Cyber Risk & Operational Resilience Specialist

Bank of England; Leeds; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 73,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

Discretionary bonus

Benefits allowance

Annual leave 26 days

Job summary

The Bank of England in Leeds is recruiting a Technical Specialist - Cyber Risk to provide expert guidance on cyber risk, operational resilience and third-party risk across UKDT non-systemic firms. You will support supervisory teams with firm assessments, thematic reviews and incident response activities to prevent, respond to and recover from incidents.

You will develop supervisory approaches, produce high-quality reports, and engage senior stakeholders across the Bank, delivering practical

Qualifications

• Experience in cyber security, technology risk, operational resilience, operational risk, audit or a related discipline.
• Experience assessing or managing technology and cyber risks within a regulated environment.
• Experience conducting reviews, audits, assurance work or risk assessments.
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to produce clear written reports and recommendations.
• Ability to communicate complex technical issues to non-technical stakeholders.
• Knowledge of cyber resilience, technology risk and operational resilience frameworks.
• Knowledge of PRA operational resilience, incident reporting and material third‑party/outsourcing policy.
• Understanding of technology outsourcing and third‑party risk management.
• Ability to identify key risks, root causes and supervisory implications.
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead cyber risk and operational resilience reviews of regulated firms.
• Provide technical support and advice to supervisory teams.
• Support the PRA's response to significant cyber and operational incidents.
• Lead or contribute to cross-firm thematic reviews and horizontal work.
• Assess firms' cyber and operational resilience capabilities, outsourcing arrangements and third‑party dependencies.
• Produce high-quality supervisory assessments, reports and recommendations.
• Engage with senior stakeholders within firms and across the Bank.
• Coach and develop colleagues, may include line management responsibilities.

Skills

Cyber security

Technology risk

Operational resilience

Operational risk

Audit

Regulated environment awareness

Job description

The Bank of England in Leeds is recruiting a Technical Specialist - Cyber Risk to provide expert guidance on cyber risk, operational resilience and third-party risk across UKDT non-systemic firms. You will support supervisory teams with firm assessments, thematic reviews and incident response activities to prevent, respond to and recover from incidents.

You will develop supervisory approaches, produce high-quality reports, and engage senior stakeholders across the Bank, delivering practical