Cyber Resiliency Lead

Overview

Role

Cyber Resiliency Lead (Full-Time) for a premier Insurance client in New York, NY. The role is focused on developing, implementing, and overseeing cyber resilience strategies to strengthen the organization's ability to withstand and recover from advanced cyber disruptions across core technology layers. Part of the first line cybersecurity team within the Information Technology Department.

Base pay range : $160,000.00 / yr - $200,000.00 / yr. This range is provided by Software Guidance & Assistance, Inc. (SGA, Inc.). Your actual pay will be based on skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

Responsibilities

• Review and recommend cyber resilience recovery strategies and assist with the implementation of recovery solutions.
• Champion cyber resilience objectives in collaboration with infrastructure, enterprise technology, risk, and resiliency teams.
• Act as a thought leader on cyber resilience trends and industry best practices.
• Develop, implement, and maintain Objectives and Key Results (OKRs) and other metrics to measure program effectiveness, maturity, and alignment with goals.
• Assess and enhance recovery readiness for core technology services including IAM, network, DNS, EDR, and cloud platforms.
• Develop recovery tiering and technical recovery playbooks for cyber incidents (e.g., ransomware, data corruption, destructive attacks).
• Support impact assessments for emerging technologies (e.g., AI, zero trust, hybrid cloud) on cyber resilience.
• Lead decisioning and implementation of clean room and isolated recovery environments for rapid reconstitution.
• Define access, tooling, and procedures for maintaining and validating clean-room readiness.
• Implement (or partner with teams to support implementation) tools for the recovery environment (e.g., cyber vault, recovery orchestrations, forensics).
• Enhance DR testing procedures to include cyber-disruption scenarios and recovery validation in partnership with enterprise resilience and business partners.
• Define minimum viable business and technology service levels for post-incident operation.
• Coordinate and lead cyber-focused tabletop exercises, disruption scenarios, and recovery simulations for critical systems and playbook validation.
• Coordinate post-mortem reviews and incorporate lessons learned into future planning.
• Partner with Enterprise Resiliency to assess function-level preparedness; develop annual cyber resilience program objectives and schedules for recovery playbook maintenance and updates.
• Develop and coordinate cyber resilience program artifacts, including reporting, tracking, and monitoring.
• Provide expertise and support to management and recovery functions when business disruption occurs.
• Work with critical third-party vendors to ensure that business requirements are addressed.
• Define standards for cyber readiness, RPO / RTO under attack conditions, and cyber crisis escalation in partnership with enterprise risk management.
• Participate in governance bodies related to resilience, risk, and incident response.

Qualifications

About the employer

SGA is a technology and resource solutions provider. We are a women-owned business, dedicated to solving big IT problems with a personal, boutique approach. We match consultants to engagements across industries. For more information, visit https : / / sgainc.com / .

EEO statement

SGA is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of Race, Color, Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, Religion, National Origin, Disability, Veteran Status, Age, Marital Status, Pregnancy, Genetic Information, or Other Legally Protected Status. We provide access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities. Please visit our company EEO page to request accommodations or assistance.

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