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# IT Disaster Recovery Consultant

- **Company:** IMT Resourcing Solutions
- **Location:** Cheltenham, UK
- **Salary:** £156,000.0 - £169,000.0
- **Contract:** Temporary to permanent
- **Skills:** Active Directory, Cyber Security, Disaster Recovery, Real-Time Operating Systems, Azure Active Directory, Information Technology
- **Published:** October 13, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.reed.co.uk/jobs/it-disaster-recovery-consultant/57452915

## About the Role

* Proven experience delivering IT Disaster Recovery programmes or frameworks within large, complex organisations.
 * Strong understanding of ISO 22301, IT resilience, business continuity and cyber recovery.
 * Experience defining RTOs, RPOs, recovery dependencies and technical recovery strategies.
 * Strong knowledge of Microsoft infrastructure, particularly Active Directory and Entra ID.
 * Experience developing and testing recovery plans across enterprise IT environments.
 * Ability to engage with technical teams and senior stakeholders to drive delivery.
 * A hands-on approach, with the ability to work independently and deliver against tight timescales.

## Description

We're working with an established global business looking to appoint an experienced IT Disaster Recovery Consultant to design, implement and embed a robust IT Disaster Recovery (ITDR) capability across its technology environment.

This is a hands-on delivery role, working closely with Infrastructure, Cyber Security, Architecture and Governance teams to ensure critical IT services have practical, documented and tested recovery arrangements.

We need someone who has delivered IT Disaster Recovery frameworks within complex enterprise environments and can take ownership of the work from initial assessment through to implementation., * Assess the existing IT Disaster Recovery capability, identifying gaps, risks and areas for improvement.

 * Design and implement an ITDR framework, including recovery processes, standards and methodologies.
 * Define Recovery Time Objectives (RTOs), Recovery Point Objectives (RPOs) and critical technology dependencies.
 * Develop practical recovery plans covering infrastructure, applications and identity services.
 * Establish recovery sequencing and arrangements for Active Directory and Microsoft Entra ID.
 * Ensure recovery plans address major infrastructure failures, cyber incidents and compromised environments.
 * Develop and coordinate IT Disaster Recovery testing and exercises.
 * Identify remediation activities and establish ongoing governance, reporting and maintenance processes.
 * Provide knowledge transfer and documentation to internal technology teams.