Operational Resilience Specialist

Onsite | Chantilly, VA

Active TS/SCI clearance with (CI or Full Scope) polygraph is required

Summary

Emergencies, disruptions, and unexpected events can halt operations—but not on your watch. As an Operational Resilience Specialist, you’ll ensure mission-critical functions keep running no matter what. This role provides senior-level continuity and emergency management support, leveraging deep knowledge of emergency management and established relationships to ensure uninterrupted mission continuity. You’ll support an Intelligence Community (IC) client in maintaining a highly complex business continuity environment and managing a unique emergency communications program. You’ll collaborate with SMEs, command centers, and external providers to develop and maintain a Casualty and Emergency Notification Program. You’ll ensure timely notifications, analyze real-time metrics, and implement sustainable improvements to enhance crisis response capabilities.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in business continuity and emergency management within the IC
• Experience with federal continuity directives, including FCD-1 and FCD-2, DoDI 3001.02, and government continuity plans
• Ability to manage personnel accountability programs and mass alert notification systems
• TS/SCI clearance with a polygraph
• Bachelor’s degree

Preferred Requirements

• Experience with Microsoft Office products
• Ability to take initiative and make sound judgements
• Possession of excellent communication, decision-making, and stakeholder engagement skills
• Associate Business Continuity Professional (ABCP) or Certified Business Continuity Professional (CBCP) Certifications

Education/Certification Requirements

• Bachelor's degree

Clearance Requirements

• Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information; an active TS/SCI clearance with (CI or Full Scope) polygraph is required