IT Resilience & Disaster Recovery Leader

Delaney & Bourton; England; Hybrid; GBP 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK organization is seeking a Head of IT Disaster Recovery to ensure robust IT service recovery following incidents. This role involves leading technology resilience, working closely with executives, and aligning with regulatory expectations. Candidates should have significant experience in cyber recovery and the ability to act decisively under pressure. This position offers the opportunity to have a significant impact on the organization’s response to critical incidents while working within a complex regulated environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in technology resilience, recovery, or major incident leadership.
• Strong understanding of cyber recovery, data integrity, and service restoration.
• Ability to provide clear direction and operate under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Lead recovery of critical IT services after severe incidents.
• Act as central command during recovery scenarios.
• Own and govern the enterprise recovery framework.
• Deliver communication to executives, regulators, and stakeholders.
• Drive readiness through testing and simulation.
• Engage regularly with executive and board level.

Skills

Technology resilience leadership

Cyber recovery understanding

Decisive under pressure

Stakeholder influence

Job description

A leading UK organization is seeking a Head of IT Disaster Recovery to ensure robust IT service recovery following incidents. This role involves leading technology resilience, working closely with executives, and aligning with regulatory expectations. Candidates should have significant experience in cyber recovery and the ability to act decisively under pressure. This position offers the opportunity to have a significant impact on the organization’s response to critical incidents while working within a complex regulated environment.