Network Consultant - Remote

As strategies, technologies, and innovation collide, we create opportunity from complexity. Our teams of interdisciplinary experts combine innovative thinking and breakthrough technologies to progress further, faster. We are over 4,000 strategists, innovators, designers, consultants, digital experts, scientists, engineers, and technologists with deep expertise in various sectors.

Why consider joining our Digital & Data community?

• Join our Digital & Data team working alongside product, design and a wide range of other experts and cross-disciplinary teams to bring ideas to life through innovative software solutions.
• Grow a flexible and unique career within a trust-based, inclusive environment that values excellence, innovation, and curiosity.
• Hybrid working - our approach is to be in the office or on client site a minimum of 2 days per week.
• Work on a broad variety of projects and tech stacks for clients across seven sectors - no project is ever the same.
• Join other experts within our supportive and collaborative tech community through knowledge-sharing and peer-level support, coaching and mentoring.
• Deepen your expertise through our culture of learning and growth – you'll have budget to take courses (technical and non-technical training), plus gain certifications.

We are seeking an exceptional Operational Resilience consultant to join our Digital Trust and Cyber Security Team. PA's Operational Resilience team assists clients in crafting and establishing robust businesses, safeguarding their reputation, addressing regulatory demands, and upholding their competitive edge.

We are seeking adaptable consultants who can handle diverse resilience elements, including third parties, people, security, and vital IT functions. Your work will be grounded in the fundamentals of risk management, which are essential for navigating the intricacies of modern business. This role offers a chance to contribute to thought leadership and create assets that enhance the team's capabilities.

Key qualifications include:

• An ambitious consultant who has a passion for designing resilience businesses and building a more robust economy.
• Self-motivated with an unwavering sense of pride in their work and a clear record of success.
• Stakeholder management skills, capable of managing interactions across the business.
• Knowledge of the operations of an information technology department and its importance to successful business operations.
• Confidence and interest in where IT can make a business vulnerable.
• Technical experience (typically three years +) in many of the following is essential: Operational Resilience, Business Continuity, Third Party Risk Management, OCIR, Crisis Management, IT Service Management, IT continuity, Security, Risk Management, Supply Chain Resilience, Disaster Recovery.
• Familiarity with IT service models such as COBIT and ITIL would be beneficial.
• Experience of relevant international standards for resilience, risk management, information security and service continuity.
• Certification to relevant industry bodies such as BCI, DRI, CISSP, IRM would be desirable.
• Familiarity with Financial Services Regulation and a financial services background, recognising that resilience principles apply across sectors.

Please be aware that some of our UK roles at PA Consulting require a UK security clearance. We therefore ask that you only apply if you meet the residency requirements (i.e. you are a British citizen or have been resident in the UK for the past 5 years), as this is the prerequisite for a security clearance.

Our purpose guides how we work with our clients and our teams, and support our communities, to deliver insight and impact, solving the world's most complex challenges. We're focused on building a workplace that values human difference and diverse mindsets, and a culture of inclusion and equality that unlocks the potential in our people so everyone can be their best self.

We are dedicated to supporting the physical, emotional, social and financial well-being of our people:

• Health and lifestyle perks accompanying private healthcare for you and your family.
• 25 days annual leave (plus a bonus half day on Christmas Eve) with the opportunity to buy 5 additional days.
• Generous company pension scheme.
• Opportunity to get involved with community and charity-based initiatives.
• Annual performance-based bonus.
• PA share ownership.
• Tax efficient benefits (cycle to work, give as you earn).

We're committed to advancing equality. We recruit, retain, reward and develop our people based solely on their abilities and contributions and without reference to their age, background, disability, genetic information, parental or family status, religion or belief, race, ethnicity, nationality, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity (or expression), political belief, veteran status, or any other range of human difference brought about by identity and experience.

Adjustments or accommodations - Should you need any adjustments or accommodations to the recruitment process, at either application or interview, please contact us on recruitmentenquiries@paconsulting.