IT Services Continuity Manager

468237 IT Services Continuity Manager

Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency

Apply before 11:55 pm on Wednesday 22nd July 2026

📍 Location: Swansea, Bristol, Birmingham (Garretts Green), Nottingham, Chadderton (Oldham), Leeds, Newcastle, Uxbridge (This role is suitable for hybrid working)

💷 Salary: £44,241
This role is being advertised in Uxbridge, however the contractual base will be Yeading. While estates work is being carried out in Yeading all posts are being temporarily based at Uxbridge.
Successful applicants will start with us at our Uxbridge location. However, everyone will be required to work from Yeading when it reopens in 2028.
You will receive the London Weighting allowance of £4,000 while based at Uxbridge and this will continue when we move to Yeading.
A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

🕘️ Contract Type: Permanent – Flexible working, Full-time, Job share, Part-time

🏆️ Available Positions: 1

The DVSA are continuing to strengthen security capability across the business. This role will form a part of a growing Cyber function continuing to embed and maintain an assurance and resilience function protecting our Services and customer data.

Our work also supports the DVSA Data Strategy which has recently been refreshed.  This sets the direction for making the Agency an evidence based and data driven organisation whilst maintaining an appropriate level of security of our services and data.

You will work with the wider Security function as well as supporting Service Owners and multi-disciplinary teams to ensure that IT Service Continuity and Disaster Recovery plans are in place and tested regularly.   As an IT Service Continuity Manager, you will be responsible for developing, implementing, and testing our continuity plans, ensuring resilience across our infrastructure, applications, and cloud environments. You will work closely with Cyber Teams, IT, risk managers, Service Owners, and business continuity teams to minimise downtime and mitigate risks.

Top Responsibilities

Creates the testing plan for the DVSA and ensures this is undertaken or reports on the risks associated with deviation from the plan.
Use of technical knowledge is key to ensure that technology is understood and can be translated into a business capability for Service Owners to sign off.
The role manages the assessment of business criticality of systems and works collaboratively with the Agency Business Continuity Team to ensure that DR and BC plans and tests are aligned and inform each other.
Lead creation and delivery of the DR Test Schedule for the year using risk profiling and strategic objectives to inform prioritisation where needed

For more information on the role and responsibilities please see the full job advert on CS Jobs using the link provided.

Benefits

Employer pension contribution of 28.97% of your salary. Read more about Civil Service Pensions here
25 days annual leave, increasing by 1 day each year of service (up to a maximum of 30 days annual leave).
8 Bank Holidays plus an additional Privilege Day to mark the King’s birthday.
Access to the staff discount portal.
Excellent career development opportunities and the potential to undertake professional qualifications relevant to your role paid for by the department, such as CIPD, Prince2, apprenticeships, etc.
24-hour Employee Assistance Programme providing free confidential help and advice for staff.

About You

A proven and adaptable communicator and listener, you will be highly skilled in the delivery and absorption of information, both verbally and in writing, with colleagues at all levels. Motivating a diverse range of people or teams to deliver challenging and sometimes conflicting objectives.
Planning and organising skills are key to this role including seeking agreements and resource from across the Business to inform an annual test plan.
Experience in Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery (BC/DR) planning and assessment as well as designing and implementing proportionate BC/DR recovery strategies to treat risks stemming from the Business Impact Assessments.
Experience of working as part of a virtual team across multiple disciplines and bringing together business continuity aspects to the role of DR.

How to Apply

👉 Read the full description and apply here: https://bit.ly/4fqrJH0

This vacancy closes at 23:55 on Wednesday 22^nd July 2026