BOARD OF DIRECTORS

• President - John Padilla
• President Elect - Trish Smith
• Secretary - Zach Smith
• Membership Director - Amanda Vazquez
• Program Director - Kat Robings
• Treasurer - Beth Bendos
• Public Relations Director - Mike Vito
• Information Director - Vacant
• Web Director - Vacant
• Past President - Vacant

Republic Services

Business Analyst - IT Disaster Recovery

POSITION SUMMARY: The Business Analyst is responsible for analyzing the needs of the various functional business areas within Republic Services and recommends system solutions or procedures. As a liaison between the business and IT department, the Business Analyst ensures that the scope of work requested to enhance or modify existing application processes are clearly documented, communicated, and validated. The Business Analyst works closely with the IT technical team and/or outside vendors to design, develop, document and test solutions that meet the business requirements.

Business Analyst - IT Disaster Recovery will collaborate with individuals across IT and Business to develop disaster recovery documents and implement strategies to enhance IT Disaster Recovery / Business Continuity Program.

PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Coordinates the process of obtaining functional requirements from applicable business stakeholders and subject matter experts utilizing elicitation techniques.
• Coordinate and facilitate interviews with application owners and infrastructure SMEs to identify and document the recovery processes that should be captured in Disaster Recovery (DR) run books.
• Review disaster recovery runbooks and recovery checklist for each application
• Testing disaster recovery plans and making necessary revisions to ensure effectiveness
• Coordinating recovery efforts after a disaster has occurred
• Documenting all disaster recovery activities and creating detailed reports
• Performs research and analysis for proposed projects to determine feasibility.
• Creates detailed documentation of user requirements and partners with the development team to document both functional and non-functional specifications.
• Supports quality assurance and control efforts using data analysis/profiling as part of pre- and post-implementation reviews. Provides support to functional and user acceptance testing groups throughout development life cycle.
• Responsible for status reporting, knowledge transfer and implementation plan as appropriate for the software solution being developed.
• Build and maintain relationships with software application vendors and implementation partners
• Assist with DR Runbooks audit - review/update/approval
• Perform all other Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery duties as assigned by the Republic Services Manager of Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery

Program

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Experience using Structured Query Language (SQL) for data analysis
• Understanding of current recovery solutions, high availability architectures, SQL AlwaysON, Zerto, Storage Replication is needed.
• Must be able to interact with technical, non-technical, and management staff.
• Familiarity with IT Disaster recovery / Business Continuity Program life cycle and deliverables (e.g., risk assessments, continuity planning, third party risk assessment) is essential.
• Business Analysis or Project Management Professional certification
• Professional certification CBCP, or similar

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

• Minimum of 3 years of experience in a business or technical analysis role.
• 3 + years of hands-on IT Disaster Recovery experience
• 5 + years of IT infrastructure operations experience

Candidates can email their resume to: kamin@republicservices.com

Department of Emergency and Military Affairs

STATE EXERCISE PROGRAM COORDINATOR

This position is eligible for overtime compensation.

JOB ID: 534920

PAY RATE: $19.4691- $27.1410 per hour (DOE)

STATE GRADE: 20

LOCATION: PAPAGO PARK MILITARY RESERVATION (PPMR)

OPENING DATE: 07/25/2025  

CLOSING DATE: 08/01/2025

Major Areas of Responsibility

Plan, develop, organize, implement, and evaluate agency and external partner exercises in all-hazards scenarios in accordance with the Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP) and the Emergency Management Program Grant (EMPG). Corresponds with partners involving sensitive subject matter requiring a high degree of discretion and sound judgment.  Responsively addresses inquiries, conveys information, and solicits necessary data for exercise development and improvement planning. Provides technical assistance to support local, county, state, federal, tribal, non-governmental, and private sector partners exercises.

Produces comprehensive after-action reports and improvement plans derived from thorough research, analysis, and evaluation of exercises and real-world events. Manages the compilation and monitoring of action recommendations and problem resolutions for DEMA/EM through internal and external platforms, meetings, and digital portals. For more information, please see the job posting.

Preferred Candidate Qualifications

The preferred candidate will have completion of FEMA's Professional Development Series; completion of FEMA's Basic Academy; For more information, please see the job posting.

How to Apply

In order to view the full job posting and to apply online, please visit

azstatejobs.gov and search by entering the Job ID. Current state

employees can apply by logging into their YES portal at yes.az.gov.

GIS ANALYST SENIOR

This position is not eligible for overtime compensation.

JOB ID: 534918

PAY RATE: $26.9701 - $37.7612 per hour (DOE)

STATE GRADE: 24

LOCATION: PAPAGO PARK MILITARY RESERVATION (PPMR)

OPENING DATE: 07/25/2025  

CLOSING DATE: 08/01/2025

Major Areas of Responsibility

Prepares or coordinates preparation of maps and geospatial dashboards; analyzes and interprets statistics and planning data for developing plans during emergency incidents, exercises, steady state operations, and long-term planning and preparedness goals. Research and learn new technologies and/or workflows; participates and/or leads trainings, webinars, and conferences to foster growth

Designs and produces cartographic products including hard copy maps, configurable web and mobile applications, and web services for both internal and external consumption.

Supports, troubleshoots, and maintains spatial systems, including desktop applications, web services, and configurable web and mobile applications; develops, tests, populates, and maintains spatial databases residing in relational database management systems. For more information, please see the job posting.

Preferred Candidate Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Geographic Information Systems, Information Technology, Statistics, or a related field and 1 + years’ experience performing data analysis, for more information, please see the job posting.

Special Job Requirements

Required FEMA Certifications.

• ICS 100 Introduction to the Incident Command System
• ICS 200 ICS for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents

For more information, please see the job posting.

How to Apply

In order to view the full job posting and to apply online, please visit

azstatejobs.gov and search by entering the Job ID. Current state

employees can apply by logging into their YES portal at yes.az.gov.