Are you an experienced Disaster Recovery professional with experience implementing strategy? Do you want to work for a leading FinTech helping to develop and implement Disaster Recover & Business Continuity process? We are currently working with an exciting FinTech business looking for a Hands-on Head of Disaster Recovery to lead and grow the team responsible for developing and implementing Disaster Recovery, Business Continuity & Risk Management strategies across their global offices.

Job Responsibilities

•  Define and implement Disaster Recovery, Business Continuity & Risk Management processes globally across the business.
• Build a team of Subject Matter experts.
• Work with key stakeholders to identify acceptable levels of risk and ensure the business is protected by Disaster Recovery & Business Continuity best practice in the event of any incident.
• Create and establish a culture of disaster-preparedness by ensuring that global business units are aware of the correct process related to Disaster Recovery & Business Continuity.
• Lead all response and recovery activities in case of a major incident.
• Assess and audit third-party systems suppliers regarding business continuity processes and disaster recovery practices and provide alternatives if necessary.

• Experience working in a similar Senior Disaster Recovery position.
• Experience working in a FinTech or “Tech-Driven” business is preferable.
• Thorough knowledge of industry-standard information security and Disaster Recovery best practices.
• Solid knowledge of chaos engineering to build systems that can withstand turbulent conditions.
• Familiarity with legacy and modern application architectures and related technologies, network protocols, and storage and backup services.
• Hands-on experience in Linux and cloud computing ideally AWS or GCP.
• Relevant certifications are desirable.