Technology Risk Analyst

Job Role: Technology Risk Analyst
Employment Type: Contract
Start Date: January 2027
Contract Length: 9-12 months
Remote/Hybrid/Office: Hybrid
Day Rates: TBC

About us
FT Select is a niche technology search and selection company, specialising in recruiting elite Sales Executives and high-end Technology specialists for high-growth tech businesses.________________________________________
About the Company
A well-known leading global financial services organisation.
Description of Role:
Fantastic opportunity for a someone who enjoys working across many IT disciplines with a variety of stakeholders, communicates well and is a good team player. Candidates should be ready to uphold data quality standards in various areas, such as application and vendor inventories. It is important for them to take a proactive approach in identifying areas that require attention or have gaps in data quality. Additionally, be capable of proposing potential solutions to address these issues. Moreover, candidates should demonstrate a forward-thinking mindset in order to contribute to the advancement of automation, leveraging tools like AI to streamline processes and enhance efficiency. Forming part of the GRC and Tech Risk team within Global Information Security reporting to the Lead Tech Risk Manager the successful candidate will assume responsibility to support information security activities in London and across parts of the Group.
Key Responsibilities:
• Consult with key GT stakeholders to address and manage Risk Issues to successful outcomes
• Input and coordinate elements of the ISAE 3402/AAF Internal Controls Audit for Global Technology
• Oversee reporting of MI on progress of risk deduction and remediation
• Feed into the Risk Control Assessment, interviewing stakeholders to assess effectiveness of controls, identify and risk rate gaps for treatment
• Respond to client security questionnaires, RFP/RFI's, and audit requests. Develop into presenting to clients and other external stakeholders on aspects of information security and technology risk
• Interpret and perform gap analysis against technology, cyber and data privacy regulations

Required Skills:
• Stakeholder engagement is key, forming collaborative working relationships across Information Security and the wider Global Technology teams
• Good grasp of information risk and in particular cyber threats that pose concern to our organisation as well as an appreciation of the regulatory landscape in terms of technology
• Proven ability, ’tenacious’ to analyse and manage remediation of risks or gaps through to resolution
• Familiar with NIST Cybersecurity Framework or ISO27001
• Willingness to learn and develop Governance, Risk and Compliance skillsets as well an appreciation of technologies such as but not limited to Cloud and AI
• Continuous improvement mind-set, challenges the status quo and seeks self-improvement
• Good verbal and written communication, strong Analytical skills
• Experience of working in an information security discipline such as but not to limited to, SecOps, GRC, Access Management
• An information security qualification is favourable but not mandatory