk & Compliance

  • Maintain IT Continuity policies and procedures aligned with group-level frameworks
  • Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements (e.g. DORA, MAS, HKMA)
  • Ensure accuracy and completeness of data in IT GRC tools (asset classification, dashboards, plans, compliance)


Technical Skills

  • Strong expertise in IT Continuity & Resilience
  • Solid experience in IT Production, especially backup and restoration
  • Working knowledge of IT Architecture
  • Experience in IT Risk and Cybersecurity
  • Familiarity with IT GRC tools and regulatory frameworks


Certifications (strongly recommended, not mandatory):

  • CCRP, CRISC, ISO 22301, ISO 27001


Hybrid Work: 2/3x in the office in Lisbon

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