Cyber Security Analyst

5 days ago


London, Greater London, United Kingdom Cyber Crime Full time
Financial Conduct Authority

The Financial Conduct Authority is the conduct regulator for around 50,000 financial services firms and financial markets in the UK and the prudential supervisor for 48,000 firms.

We are seeking a highly skilled Cyber Assurance Analyst to join our team and contribute to the ongoing efforts in assessing and improving the cyber security posture of the FCA.

The Role

As a Cyber Assurance Analyst, you will be responsible for conducting thorough reviews and testing to confirm the appropriate application of the policies and the secure operation of the FCA/PSR's systems and the information and data therein.

You will possess a strong understanding of cyber assurance practices, emerging threats, and risk management practices.

  1. Conduct cyber security assessments and evaluate the effectiveness of the FCA defence strategies, incident response plans and control measures.
  2. Review existing cyber security policies, procedures, and frameworks to ensure compliance with applicable regulations, best practices, and industry standards.
  3. Scope and manage Pentest engagements, identify vulnerabilities, threats and risk exposures that may pose a threat to the FCA data security and operational stability.
  4. Collaborate with internal Audit, Risk and Policy and Governance and Compliance teams to establish effective guidelines, compliance and good practices to enhance the cyber security posture.
What You Will Get from the Role

Working for the FCA allows you to specialise in the unique cyber security challenges faced by the financial services industry.

Through your role as a cyber assurance professional, you will develop a comprehensive understanding of cybersecurity principles and practices that can be applied across various environments covering emerging security technologies.

Working for the FCA can provide networking opportunities with professionals across the financial services sector as well as world-leading cyber security vendors.

Career progression is paramount to the success of the FCA, as there will be potential opportunities to progress to more senior roles as you develop.

Our competitive flexible benefits scheme gives you the opportunity to create a personalised benefits package, tailored to suit your lifecycle.

Core Benefits
  1. 25 days holiday per year plus bank holidays.
  2. Private healthcare with Bupa.
  3. A non-contributory Pension of at least 8% of basic salary each month.
  4. Life assurance of eight times your basic salary.

We support hybrid working which means you will be able to work from home up to 60% of the time over a month with the remainder of your time in one of our three office locations.

The Skills and Experience You Will Have

We are a signatory to the Government's Disability Confident scheme.

  1. Proven experience working in vulnerability management and post-incident reviews and able to support security projects and BAU initiatives.
  2. Proven experience of inputting from a SME perspective validating security controls in alignment with policies and standards.
  3. Proven experience of carrying out audits, managing pentest engagements, documenting findings, and providing sound recommendations to management.
  4. Role-specific know-how, transferable skills, elements of core skills and behaviours that are essential to the role.
  5. Good understanding of cybersecurity frameworks and regulations.
  6. Proficient in performing cyber security risk assessments, vulnerability assessments, scoping and managing the end-to-end pen test engagements with key stakeholders.
  7. Understanding of cloud platforms and security tooling.
About the FCA

The FCA regulates the conduct of 50,000 firms in the UK to ensure our financial markets are honest, fair, and competitive.

The FCA's Values & Diversity

Our ambition is to cultivate a culture of inclusion for all employees that respects their individual strengths, views, and experiences.

The FCA is committed to achieving greater diversity across all levels of the organisations.



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