6 Month Contract | Outside IR35 | Glasgow or surrounding areas
We re looking for an experienced Disaster Recovery professional to join a well established Business Continuity function for a large enterprise client.
This is a 6 month contract, engaged outside IR35, and you ll need to be based in or around Glasgow as you are likely to be onsite 2-3 days per week.
What you ll be doing
- Planning, coordinating and running Disaster Recovery tests across a range of technical environments
- Working closely with infrastructure, application and technical teams to make sure recovery solutions are fit for purpose and ready to activate
- Owning and maintaining the documentation that makes recovery possible, runbooks, procedures, and the overall Business Continuity plan
- Reporting progress and outcomes clearly to senior stakeholders, including honest accounts of what worked and what didn t
- Tracking Business Impact Analysis and recovery objectives for critical systems, and spotting where things can be improved
- Leading post-test reviews and turning lessons learned into real process improvements
Your experience:
- Solid experience in Disaster Recovery or Business Continuity, ideally within a regulated or enterprise environment
- A proven track record coordinating multiple technical teams toward a shared deadline, this is genuinely one of the most important parts of the role
- Strong documentation instincts, you understand that a runbook someone else can follow under pressure is worth more than one only you understand
- Confident communicating with senior stakeholders, translating technical detail into something a non-technical audience can act on, and comfortable owning reporting and audit evidence
- Experience with regulatory frameworks like DORA is a strong plus, particularly if you ve worked in financial services
- Exposure to Mainframe recovery technologies is useful but not essential.
Rate:
£400/day
Location:
Glasgow
IR35 Status:
Outside
Remote Status:
Hybrid
Industry:
Project Management
Seniority Level:
Mid-Level