Cyber Resilience Consultant – FTC

Cyber Resilience Consultant required for a market-leading bank. The role will be focused on supporting change initiatives with new DORA regulations. We are looking for a generalist consultant who can conduct stress testing and help key stakeholders understand cyber risk.

Overview of objectives you will be supporting.

• Support stakeholders across the Bank in assessing, understanding, and managing cyber risk and bringing awareness on the topic.
• Conduct gap analysis and provide solutions to ensure compliance and alignment with DORA requirements.
• Support DORA compliance by coordinating the activities required across all six pillars of DORA: ICT Risk Management, ICT related Incident Reporting, Digital Resilience Testing, Information Sharing, ICT Third Party Risk and General Governance Principles.
• Stay up to date with the changing cyber risk landscape, emerging threats, regulatory requirements and cybersecurity industry best practices in the UK and EU (e.g. Network and Information Security (NIS2) Directive).
• Help plan and execute DORA deliverables in cooperation with similar initiatives e.g. Operational Resilience, Business Continuity and Incident Management.
• Help design and oversee regular testing exercises to evaluate the effectiveness of Digital Resilience and Cyber Security, contributing to the Bank’s overall resilience.
• Collaborate with various teams and departments including close partnership with the IT and Risk teams to drive a collaborative firm-wide approach to cyber resilience.
• Conduct reviews on third parties’ cyber resilience as part of the third-party risk management process.
• Act as cyber resilience SME and champion projects/change initiatives.

As an ideal candidate, you will have Financial Services or Consulting experience. Working knowledge and/or expertise of ISO27001, NIST, CAF or other industry standards and Information Security Risk. A general understanding of EU Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA).  You will also have a proven track record of delivery in a similar role.

Please note – This role is a 12 Month Fixed Term Contract

 

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