About Allica Bank
Allica is the UK’s fastest growing company - and the fastest-growing financial technology (Fintech) firm ever. Our purpose is to help established SMEs, one of the last major underserved opportunities in Fintech.
Established SMEs are the backbone of local communities - representing over a third of our economy - yet have been largely neglected both by traditional high street banks and modern fintech providers.
Allica’s security team are responsible for ensuring that Allica’s ISMS (Information Security Management System) controls are kept up-to-date and embedded within the company. This requires working closely with other teams, such as Engineering, Platforms, Risk, IT Operations and Compliance.
Role Description
Allica Bank is looking for an IT Disaster Recovery Specialist to join the bank. You will be responsible for regularly liaising with IT SMEs, Stakeholders and Managers, gathering an understanding of processes and IT systems that could potentially impact customers. You will offer technical knowledge to challenge tech teams, work with auditors and regulators, as well as developing strategies, policies and plans to support business needs. You will also assist with Business Continuity Planning.
Principal Accountabilities
Defining, developing, coordinating and managing DR policies, plans, practises and processes.
Assist with Business Continuity Planning and Operational Resilience.
Conducting tests to increase the effectiveness and maturity of the cloud DR program.
Documenting systems, based on criticality and ensuring that run books are kept correct and up to date.
Ensure that all stakeholders and testers are aware of and perform mandatory testing requirements and documentation.
Work directly with auditors and regulators.
Leading disaster recovery exercises.
Providing DR expertise on projects.
Design, implement, and maintain DR solutions for critical IT systems.
Collaborate with infrastructure teams to ensure system recoverability (RTO/RPO alignment).
Develop and update DR runbooks, documentation, and recovery procedures.
Coordinate and execute regular DR drills; track and resolve gaps.
Review and align DR practices with the overall Business Continuity Plan (BCP).
Participate in and contribute to SOC 2 Type II audits, providing control evidence and reviewing findings.
Monitor compliance with internal and external DR policies and standards.
Work cross-functionally with security, risk, compliance, and business units.
Personal Attributes & Experience
Good understanding of different IT systems and environments.
Experience with Azure preferred.
Willing to challenge IT SMEs with technical questions.
Good understanding of technical BCP and Disaster Recovery best practices, methodologies, trends and tools.
Ability to work independently.
Ability to build partnerships.
Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
Interest in continuous learning.
Working at Allica Bank
At Allica Bank we want to ensure our employees have the right tools and environment in which to succeed in their role and in support of our customers.
Our employees are at the heart of everything we do, so our benefits are designed with you in mind:
Full onboarding support and continued development opportunities
Options for flexible working
Regular social activities
Pension contributions
Discretionary bonus scheme
Private health cover
Life assurance
Family friendly policies including enhanced Maternity & Paternity leave
Don’t tick every box?
Don’t worry if you don’t have all the skills or requirements listed on the job description. If you think you’ll be a good fit, we’d still love to hear from you!
Flexible working
We know the ‘9-to-5’ isn’t right for everyone. That’s why Allica Bank is fully committed to flexible and hybrid working. Please let us know what is best for you and, if we can, we will do our best to accommodate.
Diversity
We’re a diverse bunch here at Allica, with all kinds of experiences, backgrounds and lifestyles. Our openness and differences make us stronger, and we want everybody to feel comfortable bringing as much of themselves to work with them as they like.
