Cyber Architect, Manager, Cyber Security, Financial Services

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The financial services industry is currently undergoing a period of unparalleled change. Since the financial crisis, banks and financial institutions have been subjected to more stringent regulations, increased supervision, and overall global economic instability. These changes have made these institutions re-evaluate the way they have been doing business traditionally. Moreover, the proliferation of technological advances including disruptive technologies and digital are compounding the pressures of maintaining competitiveness, being adaptable, and increasing profit margins.

It is an exciting time for our Financial Services Cyber and Resilience practice. We are looking for Cyber Architect Managers to join our ever-expanding team of professionals to help continue contributing to client engagements.

The opportunity EY's Financial Services Cyber and Resilience practice is growing fast. For you, that means great opportunities to work on a range of projects covering the breadth of the Cyber and Resilience landscape including cyber threat management, cyber program management, strategy development, cyber transformation, identity and access management, maturity assessments, data protection, privacy, and operational resilience.

Your Key Responsibilities:

• Managing a portfolio of Cybersecurity engagements with our clients, responsible for the day-to-day running of the engagements including meeting quality, time, and budget targets.
• Working with prospective clients to agree, scope, and plan the delivery phase of engagements.
• Contributing to developing the market for cybersecurity services across all sectors, identifying sales opportunities and working with senior practice leaders and market leaders in the creation of proposals and marketing material.
• Leading and developing team members by sharing knowledge, acting as mentor and coach to them and leading by example.
• Creating thought leadership and market materials for selling and promoting EY Cybersecurity offerings.
• Assisting in managing financial aspects of engagements by organising staffing, tracking fees, and communicating issues to engagement partners.

People Responsibilities:

• Develop people through effectively supervising, coaching, and mentoring staff.
• Conduct performance reviews and contribute to performance feedback for staff.
• Contribute to people initiatives including recruiting, retaining, and training Cyber professionals.
• Recognise the value of teamwork, facilitating and encouraging collaboration amongst team members and motivate teams to maximise performance.

Skills And Attributes For Success:

• Experience in advising Financial Services organisations on what good cybersecurity looks like based on the cybersecurity threats and risks they face.
• Broad cybersecurity experience with a combination of technology involvement, business knowledge, and risk awareness.
• Ability to analyse complex problems and to deliver insightful, practical, and sustainable solutions.
• Demonstrated ability to impact security architecture and engineering decisions for critical business services.
• Adaptive communication skills to influence cross-functionally and negotiate with business to balance risk with business opportunity.
• Knowledge of current security best practices, common exploits, and threat landscape.
• Understanding of the Financial Services Cyber Security threat landscape and the UK Financial Services regulatory landscape.
• Experience working with a range of security governance frameworks and standards.
• Security and Cloud related qualifications.
• Experience in supporting winning proposals and RFP responses, and working in complex multinational engagements.

What We Look For:

We look for candidates with experience in the industry, which can prove their knowledge of Cyber regulations and frameworks in the UK. We are looking for people with the motivation and ambition to lead teams and the communication skills required to interact with clients.

What we offer:

• Competitive remuneration package.
• Support for flexible working and career development.
• Continuous learning.
• Transformative leadership.
• Diverse and inclusive culture.

If you can demonstrate that you meet the criteria above, please contact us as soon as possible. The exceptional EY experience. It’s yours to build.