Manager - Disaster Recovery Testing

Manager - Disaster Recovery Testing

Closing Date: 30/03/2026 at 23:59

Interviews will take place week commencing 06/04/2026

FTC until 30/04/2027

A bit about the role

Working in close partnership with the Business Continuity Manager and the Head of Platforms & Infrastructure Engineering, the Disaster Recovery Specialist will play a critical role in strengthening Homes England's operational resilience. You will be joining a highly skilled and collaborative Digital and Risk community, committed to safeguarding mission-critical services and ensuring business continuity across the agency.

This role will lead the development and implementation of a robust disaster recovery testing framework, providing assurance that Homes England's mission critical systems and infrastructure can be restored quickly and effectively following a disruption, minimising downtime, data loss and operational disruption. You will design, coordinate and embed quarterly disaster recovery tests, beginning with a critical system in Q1& Q2 2026/27, ensuring testing is structured, proportionate and aligned to government standards.

You will work collaboratively with Digital, Business Continuity and Risk Management partners, as well as function owners and other key stakeholders. You will take a leading role in the design and execution of scenario-based exercises to validate DR & BC arrangements and managing risks identified through testing to drive continuous improvement. You will also produce clear reporting and executive-level papers, ensuring compliance with Government Cyber Security Policy 007 and evidencing controls for GovAssure.

This is a rare opportunity to lay the foundations of a comprehensive disaster recovery testing approach within a fast-evolving national organisation with real social purpose. As Homes England modernises its technology estate and operating model, your work will ensure the agency can respond confidently to disruption and protect the services communities rely on.

A bit about you

You'll be comfortable leading the development and delivery of disaster recovery and business continuity testing within a complex organisation. With deep technical knowledge and practical experience of disaster recovery, risk management and business continuity you will confidently translate technical detail into clear, actionable insights for business stakeholders.

Delivering resilience at this scale requires working at pace with confidence and influence. You will be resilient, organised and comfortable working with senior stakeholders across the wider business who have competing priorities. Your discussions will always be shaped by a strong understanding of operational impact, regulatory requirements and organisational risk.

As an experienced disaster recovery professional, you will bring excellent written and verbal communication skills, strong stakeholder management capability and the ability to navigate complex challenges with sound judgement. You'll enjoy working collaboratively, leading scenario-based exercises and driving continuous improvement as threats, technologies and business needs evolve.

If you also bring experience within the public sector, familiarity with government digital standards, or professional accreditation such as BCI or DRII membership, that would be highly advantageous.

Who are we?

Homes England: The Housing and Regeneration Agency

We believe that affordable, quality homes in well-designed places are key to improving people's lives. As the government's housing and regeneration agency, we create thriving new places and transform urban areas, combining the full breadth of our powers, expertise, land, capital and influence to bring investment to communities and get more homes built.

How? We form long-term partnerships that bridge the gap between the public and private sector to meet local needs and aspirations. We use our influence to champion the creation of sustainable homes, communities and places that are brilliantly designed for the people that live there now, and in the future. And we use our funding and support to build a more resilient, diverse and innovative housing sector, helping new entrants in the market, encouraging modern methods of construction and design, and promoting the utmost attention to building safety.

Together with our partners, we're accelerating the pace of house building, remediation and regeneration across the country, as we seek to deliver ever more affordable homes in places people are proud to call home for generations to come.

What we offer

As well as a competitive salary and 33 days annual leave, we are committed to 50/50 hybrid working. We'll support you, wherever possible, so that you don't miss out on what matters to you.

Membership of the Homes and Communities Agency Pension Scheme, which is a contributory defined benefit scheme with the amount you receive on retirement based on your salary and years worked at the Agency.

Internal applicants: please note that if you are successful, the salary you are offered will be in accordance with our pay policy. You can find details on the HR Hub SharePoint site.

If you ever need a bit of extra help, we have a great employee assistance programme, a wide range of healthcare plans, financial wellbeing support and access to many great discounts with leading high street names.

Our range of network groups are also there to support you to be yourself at work and play a key role in helping shape our future.

If you are a member of a professional body, we'll pay for your membership and once you get your digital kit, you'll be good to go.

Homes England are a geographically diverse community. We work to a 50/50 office/ home based model. Moving back into our office environments has enabled us to utilise our space and time together in the most collaborative way.

We would encourage all applicants to apply as soon as possible as we may close vacancies early should we receive a high number of applications.

We also encourage you to apply using the full application option as opposed to quick apply, this is especially important if you would like to indicate to us that you would like to be considered under the disability confident scheme.

We're a diverse team of more than 1,000 professionals spanning 17 professions, helping Homes England to be effective, efficient and deliver for communities.

Our people remain at the heart of everything we do, and we're committed to building an Agency that not only reflects the diverse communities we serve, but also champions inclusion in how we shape homes and places across the country. For more information about our EDI strategy please see our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Report 2024 to 2025 - Second Edition - GOV.UK

You will be required to have the Right to Work in the UK and Homes England do not offer visa sponsorship. If your application is shortlisted to interview we will require you to provide proof of your Right to Work in the UK at this stage.

Artificial Intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.