IT Risk Analyst

QBE Europe; Greater London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading insurance company in the UK is seeking a skilled IT Risk Analyst for a maternity cover role. In this full-time position, you will be responsible for developing and conducting risk assessments, collaborating with teams, and ensuring compliance with IT controls. The ideal candidate will possess a degree in IT or a related field and demonstrable experience in IT Risk. This fixed-term contract offers an exciting opportunity to contribute significantly within a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience in IT Risk or related discipline.
• Proven ability to assess IT risks and controls.
• Strong communication and analytical skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop a strong understanding of IT Risk principles and frameworks.
• Guide IT teams in identifying and assessing risks and controls.
• Coordinate IT Risk and Control Self-Assessments.

Skills

Communication

Conflict Management

Critical Thinking

Decision Making

Enterprise Risk Management (ERM)

IT Risk Management

Stakeholder Management

Report Writing

Education

Degree in Information Technology, Cybersecurity, or Risk Management

Job description

Primary Details

Time Type: Full time. Worker Type: Employee. This role is to provide maternity cover for an existing IT Risk Analyst. The role is to assist in developing and conducting consistent divisional and functional risk and control assessments, performing control testing, risk reporting, and maintaining risk and control registers.

The role involves collaborating with various teams to drive proactive risk management strategies and ensure compliance with IT controls.

We’re seeking a skilled and forward-thinking IT Risk Analyst to join our Technology team. In this role, you’ll help shape the resilience and integrity of our digital infrastructure, support the delivery of insightful analysis and drive best practices across our IT risk and control environment.

This is an exciting opportunity to work in a fast-paced setting and make a meaningful impact on how we manage and mitigate technology related risks.

Please note this is a 12 Month Fixed Term Contract.

Your New Role

As part of a collaborative Technology Risk & Governance team, you’ll build and maintain close relationships with business stakeholders across Divisional and Global IT teams, Enterprise Risk Management and Business Operations, to ensure our systems and processes remain resilient, secure and compliant.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain a strong understanding of IT Risk principles, frameworks and practices, to support our culture of proactive risk management
• Provide guidance and practical advice to IT teams in identifying, assessing and documenting risks and controls
• Coordinate and support the completion of IT Risk and Control Self-Assessments, ensuring alignment with Group standards
• Support the execution of IT Risk and Control Assurance activities, helping to validate the effectiveness of controls and identify areas for improvement
• Review and assess AI use cases to ensure they meet internal policy and standards
• Contribute to Line 1 IT Risk reporting, delivering clear and accurate insights to support governance requirements
• Coordinate with IT stakeholders to manage policy exceptions and risk acceptances, ensuring alignment with QBE’s risk appetite
• Advise stakeholders on Issue and Incident Management processes and champion the adoption of sound IT risk practices

About You

• A degree in a related field such as Information Technology, Cybersecurity, Risk Management or equivalent career experience
• Demonstrable experience in IT Risk, Technology, IT Audit or a related discipline
• Proven ability to assess and provide assurance on IT risks and controls, across multiple technology and cyber operational areas
• Strong experience conducting risk and control assessments, ideally within a regulated or enterprise environment
• Familiarity with IT control frameworks and standards e.g. COBIT, NIST, ISO 27001 or similar
• Understanding of AI-related risks and emerging technologies
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills and experience working with matrixed, geographically distributed teams
• Excellent analytical and communication skills, with the ability to translate risk concepts into clear, actionable insights

Skills

• Communication
• Conflict Management
• Critical Thinking
• Decision Making
• Enterprise Risk Management (ERM)
• Influencing Others (Inactive)
• Information Technology (IT) Risk Management
• Intentional collaboration
• IT Project Lifecycle
• Managing performance
• Prioritization
• Report Writing
• Risk Management
• Stakeholder Management
• Technology Risk Management

Equal Employment Opportunity

QBE is an equal opportunity employer and is required to comply with equal employment opportunity legislation in each jurisdiction it operates.

What next?

We encourage you to apply! Simply click the “apply” button to submit your CV and other relevant documents, and a member of our friendly Talent Acquisition team will be in contact to discuss your interest further if you meet the requirements of the role.

If you have a passion to contribute to QBE’s vision of enabling a more resilient future for our customers and the community, we invite you to submit your application.

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