Senior IT Continuity & Resilience Lead

Methods Business and Digital Technology; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private Medical Insurance

Life Assurance

Pension

Wellness programme

Volunteer days

Travel assistance

Job summary

Methods Business and Digital Technology is seeking a Service Continuity Manager in Edinburgh to drive IT service continuity and disaster recovery planning across technology services. The role focuses on validating BIAs, developing recovery plans, and coordinating with Business Continuity partners to strengthen the BC/DR framework.

The ideal candidate will have ITIL experience, security clearance willingness, and a proven delivery track record in public sector environments, with strong

Qualifications

• Experience delivering in Service Continuity Management with BC/DR plans.
• Public Sector experience and ITIL familiarity.
• ITIL Foundation Certificate or Service Operations Lifecycle.
• Ability to communicate with stakeholders at various levels.
• Strong teamwork and line management experience.
• Self-motivated and able to work without supervision.
• Willingness to obtain Security Clearance.

Responsibilities

• Develop incident management processes for continuity.
• Analyse threats like cyberattacks and equipment failures.
• Reduce risk with redundancy and back-up strategies.
• Plan and validate recovery procedures with business stakeholders.
• Plan and conduct testing and training for plans.

Skills

Service Continuity

Public Sector experience

ITIL knowledge

Stakeholder communication

Team leadership

Security clearance willing

Education

ITIL Foundation Certificate

Tools

CMDB familiarity

Job description

Methods Business and Digital Technology is seeking a Service Continuity Manager in Edinburgh to drive IT service continuity and disaster recovery planning across technology services. The role focuses on validating BIAs, developing recovery plans, and coordinating with Business Continuity partners to strengthen the BC/DR framework.

The ideal candidate will have ITIL experience, security clearance willingness, and a proven delivery track record in public sector environments, with strong