Senior Manager, Cyber Architect, Cyber Security, Financial Services
2 days ago
London
About the job You are required to be onsite 3 times per week in your local office which can be Edinburgh, Bristol or, London At EY, you will have the chance to build a career as unique as you are, with the global scale, support, inclusive culture, and technology to become the best version of you. And we are counting on your unique voice and perspective to help EY become even better, too. Join us and build an exceptional experience for yourself, and a better working world for all. 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 not come without a cost and has 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. EY’s EMEIA Cyber Practice is rapidly growing and the UK team is looking for a Cyber Architect (Manager) who can create, assess, advise and architect cyber and cloud security based services. This role will see you take a key position in developing EY’s cyber security capabilities. You will also be expected to take a supporting role in building out EYs cyber security services, working with alliance partners and advise clients on the current market trends. You will join an expanding team of over 1,000 Cyber professionals across EMEIA and align to the UK team dedicated to providing Cyber advisory services to leading Financial Services organisations. We are part of a global cyber team of almost 8,000 professionals focused on developing and delivering cutting edge security transformation programmes, cyber threat management, identity and access management, security architecture, data protection and privacy, and resilience services. At EY, we have large scale plans to expand our already market leading Cyber Security practice and anticipate continued growth throughout the next five years. We need excellent people to join us and be part of our exciting growth strategy. Your Key Responsibilities UK Financial Services Cyber Security professionals draw upon their knowledge and experience to manage client engagement teams, act as an advisor to a variety of clients and contribute to business development activities on strategic and global priority accounts. Drawing on their industry knowledge and experience, professionals provide innovative commercial insights for clients, adapt methods and practices to fit operational team and cultural needs and contribute to thought leadership. Professionals also actively improve operational efficiency on projects and internal initiatives, in line with EY’s commitment to quality. Your role will require you to manage teams or parts of teams on engagements of different sizes under the guidance of Senior Managers, Directors and Partners. Your team will look to you to anticipate and identify risks and raise any issues with them as appropriate. As an influential member of the team, you will help to create a positive learning culture and will coach and counsel junior team members to assist in their professional development. You will lead by example and act as a role model for our people in the way that you live our values. Client 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, • Assist 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 To qualify for the role you must have • 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 (incl. on topics like cryptography, network design, application security, data protection, identity and access management, cloud security), • Ability to analyse complex problems and to deliver insightful, practical and sustainable solutions and translate security and risk management terminology into business terms., • 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, while ensuring ongoing compliance and regulatory needs, • 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 (e.g., PRA, FCA, BoE, ECB, MAS), • Experience working with a range of security governance frameworks and standards e.g., ISO27001, NIST SP800-53, PCI-DSS, • Security and Cloud related qualifications e.g., CISSP, CCSP, CCSK, TOGAF, SABSA, and/or vendor architectural qualifications in AWS, Azure and/or GCP, • Experience in supporting winning proposals and RFP responses, and working in complex multinational engagements Ideally you’ll also have: • Professional services experience working as a client-facing consultant with market leading organisations in the delivery of their Cloud security solutions., • Cybersecurity architecture design and implementation experience, including Cloud, • Security assessments qualifications related to threat, vulnerability and penetration testing 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 We offer a competitive remuneration package where you will be rewarded for your individual and team performance. Our comprehensive Total Rewards package includes support for flexible working and career development, and with FlexEY you can select benefits that suit your needs, covering holidays, health and well-being, insurance, savings, and a wide range of discounts, offers and promotions. Plus, we offer: • Continuous learning: You will develop the mindset and skills to navigate whatever comes next., • Success as defined by you: We will provide the tools and flexibility, so you can make a meaningful impact, your way., • Transformative leadership: We will give you the insights, coaching and confidence to be the leader the world needs., • Diverse and inclusive culture: You will be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs. 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. Apply now. EY | Building a better working world EY exists to build a better working world, helping to create long-term value for clients, people and society and build trust in the capital markets. Enabled by data and technology, diverse EY teams in over 150 countries provide trust through assurance and help clients grow, transform, and operate. Working across assurance, consulting, law, strategy, tax and transactions, EY teams ask better questions to find new answers for the complex issues facing our world today. UKFSConsulting2024 Tech Cyber2026
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