Overview
Join one of the largest reinsurance brokerages in the world as a Senior IT Disaster Recovery Analyst. This exciting role is pivotal in ensuring the resilience and recoverability of our business applications and systems, enabling us to serve our clients without disruption. This is a unique opportunity to shape disaster recovery services, tackle challenging problems, and work with cutting-edge technologies, all while contributing to the success of a global organisation. How you'll make an impact In this role: As a senior member of the IT Disaster Recovery team, you will support and enhance our disaster recovery practices, processes, and technologies across the expanding EMEA IT estate. You’ll collaborate with colleagues across infrastructure, application support, system architecture, service management, and more, promoting continuity best practices throughout the application/system lifecycle. Mentor and support fellow colleagues. Key Responsibilities Develop and maintain Disaster Recovery (DR) plans and test checklists. Manage and deliver physical DR testing, including scheduling, resource coordination, and reporting. Maintain corporate DR tools (, DRAIP, JIRA) and ensure accurate documentation. Support IT projects with DR design, advice, and pre-go-live actions. Escalate gaps in the DR environment and deputise for the DR Manager as needed. Ensure junior team members are effectively utilised and competent. About You Qualifications & Skills Member of BCI, CBCI, or CBCP/DRII. ITIL certifications preferred. Strong knowledge of BC/DR best practices and frameworks (, ITIL, COBIT). Excellent organisational, communication, and interpersonal skills. Flexible and proactive approach with attention to detail. Additional Requirements Willingness to travel across the UK and potentially internationally; this will be infrequent. Flexible working – this role is hybrid, with 2 – 3 days a week in our Wakefield or London office Must be eligibility to work in the UK. Apply now - to make a real impact in a dynamic and supportive environment! Compensation and benefits On top of a competitive salary, great teams and exciting career opportunities, we also offer a wide range of benefits. Below are the minimum core benefits you’ll get, depending on your job level these benefits may improve: Minimum of 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays, and the option to ‘buy’ extra days Defined contribution pension scheme, which Gallagher will also contribute to Life insurance, which will pay 4x your basic annual salary, which you can top-up to 10x Income protection, we’ll cover up to 50% of your annual income, with options to top up Health cash plan or Private medical insurance Other benefits include: Three fully paid volunteering days per year Employee Stock Purchase plan, offering company shares at a discount Share incentive plan, HMRC approved, tax effective, stock purchase plan Critical illness cover Discounted gym membership, with over 3,000 gyms nationally Season ticket loan Access to a discounted voucher portal to save money on your weekly shop or next big purchase Emergency back-up family care And many more…