Summary: The role of Disaster Recovery Specialist (Technical Author/Consultant) involves creating and managing Disaster Recovery plans for critical services across Europe, with a focus on understanding both current and legacy backup technologies. The position requires a candidate who can identify risks, suggest remediation, and engage with technical experts to document necessary information. The role is full remote with occasional travel to EU sites and is offered on a 2-year fixed-term contract. Experience in logistics and the provision of disaster recovery in this sector is highly desirable.

Key Responsibilities:

• Write and manage Disaster Recovery plans for critical applications across Europe.
• Identify and flag risks associated with applications and disaster recovery processes.
• Organize and conduct testing exercises for disaster recovery scenarios.
• Engage with subject matter experts to gather technical information for documentation.
• Ensure adherence to recovery objectives for both legacy and current technologies.
• Create standardized Disaster Recovery plans with a consistent format.
• Demonstrate knowledge of backup technologies, cloud and on-prem applications, and related systems.

Key Skills:

• Proven experience in writing Disaster Recovery plans at scale for large organizations.
• Technical literacy in backup technologies, cloud services, and various operating systems.
• Ability to communicate effectively with technical experts and stakeholders.
• Experience in logistics and disaster recovery provision is desirable.
• Strong organizational skills for managing multiple DR plans and testing exercises.
• Knowledge of cyber-attack protection measures and minimizing vulnerabilities.

Salary (Rate): £70,000

City: undetermined

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: remote

IR35 Status: fixed-term

Seniority Level: Mid-Level

Industry: IT