Solution Architect - Cyber Resiliency Team

Experis - ManpowerGroup; England; On-site; GBP 64,000 - 96,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Solution Architect for their Cyber Resiliency Team, based in Manchester or Glasgow. The role focuses on designing effective Business Service Response Plans (BSRPs) essential for operational resilience, requiring strong expertise in business process design and stakeholder engagement. This position involves leading the lifecycle of BSRPs to ensure they are practical and effective during both normal operations and crises.

Qualifications

• Experience in financial services or operational resilience programmes.
• Strong ability to translate resilience needs into actionable improvements.
• Excellent project management and reporting skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and optimization of Business Service Response Plans (BSRPs).
• Ensure BSRP alignment with regulatory expectations.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to embed BSRP processes.

Skills

Business process design

Operational resilience

Project management

Stakeholder engagement

Process improvement

Job description

Role: Solution Architect - Cyber Resiliency Team
Location: Manchester or Glasgow
On-site Requirements: 3 days per week
Duration: until 31 December 2025
Rate: £800 per day - PAYE via Umbrella Only

Role Summary:
This role is positioned at the intersection of business process design and operational resilience. While titled as a Solution Architect, the focus is on designing and optimising the end-to-end lifecycle of Business Service Response Plans (BSRPs)-from creation and review to invocation and exit-ensuring they are practical, accessible, and effective during both BAU and crisis scenarios.

Key Responsibilities:

• BSRP Process Ownership:

• Lead the design and simplification of the BSRP lifecycle, ensuring plans are easy to create, maintain, access, and execute during resilience events.

• Strategic Alignment:

• Understand and articulate the purpose of BSRPs and their contribution to the Group's overall resilience posture.
• Ensure alignment with regulatory expectations and internal resilience frameworks.

• Process Design & Optimisation:

• Redesign the cyclical review process for BSRPs to reduce complexity and improve usability. Define how BSRPs are invoked, monitored, and exited during real-time events.

• Stakeholder Engagement:

• Collaborate with FMI relationship owners, IBS owners, and resilience leads across business units to embed BSRP processes into operational routines.

• Architecture Enablement:

• Support the implementation of a centralised architecture for BSRP documentation and access, enabling rapid response and recovery during incidents.

Required Skills & Experience:

• Strong background in business process design, ideally within financial services or operational resilience programmes.
• Familiarity with resilience frameworks and regulatory expectations related to critical business services.
• Ability to work across business and technical domains, translating resilience needs into practical process and tooling improvements.
• Excellent project management and reporting skills, with a track record of delivering simplification and process improvement initiatives.
• Comfortable engaging with senior stakeholders and cross-functional teams.