Technology Disaster Recovery Manager

The Technology Disaster Recovery Manager is responsible for developing, implementing, and managing the organisation's IT disaster recovery (DR) strategy, plans, and testing. This role ensures that critical IT services can be restored quickly and effectively in the event of a disaster or significant disruption.

We have an incredible opportunity to join us here at Phoenix Group as a Technology Disaster Recovery Manager to join our Technology Resilience & Control team in Technical Service Operations.
Job Type: Permanent
Location: This role could be based in either our Birmingham, Telford, London or Edinburgh offices with time spent working in the office and at home.
Flexible working: All of our roles are open to part-time, job-share and other types of flexibility. We will discuss what is important to you and balancing this with business requirements during the recruitment process. You can read more about Phoenix Flex here.
Closing Date: 16/05/25
Salary and benefits: £46,900 - £75,% bonus up to 32%, private medical cover, 38 days annual leave, excellent pension, 12x salary life assurance, career breaks, income protection, 3x volunteering days and much more

The role
The Technology Disaster Recovery Manager is responsible for developing, implementing, and managing the organisation's IT disaster recovery (DR) strategy, plans, and testing. This role ensures that critical IT services can be restored quickly and effectively in the event of a disaster or significant disruption. The manager will collaborate with the business to align IT DR capabilities and testing with operational resilience needs and with business risk appetite. The manager will implement internal policies and standards and address regulatory requirements
- Disaster Recovery Strategy: Develop and maintain comprehensive disaster recovery strategy that articulates how the DR capabilities address the business operational resilience scenarios.
- Disaster Recovery Planning: Develop and maintain comprehensive disaster recovery plans and procedures for IT systems and services.
- Risk Assessment: Conduct regular risk assessments and business impact analyses to identify vulnerabilities and potential threats. Update plans based on changing business needs and emerging risks.
- Testing and Validation: Organise and conduct regular disaster recovery drills and simulations to test the effectiveness of recovery plans.
- Collaboration: Serve as a liaison between IT and business leadership to facilitate understanding and support for disaster recovery initiatives.
- Training and Awareness: Develop training programs and materials to educate employees about disaster recovery procedures and their roles in the process.
- Documentation and Reporting: Maintain up-to-date documentation of disaster recovery plans, procedures, and testing results.
- Continuous Improvement: Recommend enhancements to disaster recovery strategies based on industry developments and organisational changes.
What are we looking for?
- Experience with IT infrastructure, cloud services, and data backup solutions
- Strong knowledge of disaster recovery best practices, methodologies, and tools.
- Familiarity with regulatory requirements and compliance standards (e.g., ISO 22301, IS20000, ISO27001, etc.).
- Demonstrable experience in IT disaster recovery, business continuity, or related areas.
- Certification in disaster recovery or business continuity (e.g., CBCP, MBCI, CISM, or similar).
We want to hire the whole version of you.
We are committed to ensuring that everyone feels accepted and welcome applicants from all backgrounds. If your experience looks different from what we've advertised and you believe that you can bring value to the role, we'd love to hear from you.
If you require any adjustments to the recruitment process, please let us know so we can help you to be at your best.
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