SC-Cleared Security DR Lead - Governance & Resilience

Stott and May; Birmingham, Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consultancy firm in the UK is seeking a Security Disaster Recovery Lead. The role involves implementing audit findings, developing governance policies, and maintaining disaster recovery plans for critical services. Candidates must have expert knowledge in resilience, experience in business continuity, and possess strong communication skills. This position supports live incident response and requires an active SC clearance.

Qualifications

• Candidates require an active SC clearance to be considered.
• Proven ability to deliver across complex, multi-stream resilience environments.
• Capable of influencing senior stakeholders and clearly articulating risks and issues.

Responsibilities

• Implement actions arising from recent BCDR audit findings.
• Develop and support high-level disaster recovery governance and policy.
• Identify, collate and maintain DR plans for critical digital services.
• Lead tabletop exercises, wargames and scenario testing.
• Support service owners in updating DR plans.
• Maintain and enhance organisational DR frameworks.
• Support live incident response and recovery activities.

Skills

Expert-level resilience knowledge

Extensive experience in business continuity and disaster recovery

Strong planning skills

Excellent communication skills

Experience contributing to governance forums

Understanding of incident response frameworks

Familiarity with business continuity planning frameworks

Job description

A leading consultancy firm in the UK is seeking a Security Disaster Recovery Lead. The role involves implementing audit findings, developing governance policies, and maintaining disaster recovery plans for critical services. Candidates must have expert knowledge in resilience, experience in business continuity, and possess strong communication skills. This position supports live incident response and requires an active SC clearance.