Tech Risk Consultant - Global Financial Services Firm
Robert Half is supporting their client, a leading consultancy, in their search for a Tech Risk Consultant with proven financial services experience. This role will play a pivotal part in ensuring compliance with the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) by assessing and enhancing both technical and non-technical controls across multiple business areas, including FTSE Russel, Risk Intelligence, and D&A.
Contract Assignment Details:
- Location: London (Hybrid Working - 1 day per week)
- Duration: Initial 6 months (with potential extension)
- Day Rate: £700 via PAYE (employer's NI & tax deducted at source - no umbrella company fees)
- Start Date: October
Key Responsibilities:
As a Tech Risk Consultant, you will be responsible for ensuring that the organisation's controls meet DORA compliance standards, including both business process (non-technical) and technical controls. The role involves the following key tasks:
- DORA Compliance Standard Design: Develop a DORA-compliant control standard for assessing the organisation's preparedness as a Critical Third-Party Provider (CTPP - CAT-B).
- Non-Technical Controls Assessment: Evaluate business process controls against the defined DORA-compliant control standard and identify any compliance gaps.
- Technical Controls Gap Assessment: Conduct a technical controls gap assessment across FTSE Russel, Risk Intelligence, and D&A, ensuring full regulatory compliance.
- Validation of Prior Analysis: Validate the existing technical controls assessment conducted by a third-party provider for D&A to ensure completeness and accuracy.
- Regulatory Traceability: Ensure that technical controls for all three organisations can be traced back to the regulatory traceability matrix, demonstrating alignment with DORA requirements.
- Summary Reporting: Provide comprehensive reports outlining compliance gaps in both technical and non-technical controls.
- Remediation Roadmap: Develop actionable remediation roadmaps to address identified gaps and ensure compliance with DORA.
- Controls Testing Programme: Support the development of a controls testing programme for 2025, ensuring effective remediation of gaps.
Requirements:
- Proven experience with DORA compliance, including both technical and non-technical controls, within the financial services sector.
- Strong background in regulatory frameworks and risk management, particularly within technology environments.
- Expertise in conducting controls gap assessments and developing remediation plans.
- Ability to collaborate with both business and technical teams to ensure control alignment.
- Experience with regulatory traceability and cross-referencing controls against client standards.
Important Note: Associates will undergo comprehensive financial and criminal background checks, which may take up to two weeks to complete.
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