Rothstein Recruitment

About the Company

High-End Recruitment Agency specialising in Financial Services.
Covering all areas of IT, Risk & Compliance, Business Change, Finance & Regulatory Recruitment and Executive Search.

We are interested in talking to experienced recruiters to join us on an exciting phase of our evolution.

Based in ‘state of the art’ offices in the City we are keen to talk to people who are looking for new opportunities. Discussions are confidential over a pint or coffee!

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Company Name

Rothstein Recruitment

Job Title

Technology Resilience Manager - Continuity & Resilience - Banking

Job Description

Technology Resilience Manager - Continuity & Resilience - Banking


Excellent opportunity opens for a Technology Resilience Manager to join an International Bank's UK Technology team and will have responsibility for supporting Technology Resilience including IT Disaster Recovery (DR) across all IT related functions for the UK Bank.


Key Responsibilities

Support the development of the Continuity and Resilience programme, including scheduling, developing and leading all technical DR exercises for the UK Bank and co-ordinate IT support for Group level DR testing.
Provide subject matter expertise on infrastructure resilience and recovery methodologies, taking into account resiliency best practice and industry standards.
Contribute to the design and development of a technology resiliency framework and controls aligned to Traditional, Cloud and Hybrid based architectures.
Establish infrastructure resilience needs fit with the move to DevSecOps ways of working.
Ensure all required resiliency control requirements are being met as part of infrastructure design.
Contribute to the Bank's technology resilience strategy and roadmap, ensuring alignment with the Bank's overall business strategy.
Contribute to the Technical Resilience Policy for the Bank and the reporting of compliance against the policy.
Influence business and IT leadership to ensure integration of resiliency planning into new and or reengineered technology solutions.
Conduct technical resiliency assessments of Core Services and Business Applications (in the Cloud or on premises solutions).
Validate technologies have appropriate recovery solutions and that Recovery Time Objectives and Recovery Point Objectives can successfully be achieved through infrastructure related DR testing.
Input to technology resilience and continuity plans are developed to ensure the availability of the Bank's IT infrastructure and applications in the event of a disruption or disaster, including the development of DR plans, and inputting into business continuity plans and crisis management plans.
Support the design and implementation of Continuity procedures for critical IT systems and applications.
Support and where required, carry out regular risk assessments to identify potential risks to the Bank's IT infrastructure and develop mitigation plans.
Take part in regular tests of the IT resilience and continuity plans to ensure that they are effective, up-to-date, and meet regulatory requirements.
Support supply chain relationships for IT resilience and continuity solutions where needed, including the support of negotiating contracts and service level agreements, including through an intra-group agreement.
Collaborate with teams across the organization to promote a culture of resilience and provide training on infrastructure resilience best practices.
Ensure compliance with relevant regulations and industry standards, such as ISO 22301, ISO 27001, and GDPR.


Role Requirements:

5+ years of experience in technology resilience, preferably in the banking or financial services sector.
Significant experience of designing, organising, leading and reporting on DR tests.
Experience of embedding frameworks and controls for technology resilience and continuity.
Experience of managing stakeholders and contributing teams to ensure full commitment to technology resilience initiatives.
Strong knowledge of IT infrastructure and applications, including network architecture, database management, and cloud computing.
Strong project management skills, especially in relation to technical DR exercises.
Experience in Traditional, Cloud based, Core Infrastructure and Business Applications.
Recent experience managing resilience when transitioning to an external Cloud provider model, including specific experience with Microsoft Azure, Amazon AWS or Google Cloud Compute.
Relevant professional certifications, such as CBCP, MBCI, or ITIL, are desirable.
Familiarity with industry standards and guidelines eg ISO 22301, ITIL etc.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to analyse, articulate and present complex issues clearly and concisely.
Integrity and discretion.
Ability to work well under pressure.
Attention to detail and an organised approach to work.


Interested? Please Apply!


Bank Banking Tech Technology Resilience IT Information Technology IT Disaster Recovery DR Technical Resilience Policy Financial Services Challenger Bank Investment Bank Retail Bank Corporate Bank

London, United Kingdom

On site

29-01-2025