Division - Specialist
Department - Technology Resilience and Cyber
Salary - National ranging from £51,200 to £78,700 and London ranging from £56,400 to £86,600
About the FCA
The FCA regulates the conduct of 45,000 firms in the UK to ensure our financial markets are honest, fair and competitive. Follow this link to find out more About the FCA.
Technology Resilience and Cyber (TRC)
At a time of rapid technology change, new regulation to improve operational resilience, and increasing cyber threats, you will have the unique opportunity to influence the FCA’s and industry's agenda. You will work in the public interest and be focused on increasing the sector's operational resilience.
What you will be doing
The successful candidate will work on technology and cyber resilience related matters across regulated firms, predominantly within the Insurance and Retail sectors within financial services, providing technical expertise and advice to frontline FCA supervisors. The Technology Resilience and Cyber departments (TRC) role is to understand firms’ current and planned use of technology, identify and assess potential harm and risk to the market and promote good practice by clarifying our expectations and acting when necessary.
* Acting as an SME for Operational Resilience across the team, wider department and the FCA
* Ensuring delivery of firm assessments for prioritised high impact firms to provide supervisors with a forward-looking evidence and judgement-based assessment, supported by the facts, on whether a firm's technology, resilience and/or cyber capabilities are sufficient or require further mitigating actions
* Supporting strategic analysis of incidents in your allocation of prioritised firms arising from cyber-attack or technology disruptions
* Contributing to thematic work, owning delivery of key items and delivering through others
* Taking part in technical engagement with external stakeholders including other Authorities and Senior firm representatives
* Undertaking peer comparison and analysis of the maturity of firms’ technology and cyber environment in relation to other firms in the sector and the wider market
What you will get from the role
This role offers a unique opportunity for a motivated, inquisitive individual to do meaningful work in assessing and mitigating technology and operational resilience risks in the financial services sector through:
* Working on high-profile regulatory initiatives
* Engaging across a number of high-impact firms on cross-sector issues
* Gaining, and contributing to, discourse on the exciting and fast-moving area of cyber, technology and operational resilience in the financial services sector
* Driving change in the FCA to become a more data-led organisation through more creative use of data
* Building upon your existing skills and knowledge and developing your career in a supportive, inclusive and collaborative environment
Which skills are required
We are a Disability Confident Employer; therefore, disabled people or individuals with long-term conditions who best meet the minimum criteria for a role will go through to the next stage of the recruitment process. (To learn more about the Disability Confident Scheme Click Here)
Minimum Requirements
* Experience of working on operational and/or cyber resilience matters in financial services
* Experience of analysing complex information and identifying and presenting recommendations in relation to technology and/or cyber resilience capabilities
* The successful candidate will hold or will be required to obtain Security Clearance (SC) level vetting
Essential Skills
* Experience in motivating and supporting others
* Excellent verbal and written communication skills
* Exposure to and understanding of practice technology and cyber standards and guidance
* Knowledge or experience of Retail or Insurance markets
* Strong analytical capability with appropriate application of judgement and diligence; can demonstrate taking pride in work and ensuring it is of the highest standard
Our Values & Diversity
We are proud to be an inclusive employer and our ambition is to cultivate a culture for all employees that respects their individual strengths, views, and experiences. We believe that our differences and similarities enable us to be a better organisation – one that makes better decisions, drives innovation, and delivers better regulation.
Within the workplace you will have access to various employee resource groups which aim to promote and achieve a healthy work/life balance and support our diversity ambitions.
Did you know? 50% of our Executive Committee were the first in their family to attend university.
The FCA is committed to achieving greater diversity across all levels of the organisation. Given this, we particularly welcome applications from men, minority ethnic, disabled, and neurodivergent candidates for our Professional Business Support role.
Benefits of working at the FCA
* 25 days holiday per year plus bank holidays
* Hybrid working (work from home up to 60% of your time)
* Private healthcare with Bupa
* A non-contributory Pension of at least 8%
* Life assurance
* Income protection
We also have a competitive flexible benefits scheme which gives you the opportunity to create a personalised benefits package, tailored to suit your lifestyle.
We welcome applications from candidates who are looking for flexible arrangements. Many of our staff work flexibly including working part-time, staggered hours, and job shares. We can’t promise to give you exactly what you want but we can explore what might work best for both sides.
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Application Support
We are dedicated to removing barriers and ensuring our application process is accessible to everyone. We offer a range of adjustments to make your application experience as comfortable and straightforward as possible.
If you have an accessibility need, disability, or condition requiring changes to the recruitment process, please contact your recruiter using the details below and they will be happy to discuss this further with you.
Useful Information and Timeline
* This role is graded Senior Associate - Regulatory
* Advert Closing Date: 26th January 2025
* CV Review/Shortlist: 28th January 2025
* First Round Interview Assessment: W/C 10th February 2025
* A Second Interview and Case Study may be required
* The successful candidate will hold or will be required to obtain Security Clearance (SC) level vetting.
Your Recruiter will discuss the process in detail with you during screening for the role, therefore, please make them aware if you are going to be unavailable for any date during this time.
Got a question?
If you are interested in learning more about the role, please contact:
* For internal applicants, please contact Linda Bradley at Linda.Bradley@fca.org.uk
* For external applicants, please contact Chhavi Bartaria Chhavi.Bartaria@fca.org.uk
Applications must be submitted through our online portal. Applications sent via email will not be accepted.
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