Data Resilience Technology Specialist (Fintech)

TL;DR

Data Resilience Technology Specialist (Fintech): Designing and implementing infrastructure resilience solutions across on-prem and cloud environments for critical data services with an accent on defining hosting and recovery strategies, automating runbooks, and leading disaster recovery drills. Focus on protecting core banking platforms, ensuring regulatory compliance, and strengthening resilience posture.

Location: Hybrid, 40% (or two days) in the London office. Must be based in London, Manchester, Edinburgh or Birmingham, United Kingdom.

Salary: £81,999 - £91,110 (London)

Company

hirify.global is evolving and investing billions in people, data, and tech to transform how it meets the needs of its 26 million customers.

What you will do

• Design, implement, and maintain infrastructure resilience solutions across on‑prem and cloud environments.
• Define and deliver hosting and recovery strategies for critical platforms and services.
• Develop and automate recovery runbooks; execute and orchestrate restore workflows and integrity checks.
• Lead disaster recovery drills with Network, Infrastructure, Platform, and Data teams.
• Protect core platforms: databases, messaging queues, batch schedulers, file/object stores.
• Ensure compliance with resilience standards and regulatory requirements.

Requirements

• Hands-on delivery experience of infrastructure solutions for resilience and recovery.
• Cloud and on-prem expertise (compute, storage, networking, segmentation, connectivity).
• Proven disaster recovery experience, including automated restore and cutover.
• Strong ITIL knowledge and ServiceNow experience (CMDB modelling, workflow automation).
• Automation skills: PowerShell, Python, Terraform, or equivalent.
• Regulatory awareness: PRA SS1/21, FCA PS21/3, DORA; IBS and impact tolerance in practice.

Culture & Benefits

• Inclusive environment, focusing on diversity and belonging.
• Generous pension contribution of up to 15%.
• Annual bonus award and share schemes.
• 30 days’ holiday plus bank holidays.
• Wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies.
• Benefits adaptable to lifestyle, such as discounted shopping.