Senior Technical Specialist

Virgin Money; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 49,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK bank is seeking a Senior Technical Specialist to ensure operational excellence and safeguard systems. The candidate will manage the risk and control process, oversee platform security, and lead disaster recovery planning. Key qualifications include strong risk management skills, knowledge of banking IT frameworks, and experience in platform maintenance. The role is hybrid, located in Glasgow, offering competitive salary and benefits package.

Benefits

25 days holiday per year

Private medical insurance

Competitive pension scheme

Annual performance-related bonus

Training and development opportunities

Flexible benefits scheme

Life assurance

Paid volunteering days

Qualifications

• Strong risk and control management skills.
• Good understanding of banking systems operational assurance and IT risk frameworks.
• Advanced understanding of software currency management, including identification and remediation of vulnerabilities.
• Experience in developing and managing platform maintenance schedules.
• Experience of incident management and disaster recovery planning.

Responsibilities

• Own the risk and control management process.
• Monitor software currency and implement updates.
• Develop and manage a platform maintenance schedule.
• Lead business continuity planning efforts.
• Ensure incident management practices are adhered to.
• Coordinate disaster recovery planning and execution.
• Champion compliance with relevant schemes and regulations.

Skills

Risk and control management

Banking systems operational assurance

Software currency management

Platform maintenance schedules

Incident management

Disaster recovery planning

Job description

Business Unit: Core Banking & Payment Systems
Salary range: 49,600 - 62,000 per annum DOE
Location: Hybrid – occasional travel to a UK Virgin Money Hub as required
Contract type: Permanent Full Time

Our Team

We have an exciting opportunity within Product Engines Business Banking Domain for a Senior Technical Specialist. You will play a pivotal role in safeguarding our systems and ensuring operational excellence. This role is critical to ensuring operational assurance across our Business Banking assets and applications while driving improvements and supporting strategic change.

What you'll be doing

• Own the risk and control management process by regularly reviewing potential risks, maintaining up-to-date controls and producing clear, insightful monthly control packs.
• Keep our platforms secure and current by monitoring software currency, identifying vulnerabilities and ensuring all updates are implemented promptly.
• Develop and manage a comprehensive platform maintenance schedule, taking charge of the entire lifecycle to maintain reliability and performance.
• Lead business continuity planning in partnership with colleagues across the business, ensuring our plans are robust and thoroughly tested for real-world effectiveness.
• Ensure incident management practices are adhered to, acting as the go‑to expert for coordinating support to resolve system issues quickly and efficiently, ensuring minimal disruption to our business operations.
• Coordinate and support robust Disaster Recovery (DR) planning and execution, helping build resilience and safeguard critical systems from unexpected events.
• Champion compliance by ensuring we meet all relevant schemes and regulations, including PSD2 and key industry standards.

We need you to have

• Strong risk and control management skills.
• Good understanding of banking systems operational assurance and IT risk frameworks.
• Advanced understanding of software currency management, including identification and remediation of vulnerabilities to ensure platform security.
• Experience in developing and managing platform maintenance schedules to guarantee ongoing reliability and high performance.
• Experience of incident management and disaster recovery planning.

It's a bonus if you have (but not essential)

• An SME level of knowledge of Business Banking.
• General knowledge of VM systems and processes in relation to people outcome risk and controls.
• Detailed and up-to-date knowledge of the UK financial markets.

The extras you'll get

• 25 days holiday per year, increasing over time to 30, with an option to buy more.
• Private medical insurance.
• A highly competitive pension scheme to build a strong foundation for retirement.
• Access to an annual performance‑related bonus.
• Training and development opportunities.
• Flexible benefits scheme.
• Life assurance.
• Up to 2 days of paid volunteering per year.

If we're lucky to receive a lot of interest we may close the advert early. Please ensure to submit your applications as soon as possible.

Now the legal bit

We're in the process of bringing Virgin Money and Nationwide together, subject to court approval, which will happen on 2 April 2026. If you secure a role with us, your employment will move automatically to Nationwide when this transfer goes ahead.

Although some roles allow you to be based anywhere in the UK, you must confirm you have the right to work in the UK.

If you are successful, there are pre‑employment checks you need to complete before starting, including credit and criminal record checks and three years of satisfactory references. Certain roles may require enhanced checks, such as six years of regulatory references and periodic employment checks thereafter.

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