IT Disaster Recovery Specialist

• Analyse business systems to understand the impact of cyber incidents, dependencies and recovery paths
• Maintain and test Business Continuity, Incident Response and Cyber Recovery plans
• Conduct practical system recovery and resilience testing
• Contribute to incident reviews and apply lessons learned to improve future resilience
• Identify and escalate weaknesses in resilience strategies
• Work with project and change teams to ensure resilience is considered in new developments
• Produce clear resilience documentation, plans and reports
• Coordinate recovery planning with technical and non-technical stakeholders

Technologies:

• Azure
• Cloud
• DevOps, We are recruiting a DR, BCP and Cyber Resilience Specialist to join an established organisation and help strengthen its ability to respond to, recover from and learn from cyber incidents. This varied role combines hands-on technical recovery, analysis, planning, testing and coordination across Business Continuity, Incident Response and Cyber Recovery. The position is based in Chester and offers hybrid working, with a minimum of two days per week onsite. Salary is up to £55,000.

• Previous experience in cyber resilience and recovery
• Exposure to Business Continuity, Incident Response, Cyber Recovery or Disaster Recovery, enterprise IT environments, resilience and recovery planning, technical documentation and report writing, and stakeholder communication
• Strong attention to detail and ability to manage complex plans involving multiple systems and stakeholders
• Desirable: Experience with Microsoft Azure, particularly Azure Site Recovery (ASR) and Recovery Services; Rubrik or similar cyber-recovery platforms; Microsoft Defender; or communicating technical concepts to non-technical audiences