Owns IT service continuity: disaster recovery plans, testing, RTO/RPO and business continuity alignment.
Entry
Senior
Coding
Low
Key skills
Career overview
The IT Continuity Manager owns IT service continuity: disaster recovery plans, RTO/RPO definition, backup strategy, regular testing and alignment with business continuity. They make sure the organisation can recover from a major disruption. The role leads to IT service manager, IT operations manager or IT director.
Main responsibilities
- Maintain IT continuity and recovery plans
- Design and test disaster recovery plans
- Manage availability and continuity of services
- Keep technical documentation up to date
- Write and maintain knowledge base articles
- Align stakeholders and report progress
- Prioritise work and manage competing demands
- Structure work, resources and governance
- Prepare and execute change requests in production
- Lead incident resolution and post-mortem analysis
- Produce operations reporting and KPIs
- Mentor junior team members and review their work
Technical skills
Technologies
Education level
Education requirements vary depending on the company, country and experience. Professional experience, certifications and technical skills can sometimes compensate for formal education.
High School / Bac
Less common
Bac+2 (2-year degree)
Less common
Bac+3 (Bachelor)
Common entry point
Bac+5 (Master / Engineering)
Common entry point
Experience & coding level
Experience level
Coding level
Useful certifications
Certifications are never mandatory. They are one way among others to prove a skill.
- ITIL 4 Specialist (CDS)
- DRII ABCP
- ISO 22301 Lead Implementer
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Realistic next career moves, with compatibility and a transition roadmap for each.
Overlap: 49% · Difficulty: Easy
Skills to learn: Service lifecycle, Service catalogue, Continuous improvement
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Soft skills
- Rigour and attention to detail
- Organisation
- Clear communication
- Problem solving
- Prioritisation
- Staying calm under pressure
- Documentation writing
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