Senior Governance, Risk and Compliance Analyst

Arup; Manchester; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Profit share

Private medical insurance

Life assurance

Income protection

Flexible benefits

Job summary

Arup is seeking a cybersecurity professional to own IT disaster recovery planning and compliance within a global digital technology context. You will lead risk assessments, identify critical dependencies, and coordinate recovery priorities across regions.

You will also drive security awareness campaigns, embed security-by-design in projects, and ensure ISO 22301 alignment across the organisation. This role offers visibility and impact across communities and clients.

Qualifications

• Experience implementing IT Disaster Recovery plans and conducting business impact analyses.
• Proven ability to assess risks, identify critical systems, and prioritise recovery activities.
• Familiarity with ISO 22301 and risk-based security governance.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and test the organisation's IT Disaster Recovery (ITDR) plans.
• Conduct regular risk assessments and impact analyses to identify critical systems, dependencies, and recovery priorities.
• Manage global cybersecurity awareness campaigns and training initiatives to strengthen security culture.
• Collaborate with regional digital teams to embed security-by-design principles into projects and products.
• Drive implementation and ongoing compliance with ISO 22301 standards, ensuring the organisation meets global BCM requirements.

Skills

IT Disaster Recovery

ISO 22301

Risk Assessment

Security Awareness

Stakeholder Engagement

Job description

Joining Arup

Arup's purpose, shared values and collaborative approach has set us apart for over 75 years, guiding how we shape a better world.

Digital Technology's Cyber GRC (Governance, Risk, and Compliance) team is responsible for ensuring that Arup's cybersecurity practices align with internal policies, industry standards, and regulatory requirements. The team manages cyber risks by developing governance frameworks, assessing threats, implementing controls, monitoring compliance, and supporting audits. Our goal is to reduce security risks while enabling business objectives in a secure and compliant manner

Watch this short clip to discover how Arup are shaping a better world and how you could be a part of it!

The Opportunity

At Arup, you belong to an extraordinary collective - in which we encourage individuality to thrive. Our strength comes from how we respect, share and connect our diverse experiences, perspectives and ideas. You will have the opportunity do socially useful work that has meaning - to Arup, to your career, to our members and to the clients and communities we serve.

• Develop, maintain, and test the organisation's IT Disaster Recovery (ITDR) plans
• Conduct regular risk assessments and impact analyses to identify critical systems, dependencies, and recovery priorities.
• Manage global cybersecurity awareness campaigns and training initiatives to strengthen security culture.
• Collaborate with regional digital teams to embed security-by-design principles into projects and products.
• Drive implementation and ongoing compliance with ISO 22301 standards, ensuring the organisation meets global BCM requirements.

Did you know: Our Digital Technology team are proud prior winners of the IT Team of the Year at the Chartered Institute of IT's UK IT Industry Awards.

Is this role right for you?

1. Demonstrate strong skills in IT DR and ISO22301 compliance within a global digital technology environment.
2. Have a solid understanding of assessing and enhancing BIA, application dependencies, and engaging key stakeholders in IT DR activities.
3. Bring experience in threat and risk assessment.
4. Show enthusiasm for cyber awareness and education, with a desire to lead global initiatives that encourage cultural change.
5. Value ongoing learning and is motivated to develop further in a supportive, international, and innovative organisation.

What we offer you

At Arup, we care about each member's success, so we can grow together.

Guided by our values, we provide an attractive total reward package that recognises the contribution of each of our members to our shared success. As well as competitive, fair and equitable pay, we offer a career in which all of our members can belong, grow and thrive - through benefits that support health and wellbeing, a wide range of learning opportunities and many possibilities to have an impact through the work they do.

We are owned in trust on behalf of our members, giving us the freedom, with personal responsibility, to set our own direction and choose work that aligns with our purpose and adds to Arup's legacy. Our members collaborate on ambitious projects to deliver remarkable outcomes for our clients and communities. Profit Share is a key part of our reward, enabling members to share in the results of our collective efforts.

We care about you and want you to perform at your best, which is why we offer one of the most competitive benefits packages in our sector.

As a member organisation, everyone shares in our success through a global profit share scheme (payments are dependent on the firm's financial performance).

We also provide private medical insurance, Life assurance, Accident insurance and Income protection cover. In addition, you'll have access to flexible benefits to help you look after all aspects of your wellbeing and give you the freedom and flexibility to find the best solutions for you, your family, and your individual needs.

Different people, shared values

Arup is an equal opportunity employer that actively promotes and nurtures a diverse and inclusive workforce. We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds, regardless of age (within legal limits), gender identity or expression, marital status, disability, neurotype or mental health, race or ethnicity, faith or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, and whether you're pregnant or on family leave. We are an open environment that embraces diverse experiences, perspectives, and ideas - this drives our excellence.

Guided by our values and alignment with the UN Sustainable Development Goals, we create and contribute to equitable spaces and systems, while cultivating a sense of belonging for all. Our internal employee networks support our inclusive culture: from race, ethnicity and cross-cultural working to gender equity and LGBTQ+ and disability inclusion - we aim to create a space for you to express yourself and make a positive difference. Discover more about life at Arup at Careers - Your Life at Arup.

We are committed to making our recruitment process and workplaces accessible to all candidates. Please let us know if you need any assistance or reasonable adjustments throughout your application or interview process, and/or to perform the essential functions of the role. We will do everything we can to support you.

Our Application Process

Our aim is to make this process as streamlined and easy as possible for our applicants.

An environment that will give you freedom to design with a purpose, focus on your skills to deliver quality work to our clients, opportunity to learn and share knowledge openly. You will have the opportunity to utilise your technical expertise to improve the lives of the most vulnerable in the communities in which we live and work through Arup's community engagement programme.

You’ll have access to lots of learning opportunities and ongoing training through Arup University and other learning programmes.