Senior Disaster Recovery System Analyst

UnitedHealth Group•Eden Prairie, MN

3d•Remote

About The Position

Optum is a global organization that delivers care, aided by technology to help millions of people live healthier lives. The work you do with our team will directly improve health outcomes by connecting people with the care, pharmacy benefits, data and resources they need to feel their best. Here, you will find a culture guided by diversity and inclusion, talented peers, comprehensive benefits and career development opportunities. Come make an impact on the communities we serve as you help us advance health equity on a global scale. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together. The Senior Disaster Recovery System Analyst will be responsible for Disaster Recovery plan management and documentation for business critical and infrastructure applications Concentrated functional areas of job performance includes: Managing the creation and ongoing maintenance of Disaster Recovery plans and supporting documentation for critical applications and core infrastructure developing/documenting/improving process and guidelines which support the Enterprise Disaster Recovery program. You will enjoy the flexibility to telecommute from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges.

Requirements

High School Diploma/GED (or higher)
8+ years of overall hands-on IT experience in IT systems analysis and business systems analysis
5+ years of related work experience in Disaster Recovery (Disaster Recovery methodology & technology)
5+ years of experience writing technical or procedural documents

Nice To Haves

Experience with Fusion
Exposure/experience with Project management
Solid analytical, critical thinking and problem-solving skills
Solid verbal and written communication and visual presentation skills
Aptitude for being methodical, consistent, comprehensive, and thorough
Being detail oriented with a proficiency in scrutinizing data for discrepancies and identifying potential gaps and anomalies
Ability to collaborate within a complex matrixed organization and interact with technical, non-technical, and management staff
Self-motivated and resilient, comfortable with ambiguity and change
Quality focused with continuous improvement mindset

Responsibilities

The lead role will assist with the management of an actual disaster event which impacts organizational assets
Development of DR materials by working with and educating application teams, infrastructure teams, management, and businesses in the documentation of DR Plans
Provide insight in the design, development, implementation, and testing of disaster recovery technology solutions
Facilitate discussions on platform dependencies and application interdependencies
Understand the complexities of methodologies for recovering services at an alternative site
Analyze applications and interdependencies to understand the landscape of applications for which plans need to be written
Analyze and interpret DR data for planning, mitigation, and response strategies
Support or manage key processes for data quality reviews of DR plans
Develop/document/improve process and guidelines which support the Disaster Recovery program