Job Description
IT Disaster Recovery Manager - Central Manchester
£450-500/day - 6 months - Outside IR35
The Company:
Lorien Global are working in partnership with a well-established brand in Manchester. With business continuity front of mind, we now need a Disaster Recovery capability that meets the demands of a modern, regulated environment.
The Role:
We're looking for an experienced IT Disaster Recovery Manager to lead the creation and rollout of a complete DR strategy. You'll take full ownership of assessing the current DR posture, identifying risk areas, and building out a robust, secure, and testable framework from the ground up.
This is a hands-on role suited to an experienced contractor who's comfortable influencing senior stakeholders, working across infrastructure and application layers, and producing detailed documentation.
The Requirements:
1. Proven experience delivering DR strategy and documentation in large-scale environments
2. Strong background in infrastructure recovery, hybrid cloud, and backup tooling
3. Skilled in stakeholder engagement across both technical and non-technical functions
4. Hands-on experience creating runbooks, testing plans, and governance processes
5. Familiar with security and compliance frameworks (e.g. ISO 27001, NIST, PCI-DSS)