Business Continuity Analyst

Cetera Financial Group • El Segundo, CA

1d • $75,000 - $100,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

At Cetera we need detailed thinkers to help us deliver quality and value to our clients. As an experienced analyst, you know how to uncover trends and tell meaningful stories through data. You collect, organize, and interpret information with ease and understand the impact your insights have on our business. We are current seeking a (Business Continuity Analyst) to add to our team in (El Segundo, CA or Dallas, TX). This opportunity provides a Hybrid work schedule form one of our offices in El Segundo, CA or Dallas Texas. What you will do: Support the development, maintenance, and annual review of Business Continuity Plans (BCPs) and Disaster Recovery (DR) plans across business units and technology teams. Assist with Business Impact Analyses (BIA), including identification of critical processes, dependencies, and recovery requirements. Maintain documentation for recovery strategies, recovery time objectives (RTOs), and recovery point objectives (RPOs). Coordinate and support BCP/DR testing activities, including tabletop exercises, scenario ‑ based simulations, and technology recovery tests. Track test results, document gaps, and support remediation efforts with business and IT owners Assist in post ‑ incident reviews and lessons ‑ learned activities Partner with business units, IT, information security, vendor management, and risk teams to validate recovery capabilities and dependencies Monitor reporting channels and respond to Business Continuity situations and execute the crisis communication strategy.

Requirements

• 2-5 years relevant experience in Business Continuity, Disaster Recovery, Cyber Resiliency, and/or Facilities Security.
• Experience in financial services, banking, wealth management, insurance, or a similarly regulated environment.
• Working knowledge of BCP/DR concepts, including BIAs, RTO/RPO, crisis management, and recovery testing.
• Familiarity with regulatory expectations (e.g., FINRA, SEC, FFIEC concepts) related to business continuity.
• Strong communication, documentation, organizational, and analytical skills
• Ability to work cross ‑ functionally and communicate effectively with both technical and non ‑ technical stakeholders

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
• Professional certifications

Responsibilities

• Support the development, maintenance, and annual review of Business Continuity Plans (BCPs) and Disaster Recovery (DR) plans across business units and technology teams.
• Assist with Business Impact Analyses (BIA), including identification of critical processes, dependencies, and recovery requirements.
• Maintain documentation for recovery strategies, recovery time objectives (RTOs), and recovery point objectives (RPOs).
• Coordinate and support BCP/DR testing activities, including tabletop exercises, scenario ‑ based simulations, and technology recovery tests.
• Track test results, document gaps, and support remediation efforts with business and IT owners
• Assist in post ‑ incident reviews and lessons ‑ learned activities
• Partner with business units, IT, information security, vendor management, and risk teams to validate recovery capabilities and dependencies
• Monitor reporting channels and respond to Business Continuity situations and execute the crisis communication strategy.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level