Digital Business Continuity Specialist

About the role

The Digital Business Continuity Engineer implements and maintains the organization's Business Continuity Management (BCM) program, keeping BCM plans up to date, effective and compliant with policies and regulatory standards. The role covers risk identification, mitigation, training and continuous improvement to protect critical business functions and ensure readiness during disruptions. The position is based in Dammam, Saudi Arabia.

Key responsibilities

• Enforce and regularly update BCM policies, processes and guidelines, and ensure compliance across the organization.
• Implement precautionary measures against anticipated disruptive events, conduct gap and threat assessments and identify critical dependencies and single points of failure.
• Develop, implement and maintain business continuity plans (BCPs) and conduct Business Impact Analyses (BIA).
• Plan and run regular BCP tests, document lessons learned and refine the plans.
• Provide on-call support during emergencies to activate continuity plans or alternate sites, and help design recovery strategies.
• Act as a liaison between BCM, IT, corporate services and other departments, supporting business units during disruptions.
• Deliver BCM training, maintain training materials and embed BCM concepts in the organization's culture.
• Track action items, committee reports and lessons learned, monitor critical vendors and manage internal and external audits.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration or equivalent.
• 1-5 years of experience in Business Continuity and related areas.
• Understanding of BCM principles and frameworks; CBCP certification preferred, ISO 22301 Lead Implementer a plus.
• Proficiency in English.

Required skills

• Risk analysis and assessment
• Project management
• Communication, presentation and negotiation skills
• Time management and crisis response and decision-making
• Training and facilitation