Division - Specialist
Department - Technology Resilience and Cyber
Salary: ranging from National £57,600 to £88,500 and London from £63,300 to £97,300
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.
The team/department
We are pleased to be offering an exciting opportunity for a talented, self-starting individual to join the Technology, Resilience and Cyber department (TRC), within the Specialist Supervision Division. 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.
What you will be doing
- Acting as a subject matter expert for Operational Resilience across the department, the FCA, and externally
- 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
- Leading strategic evaluation of incidents in your portfolio arising from cyber-attack or technology disruptions
- Leading 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 evaluation of the maturity of firms’ technology and cyberenvironment in relation to other firms in the sector and the wider market; and
- Playing a key part in building the capability of others through coaching and feedback
What you will get from the role
This role will offer a unique insight into cyber, technology and operational resilience risks in the Financial Services sector. With the opportunity to:
- Work on high profile regulatory initiatives
- Work across a number of high impact firms on cross-sector issues
- Gain insight into current thinking on cyber, technology and operational resilience matters
- Build upon your existing skills and knowledge and develop your career
- Work with and influence a wide range of internal and external stakeholders and in doing so, build your network of contacts
- Coach and mentor colleagues within the team
- Engage with senior management across the FCA
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
- Experience analysing complex information and identifying and presenting recommendations in relation to technology and/or cyber resilience capabilities
- Experience of the Wholesale Markets and banking sector
- Experience of coaching, mentoring and directing others
- The successful candidate will hold or will be required to obtain Security Clearance (SC) level vetting
Essential
- Experience of applying regulatory approach to Operational Resilience, Technology and/or Cyber risks
- Relevant industry qualifications e.g., CRISC (Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control), CISM (Certified Information Security Manager), CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professional), IS027001 / 2, Lead Auditor / Implementer, or alternatives
- Understanding of FCA’s approach to operational resilience, including an appreciation for the FCA’s operational resilience policy
- Exposure to and understanding of leading practice technology and cyber standards and guidance
- Good interpersonal skills with evidence of team working, and delivery through others
- Confidence and credibility to interact effectively with a range of stakeholders
- Strong verbal communication skills including clear and effective presentation to both internal and external audiences
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 Lead Associate 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 Lead Associate Regulatory
- Advert Closing Date: 2nd February 2025
- CV Review/Shortlist: 4th February 2025
- First Round Interview Assessment: W/C 10th February 2025
- 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 [email protected]
- For external applicants, please contact Chhavi Bartaria [email protected]
Applications must be submitted through our online portal. Applications sent via email will not be accepted.
What We Do
We work to ensure financial markets work well for individuals, for businesses and for the economy as a whole.
We do this by:
- regulating the conduct of approximately 50,000 businesses
- prudentially supervising 48,000 firms
- setting specific standards for around 18,000 firms
We were set up on 1 April 2013, taking over conduct and relevant prudential regulation from the Financial Services Authority (FSA).
Our Head Office is based in London, and we work across the UK, from our office in Edinburgh and via colleagues in Belfast and Cardiff.
Firms and individuals must be authorised or registered by us to carry out certain activities. Before we grant authorisation, firms must demonstrate that they meet a range of requirements. We then supervise these firms to make sure they continue to meet our standards and rules after they’re authorised. If firms and individuals fail to meet these standards, we have a range of enforcement powers we can use.
We work alongside the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA), the prudential regulator of around 1,500 banks, building societies, credit unions, insurers and major investment firms.
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