Security / Disaster Recovery Analyst

Engagement Model

Contract to Permanent (12 months) – long‑term intent

Working Expectations

100% on site – full-time

Role Overview

Are you a next‑generation Security / Disaster Recovery Analyst who is technically curious, confident, and ready to take ownership? This is not a maintenance role. You will help define how Disaster Recovery is done, act as the champion for DR, and leave a visible stamp on standards used globally.

You’ll join a high‑impact Group Information Security function with the mandate to influence senior stakeholders and drive meaningful change from HQ.

What Makes This Role Different

• Operates at an international enterprise scale with real operational and outage risk
• Authority to set DR and service continuity standards globally
• Encourages a modern, next‑gen mindset – scripting, automation, smarter tooling
• Contract → Permanent with long‑term scope
• Ideal for candidates from consultancy / advisory backgrounds looking to own delivery

Key Responsibilities

• Own and champion Disaster Recovery and Service Continuity for enterprise IT services
• Define and maintain global DR standards, toolkits and control requirements
• Review infrastructure, architecture and operational processes through a resilience lens
• Provide clear risk and outage impact overviews to IT and security leadership
• Drive improvements in DR readiness, recovery objectives and testing
• Act as the authoritative voice for DR governance across the organisation
• Support application and infrastructure security assessments and risk reviews
• Contribute to and enhance the global security training and awareness programme
• Introduce automation, scripting and modern approaches where they add value

The Profile We’re Looking For

• Driven analyst mindset with confidence to take ownership and responsibility
• 2–4 years’ experience in enterprise DR / Service Continuity environments
• Strong understanding of risk management, outages and resilience trade‑offs
• Comfortable reviewing architecture and infrastructure, not just documentation
• Experience working in large, complex or globally distributed organisations
• Exposure to or background in consultancy or advisory roles is highly valued
• Interest or hands-on experience with scripting / automation (e.g. Python, PowerShell)
• Strong communicator, able to challenge constructively and influence stakeholders

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent experience) in IT, Cybersecurity or related field
• Security or resilience certifications such as CISSP, CISM, CRISC, EDRP are a plus
• Working knowledge of ISO27001, ISO22301, GDPR or similar frameworks