IT Service Continuity & Disaster Recovery Manager

Ascendion; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Ascendion is seeking an experienced IT resilience specialist in the UK to lead IT service continuity, disaster recovery and resilience initiatives across technical and business teams. You will develop recovery requirements, plans and testing, and help shape resilience strategy to provide clear assurance on recovery readiness.

You will collaborate with senior stakeholders, translate risks into actionable controls and drive continuous improvement in recovery capabilities across the organization.

Qualifications

• Experience in IT service continuity, disaster recovery and resilience planning.
• Knowledge of recovery testing, RTOs and RPOs.
• Understanding of ITIL-aligned service management and its integration with continuity and cyber recovery.
• Ability to lead cross-functional recovery exercises and assess supplier recovery capabilities.
• Experience presenting to senior leadership and governance forums with clear assurance on recovery readiness.
• Proven ability to drive remediation and continual improvement with preserved risk evidence.

Skills

IT Service Continuity

Disaster Recovery

Technology Resilience

RTOs & RPOs

ITIL Alignment

Stakeholder Management

Job description

Ascendion is seeking an experienced IT resilience specialist in the UK to lead IT service continuity, disaster recovery and resilience initiatives across technical and business teams. You will develop recovery requirements, plans and testing, and help shape resilience strategy to provide clear assurance on recovery readiness.

You will collaborate with senior stakeholders, translate risks into actionable controls and drive continuous improvement in recovery capabilities across the organization.