Jobs in Gloucester, United Kingdom

Location: Remote, UK (Occasional visit to Birmingham Office)

Duration: 6months+

The Principal DR Consulting Engagement Lead will serve as the strategic and operational anchor for Customer’s enterprise-scale Disaster Recovery (DR) enhancement initiative. This role demands a seasoned consultant with deep expertise across hybrid IT environments, cloud platforms, infrastructure, automation, and cybersecurity. The Lead will be responsible for orchestrating the delivery of a robust, scenario-based DR strategy, coordinating cross-functional teams, and embedding sustainable DR practices across Customer’s technology domains.

Strategic Leadership

• Lead the end-to-end delivery of the DR enhancement engagement, ensuring alignment with Customer’s business continuity goals and hybrid infrastructure dependencies.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for Customer stakeholders, managing expectations, timelines, and quality assurance.

DR Strategy Development

• Design a resilient DR strategy encompassing on-premises infrastructure, multi-cloud deployments (AWS, Azure), and third-party SaaS/PaaS/IaaS services.
• Conduct maturity assessments and gap analyses against industry frameworks (ISO 22301, NIST), identifying areas for uplift.

Scenario Planning & Testing Frameworks

• Develop diverse, realistic DR scenarios tailored to Customer’s risk landscape, including ransomware, data center outages, and cloud service failures.
• Establish structured workflows for end-to-end DR testing, including interdependency mapping across systems, applications, and business processes.

Cloud & Automation Integration

• Advise on cloud- DR approaches, automation of recovery workflows, and orchestration strategies for SaaS/PaaS/IaaS platforms.
• Evaluate existing tooling and provide vendor-neutral recommendations for DR enablement.

Infrastructure & Data Center Advisory

• Provide technical guidance on recovery strategies for high-performance compute clusters, collocated data centers, and enterprise platforms.
• Validate restoration sequences and dependencies critical to infrastructure resilience.

Network Security & Cyber Recovery

• Integrate cyber recovery best practices into DR planning, with emphasis on ransomware response and hybrid threat scenarios.
• Align recovery strategies with compliance and audit requirements.

Workshops & Capability Uplift

• Design and deliver targeted workshops for infrastructure, cloud, and platform teams to embed repeatable DR practices.
• Facilitate knowledge transfer to internal teams, enabling them to own and execute DR planning and testing independently.

• 10+ years in disaster recovery consulting across hybrid IT environments.
• Proven experience leading DR strategy engagements for large-scale enterprises.
• Deep understanding of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure), automation tools, and orchestration frameworks.
• Strong grasp of infrastructure recovery, data center operations, and cyber resilience.
• Familiarity with compliance standards: ISO 22301, NIST, SOC 2.
• Exceptional stakeholder engagement and cross-functional leadership skills.
• Experience in designing and facilitating technical workshops.

• Certifications in DR/BCP (e.g., CBCP, ISO 22301 Lead Implementer).
• Cloud certifications (AWS Solutions Architect, Azure Administrator).
• Experience with high-performance compute environments and emulation platforms.