Job Description:
DR and Backup Manager
Contract: Hybrid Working options Available
Location: Staines, Willow House
Permanent Contract
Salary range: £52,000-£60,000 doe.
Role specific benefits: 10% Managment Scheme Bonus
Full time/part time: Full Time
We consider all types of flexibility, including locations, hours and working patterns.
We make health happen
At Bupa, we’re passionate about technology. With colleagues, customers, patients and residents in mind you’ll have the opportunity to work on innovative projects and make a real impact on their lives.
Right from the start you’ll become part of our digital strategy, joining us on our journey and developing yourself along the way.
Within EP&S Hosting Tower, the DR and Backups Manager is responsible for
managing the Disaster Recovery and backup/restore testing of systems, platforms
and services.
How you’ll help us make health happen:
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Develop/execute project plans and recovery objectives relating to DR and
backups for IT systems: requirements, schedules, testing, being fully
accountable for the outcomes and subsequent management of actions
arising.
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Ensure testing of appropriate DR and backup solutions, failover and
resiliency to ensure they are working and fit for purpose.
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Coordinate IT DR exercises and manage real recovery events.
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Accountable for and manage costs for such plans and objectives against risk
and priority, whilst agreeing and engaging with key stakeholders in the
business and IT management.
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Ensure continuous evaluation of the IT DR and Backup Program to identify
opportunities for strategic improvement or mitigation of business interruption
and other risks.
Key Skills / Qualifications needed for this role:
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A detailed understanding and practical knowledge with regards to the provision of
DR and Backups.
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The ability to provide ‘Thought Leadership’ with regards to the provision of DR
and Backups.
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A wide knowledge as to how the marketplace is developing DR and Backups.
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A comprehensive understanding of managing change within a large and complex
environment (including distributed technologies).
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Familiarity with architectural design standards.
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Familiarity with DR and Backups provision through a shared service model.
Benefits
Our benefits are designed to make health happen for our people. Viva is our global wellbeing programme and includes all aspects of our health – from mental and physical, to financial, social and environmental wellbeing. We support flexible working and have a range of family friendly benefits.
Joining Bupa in this role you will receive the following benefits and more:
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25 days holiday, increasing through length of service, with option to buy or sell
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Bupa health insurance as a benefit in kind
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An enhanced pension plan and life insurance
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Onsite gyms or local discounts where no onsite gym available
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Various other benefits and online discounts
Why Bupa?
We’re a health insurer and provider. With no shareholders, our customers are our focus. Our people are all driven by the same purpose – helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world. We make health happen by being brave, caring and responsible in everything we do.
We encourage all our people to “Be you at Bupa”, we champion diversity, and we understand the importance of our people representing the communities and customers we serve. That’s why we especially encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences.
Bupa is a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer. This means we aim to offer an interview/assessment to every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the role. We’ll make sure you are treated fairly and offer reasonable adjustments as part of our recruitment process to anyone that needs them.
Time Type:
Full time
Job Area:
IT
Locations:
Staines - Willow House
Bupa London, England Office
1 Angel Court, London, United Kingdom, EC2R 7HJ
