Technical Lead IT Disaster Recovery & Continuity (ALC1628)


Technical Lead IT Disaster Recovery & Continuity (ALC1628)
University of East Anglia
Workplace	Norwich - East of England - UK
Category	Economics \| Health
Position	Regular Employment / Collaborator
Published	26 January 2026
Closing Date	16 February 2026
Log in to your account Login with Facebook Login with Google Login with LinkedIn Or Remember username * Required Forgot Password? Register for an account Log in Log in to your account Login with Facebook Login with Google Login with LinkedIn Or Remember username * Required Forgot Password? Technical Lead IT Disaster Recovery & Continuity (ALC1628) Apply All Departments IT & Computing Service All Departments is a required field Advertising Salary Salary will be £38,784 per annum, with an annual increment up to £46,049 per annum Vacancy Type Indefinite Function Management and Senior Administrative (ALC) Proposed Advert End Date 16 Feb 2026 About the Role: IT and Computing Services Technical Lead IT Disaster Recovery & Continuity Ref: ALC1628 Salary on appointment will be £38,784 per annum, with an annual increment up to £45,413 per annum. Engineer UEA’s recoverability, map dependencies, design recovery sequences, and execute tests that prove resilience. We’re hiring a Technical Lead (ITDR & Continuity) to turn policy into practice: dependency mapping (applications - infrastructure - business processes), recovery runbooks, coordinated DR tests, and the CMDB attributes that keep our assurance evergreen. You’ll collaborate with senior Technical Leads and the Head of ITDR to embed recoverability into change and service introduction. What you’ll do Map end-to-end application & infrastructure dependencies; document recovery scope and sequences aligned to agreed failure modes. Build and maintain CMDB attributes for ITDR (dependencies, test history, recovery scope); support tooling transition requirements. Coordinate and execute ITDR tests; track results, drive remediation, and keep runbooks current and accessible during incidents. Assess SaaS recovery capabilities and document risks; embed ITDR into change and service introduction processes. Contribute to enterprise & solution architecture decisions; align designs with security-by-design and UEA standards. What you’ll bring Hands-on breadth across infra, platforms, networking, identity, databases, backup/restore, middleware and service management; strong ITDR experience. Ability to turn complex systems into clear, testable recovery steps; great communicator who can brief engineers and non-technical stakeholders alike. (Nice to have) ISO 22301, ITIL, CBCP/CISSP, and TOGAF/SABSA; HE systems familiarity. Why UEA, why now UEA’s Digital Strategy aims to optimise organisational development through digital enhancement (Aim 4) and strengthen our digital infrastructure & capabilities (Aim 5). This role is pivotal to secure-by-design operations and service excellence across a digitally connected campus. This full-time post is available on an indefinite basis. UEA offers a variety of flexible working options and although this role is advertised on a full-time basis, we encourage applications from individuals who would prefer a flexible working pattern including annualised hours, compressed working hours, part time, job share, term-time only and/or hybrid working. Details of preferred hours should be stated in the personal statement and will be discussed further at interview. Benefits include: 44 days annual leave inclusive of Bank Holidays and University Customary days (pro rata for part-time). Family and Work-life balance policies including hybrid working and considerable maternity, paternity, shared parental leave and adoption leave. Generous pension scheme with life cover for dependants, plus incapacity cover. Health and Wellbeing: discounted access to Sportspark facilities, relaxation rooms, 320 acres of rolling parkland, wellbeing walks, Wellbeing Ambassador network, on-campus medical centre including NHS Dentist, Occupational Health and a 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme. Campus Facilities: Sportspark, library, nursery, supermarket, post office, bars and catering outlets. Exclusive shopping discounts to help cut the cost of household bills, childcare salary sacrifice scheme, Cycle to Work scheme and public transport discounts. Personal Development: unlimited access to LinkedIn Learning courses, specialist advice and training from our Organisational Development and Professional Learning Team. Closing date: 16 February 2026 The University holds an Athena Swan Silver Institutional Award in recognition of our advancement towards gender equality. About You Further Information For further information, including the Job Description and Person Specification, please see the attached Candidate Brochure. For an informal discussion about the post please contact Steve Kirk via email [email protected] . 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