IT Service Continuity Lead

IT Service Continuity Lead
Salary: Outside IR35: Competitive Day Rate + Home Based.

Location: Manchester

Keywords: IT Service Continuity, Disaster Recovery, Business Continuity Planning, ISO 20000, ITIL, BIA, Continuity Strategy Development

Our client is seeking a highly skilled and motivated IT Service Continuity expert for a 6-month contract period. This role offers a competitive day rate and the flexibility of home-based work. You will play a crucial role in developing, implementing, and refining their IT Service Continuity processes, plans, and strategies. This will ensure that critical IT services, applications, and systems remain operational or can be quickly restored in the event of a disruption, thus minimising business impact and downtime.

• Competitive Day Rate
• Home-Based Work
• Opportunity to Develop and Implement IT Service Continuity Processes

What you'll do:

As an IT Service Continuity Lead, you will be at the forefront of ensuring the smooth operation of our client's critical IT services. Your expertise in designing robust IT service continuity plans that align with business priorities will be invaluable. You will work closely with various teams across the organisation to create these plans and strategies. Additionally, your role will involve conducting Business Impact Analysis (BIA) for IT Services, designing continuity testing exercises, collaborating on planning efforts, and creating comprehensive documentation.

• Design and implement a framework to ensure IT systems incorporate redundancy, failover mechanisms, and load balancing
• Use the Tech Service Catalogue to identify and assess IT services critical to business operations
• Prioritise IT services based on their business criticality
• Design and execute a framework for ongoing service continuity exercises and simulations
• Collaborate with key stakeholders to design detailed service continuity plans
• Develop effective documentation of service continuity plans, assessments and runbooks

What you bring:

The ideal candidate for this IT Service Continuity Lead role will bring a strong background in IT continuity planning, disaster recovery, risk management, and incident response. Your expertise in designing and testing robust IT service continuity plans that align with business priorities will be essential. You should have a thorough understanding of BIA and continuity strategy development along with experience in conducting continuity testing exercises. A deep knowledge of IT systems including server infrastructure, cloud services, networking, storage along with expertise in data backup strategies is required.

• Proven experience in IT Service Continuity, Disaster Recovery, and Business Continuity Planning
• Thorough knowledge of industry-specific standards such as ISO 20000, ITIL
• Strong understanding of BIA, and continuity strategy development
• Experience with continuity testing and failover exercises
• In-depth knowledge of IT systems including server infrastructure, cloud services, networking, and storage
• Expertise in data backup strategies, recovery activities, and high availability design

What sets this company apart:

Our client is renowned for its commitment to innovation and excellence. They offer a dynamic work environment where your skills will be challenged and your knowledge expanded. They value their employees and provide them with the tools they need to succeed, including comprehensive training and development opportunities. Their flexible working arrangements ensure a healthy work-life balance.

What's next:

If you're ready to take on this exciting role, don't hesitate!

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