Executive Underwriter, AVP – Underwriting Director, Contract Surety
Zurich Insurance
Senior Director, Cyber & Technology Resilience
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full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: Remote • Texas • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $156,300 - $241,010 per year
Job Level
Senior
Tech Stack
CloudCyber Security
About the role
- Lead and strengthen the organization’s ability to withstand and recover from cyber and technology disruptions.
- Build and oversee the organization's technology resilience governance, frameworks, disaster recovery (DR) testing coordination, and DR test environment build-out.
- Spearhead efforts to ensure the organization’s critical systems and technology infrastructure are prepared to recover quickly and effectively in the face of cyber incidents, system failures, or other disruptions.
- Collaborate across IT, cybersecurity, business continuity, and enterprise risk management teams to align resilience strategies with organizational goals and regulatory requirements.
- Establish and lead a Technology Resilience Governance Program to drive accountability and oversight for resilience strategies across the organization.
- Design, implement, and maintain a Technology Resilience Framework to ensure the organization’s critical systems can withstand, recover, and adapt to disruptions.
- Develop and oversee a Disaster Recovery Testing Program to validate the organization’s ability to recover critical technology systems during disruptions.
- Provide visionary leadership to the Cyber/Technology Resilience team, fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and accountability.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Information Technology, Business Continuity, or a related field (Master’s degree preferred)
- 10+ years of experience in technology or cyber resilience, disaster recovery, business continuity, or a related field.
- 5+ years of leadership experience managing cross-functional teams or programs.
- Strong knowledge of resilience frameworks and standards (e.g., NIST CSF, ISO 22301, ITIL, COBIT)
- Proven experience designing and implementing technology resilience programs, including governance and frameworks.
- Expertise in disaster recovery processes, testing methodologies, and recovery technologies (e.g., backup, replication, cloud recovery)
- Familiarity with modern IT environments, including cloud-based systems, hybrid architecture, and DevOps practices.
- Strong project management skills, with the ability to coordinate complex initiatives across multiple teams and stakeholders.
- Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate with executives, technical teams, and business leaders.
- Certifications: Certified Business Continuity Professional (CBCP)
- Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
- Certified Information Security Manager (CISM)
- ITIL Foundation or higher
- Disaster Recovery Institute International (DRII) certifications (e.g., Master Business Continuity Professional (MBCP))
Benefits
- Health insurance
- dental and vision care
- backup dependent care
- adoption assistance
- infertility coverage
- family building support
- behavioral health solutions
- paid parental leave
- paid caregiver leave
- training programs
- professional development resources
- mentorship programs
- employee resource groups
- volunteer activities
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
cyber resiliencedisaster recoverybusiness continuityresilience frameworksNIST CSFISO 22301ITILCOBITdisaster recovery processescloud recovery
Soft skills
leadershipcollaborationcommunicationinterpersonal skillsinfluenceproject managementaccountabilityinnovationcoordinationstrategic alignment
Certifications
Certified Business Continuity Professional (CBCP)Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)Certified Information Security Manager (CISM)ITIL FoundationMaster Business Continuity Professional (MBCP)
