Pontoon Solutions
Recovery Analyst
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Job Advert: Recoverability Analyst (Fixed Term Contract)
Daily Rate: Negotiable
Contract Length: 3 months
Working Pattern: Full Time
Our client, a leading organisation in the Retail-banking sector, is seeking a talented Recoverability Analyst to support their Information Security team. This role presents an exciting opportunity to play a critical part in establishing and enhancing the recoverability across the IMS technology estate.
Key Responsibilities:
- Create and maintain a comprehensive recoverability asset inventory, covering applications, infrastructure, cloud services, data stores, and third-party services.
- Identify essential systems, platforms, and datasets that require robust backup and recovery capabilities.
- Assess current backup coverage, retention periods, and frequencies to ensure optimal data security.
- Catalogue backup and recovery solutions currently in use throughout the technology estate.
- Evaluate the implementation of immutable backup controls and ransomware resilience measures.
- Review operational monitoring, alerting, and reporting associated with backup platforms.
- Collaborate with engineering, infrastructure, cloud, application, and supplier teams to gather essential evidence.
- Document recovery dependencies, risks, control gaps, and opportunities for remediation.
- Produce management reports, dashboards, and executive summaries to inform stakeholders.
- Support the development of the Recoverability LDM control roadmap.
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Experience Required:
Essential:
- Proven experience in IT Operations, Infrastructure, Information Security, Risk, Audit, or Technology Governance.
- Strong analytical and documentation skills.
- Familiarity with asset inventories, CMDBs, or technology registers.
- Ability to effectively engage with technical teams and suppliers to gather necessary information.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.
Desirable:
- Knowledge of backup technologies and disaster recovery concepts.
- Exposure to AWS, Azure, and Microsoft 365.
- Understanding of cyber security controls and operational resilience requirements.
- Experience supporting audits, compliance reviews, or control assessments.
Deliverables (First Phase):
The successful analyst will be expected to produce:
- Recoverability Asset Register
- Backup Coverage Assessment
- Backup Solution Inventory
- Immutability Assessment
- Operational Monitoring Assessment
- Recovery Testing Register
- Gap and Risk Assessment
- Prioritised Remediation Roadmap
Success Measures:
Throughout the engagement, the analyst should deliver:
- A complete inventory of in-scope technology assets.
- Confirmed backup status for all critical assets.
- Identification of assets lacking backup coverage.
- Identification of assets without immutable backup protection.
- Recognition of backup monitoring and reporting gaps.
- An executive-ready recoverability dashboard with actionable recommendations.
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Ideal Profile:
The ideal candidate will be a technology risk, infrastructure, cyber security, operational resilience, or audit analyst who thrives on investigative work and stakeholder engagement. This role requires a knack for turning fragmented information into a clear, actionable remediation plan.
If you are a proactive and analytical professional eager to make a difference in the banking sector, this is the opportunity for you! Apply now to support our client in enhancing their recoverability framework.
Please note: Only candidates who meet the specified requirements will be contacted for further discussions. Thank you for your interest!
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