IT Disaster Recovery Lead: Build Resilience & Frameworks

G.Digital; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 50,400 - 61,600; Full time

Job summary

A leading digital organization is seeking an IT Disaster Recovery Lead to spearhead the development of a comprehensive disaster recovery strategy. This role is essential in ensuring the organization can withstand and recover from incidents. You will own the disaster recovery framework, manage data protection strategies, and work closely with IT teams to improve resilience. The position offers a hybrid work model in Manchester with a salary of up to £56k. This is a pivotal role in a complex environment with significant autonomy.

Qualifications

• Strong background in IT risk and governance frameworks.
• Experience aligning to standards like ISO 22301 or working towards NIST.
• Ability to run audits and facilitate workshops.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement the IT disaster recovery strategy.
• Define RTOs/RPOs, system criticality, and recovery plans.
• Design and run disaster recovery tests and simulations.

Skills

Understanding of RTO/RPO

IT risk management

Governance frameworks

Compliance standards like ISO 22301

Stakeholder influence

Process improvement

DR tests and simulations

Job description

A leading digital organization is seeking an IT Disaster Recovery Lead to spearhead the development of a comprehensive disaster recovery strategy. This role is essential in ensuring the organization can withstand and recover from incidents. You will own the disaster recovery framework, manage data protection strategies, and work closely with IT teams to improve resilience. The position offers a hybrid work model in Manchester with a salary of up to £56k. This is a pivotal role in a complex environment with significant autonomy.