Disaster Recovery Senior Analyst | S3 | Infrastructure Operations & EUT

TN United Kingdom; Milton Keynes; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading bank in the UK is seeking a Disaster Recovery Senior Analyst to enhance their Disaster Recovery strategy. The role involves managing infrastructure, improving DR testing, and collaborating with teams to adopt new technologies. Candidates should have experience in disaster recovery planning and effective communication with stakeholders.

Benefits

Discretionary performance bonus

Employer pension contributions

Holiday entitlement plus options to purchase additional days

Car allowance

Private medical insurance

Healthcare discounts

Life insurance

Income protection

Share plans

Employee discounts on products

Qualifications

• Accountability for resilience and disaster recovery planning and execution.
• Experience with automation frameworks at an enterprise scale.

Responsibilities

• Support and deliver the overall DR strategy across Infrastructure and application teams.
• Identify automation, cost-saving, and service quality improvement opportunities.
• Deliver DR testing for both on-premise and cloud services.

Skills

Effective communication

Automation frameworks

Disaster recovery planning

Job description

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Disaster Recovery Senior Analyst | S3 | Infrastructure Operations & EUT, Milton Keynes

Country: United Kingdom

Job Description:

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We have an exciting opportunity to join the bank as a Disaster Recovery Senior Analyst. The Senior Analyst will support the Head of Disaster Recovery to drive the vision, direction, and alignment of Santander UK’s Disaster Recovery strategy, ensuring continued service to our customers in the event of the unexpected. Responsibilities include supporting the delivery of the DR strategy, improving DR testing, and managing both on-premise and off-premise infrastructure and services.

The role involves leveraging best practices to optimize agility during digital transformation, supporting service management through governance, KPIs, and metrics, developing global strategies, designing testing events, and collaborating with vendors and technology teams to adopt new technologies and improve contracts.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Support and deliver the overall DR strategy across Infrastructure and application teams.
2. Identify automation, cost-saving, and service quality improvement opportunities.
3. Assist in developing enterprise technology standards, governance, and performance metrics.
4. Deliver DR testing for both on-premise and cloud services.
5. Support the Business Continuity programme.

What you’ll bring:

Essential requirements include:

1. Accountability for resilience and disaster recovery planning and execution.
2. Embedding resilience and recovery into systems and processes.
3. Effective communication with business stakeholders about recovery plans.
4. Building and maintaining repeatable plans for on/off-premise technology.
5. Experience with automation frameworks at an enterprise scale.

Preferred skills:

• Technical background in OS and Database Technologies.
• Understanding of risk management frameworks.
• Knowledge of the Operational Resilience framework and Important Business Services delivery.
• Experience in a service-focused organization.

Additional information:

This is a permanent role based at our Milton Keynes office, with a hybrid working pattern. We encourage applicants to consider travel requirements and discuss flexible working options during recruitment.

We welcome applications from those interested in part-time or job-share arrangements.

Application process:

Successful applicants will have a short initial call, followed by interviews including technical and competency-based questions. We aim to support candidates throughout the process.

Inclusion:

We strive to create a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and supported, aligning with our values of Simple, Personal, and Fair.

Compensation and benefits:

• Discretionary performance bonus.
• Employer pension contributions up to a specified percentage.
• Holiday entitlement plus options to purchase additional days.
• Car allowance, private medical insurance, healthcare discounts, life insurance, and income protection.
• Share plans and employee discounts on Santander products.