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Our Dublin based client is looking for an IT Disaster Recovery Lead to take ownership of enterprise-wide disaster recovery and business continuity planning. This role is critical in safeguarding IT infrastructure, services, and operations across the organisational environment. The successful candidate will drive strategic and operational resilience by coordinating preparedness activities, leading testing cycles, and ensuring that business continuity and recovery plans are comprehensive, actionable, and current.
Key Responsibilities:
* Enterprise Resilience Leadership: Direct the planning, implementation, and continuous improvement of IT Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity strategies across the group’s technology functions.
* Stakeholder Engagement: Collaborate closely with leaders and operational stakeholders across multiple business units to align DR/BCM strategies with organisational objectives.
* Vendor Coordination: Partner with managed service providers and third-party vendors to ensure their recovery responsibilities meet agreed standards and SLAs, including active participation in test planning
* Business Impact Analysis: Lead the creation and maintenance of Business Impact Assessments (BIAs) to identify and prioritise essential services and the resources required for their recovery.
* Documentation & Tooling Maintenance: Ensure all DR/BCM documentation—including BIAs, BCPs, and risk assessments—is consistently reviewed, updated, and accessible.
* Risk Assessment & Mitigation: Evaluate and report on the impact of risks on mission-critical systems and functions, and collaborate with the IT Risk Manager to drive prioritised risk mitigation plans.
* Major Incident Response: Serve as a key IT responder during major incidents requiring the invocation of disaster recovery or business continuity protocols.
Essential Requirements :
* Proven experience in leading DR/BCM initiatives within large, complex IT environments.
* Strong knowledge of industry-standard frameworks (e.g., ISO 22301, NIST SP 800-34, ITIL).
* Experience working with external vendors and managed service providers on DR/BCM delivery.
* Demonstrated ability to conduct Business Impact Analyses and risk assessments.
* Hands-on experience with coordinating and executing DR test plans and documenting results.
* Strong analytical, planning, and communication skills.
Educational Requirements:
* Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Business or related field.
* Competitive salary and benefits package
HOW TO APPLY:
To apply for this role, please submit your updated CV. If your skills and experience match job requirements, you will be contacted to discuss your application in detail.
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Seniority level
* Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
Employment type
* Employment type
Full-time
Job function
* Job function
Information Technology and Project Management
* Industries
Technology, Information and Media
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