Technology Control Specialist
United Kingdom
City/Region United Kingdom
Job ID 097053
Category Risk, Technology Operations
Contract type Permanent Full Time
Applications Close 28 Feb 2025 (11.55pm GMT)
Business Unit: Business Management & Control (Technology Operations & Cyber Security, COO)
Salary range: Min: £38,400 Max: £55,000
Contract type: Permanent - Full Time
Location: Hybrid - Very occasional and infrequent travel to a local hub
Our Team
The overarching ambition for COO remains – leverage the power of technology to deliver superb products and services for our customers. Technology Operations & Cyber Security (TOCS) plays a critical role in that pursuit, specifically, protecting our organisation and its critical data from cyber criminals as well as managing all technical services used by colleagues and customers alike.
Business Management and Control (BM&C) ensures TOCS is effective and fit for purpose in this ambition by leading the way in Financial Planning & Management, Third Party Management, Risk & Control, People & Engagement and Insights & Reporting.
We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Technology Control Specialist to join our team, reporting directly to the Technology Control Manager. In this role, you will support the Technology Control Manager in maintaining the technology operations and cyber security risk and control profile. You will be responsible for ensuring robust risk and control governance, managing currency and resilience risk, and conducting comprehensive risk and control assessments. Your insights and analysis will be crucial in driving our risk management strategy.
What you’ll be doing:
- Supporting the Technology Control Manager and Lead in maintaining the TOCS risk and control profile within the Integrated Risk Management system and in line with VM Risk Management Framework.
- Assist with risk and control governance, monitoring compliance with relevant standards and regulations.
- Monitor currency and resilience risk to ensure the stability and reliability of our technology infrastructure.
- Assist with thorough risk and control assessments, providing detailed insights and analysis.
- Assist with independent control testing and validation to ensure the effectiveness of risk controls.
- Manage and validate risk issues, ensuring timely resolution and mitigation.
- Monitor risk event management, including identification, assessment, and response.
- Assist with the development and delivery of risk education and awareness programs to enhance the risk culture within the organization.
- Collaborate with all lines of defence and key stakeholders to ensure a cohesive and comprehensive approach to risk management.
This role requires a unique blend of technical skills and experience. You’ll need to have:
- Proven experience in technology risk management and control.
- Strong understanding of cyber security principles and practices.
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams and stakeholders.
- Strong communication and presentation skills
- Relevant certifications (e.g., CISA, CISSP, CRISC) are a plus.
Be yourself at Virgin Money
Our purpose is to make people happier about money, this means seeing and feeling the world as our customers do by creating a workforce that reflects the rich diversity of our customers and communities. We’re committed to creating an inclusive culture where colleagues feel safe and inspired to contribute, speak up and be heard.
As a Disability Confident Leader, we’ll interview candidates with a disability who meet the minimum requirements for the role, where volumes allow us to do so. If you need any reasonable adjustments or support making your application, contact our Talent Acquisition team careers@virginmoney.com
Points to Note: It’s a good idea to let your current people leader know if you are going to apply for an internal role, so they can support your application, we always recommend you share your plans with them. If you’re interested in this opportunity, we recommend that you get in touch with sarah.mbama@virginmoney.com who’ll be able to tell you all about the role which will help you make a great application.
Now the legal bit
Please note that some of our legacy contracts are non-flexible therefore, if you move to a new role or make a change to your existing terms, you’ll move onto our standard flexible contract, 8am - 8pm.
If you successfully secure a new role, the salary and notice period you'll be offered will be in line with our reward and policy guidance. Not sure what this would mean for you, and want to know more? Contact Talent Acquisition, careers@virginmoney.com or feel free to start a conversation with HaRi our new HR Virtual Agent on MS Teams to help with your questions.
Success profile
As well as being a bit tech-obsessed, you’ll be adaptable, able to work with agility and enjoy collaborating with your teammates. Here are our top candidate traits.
Culture at Virgin Money
We’re an inclusive, innovative, collaborative bunch with big ideas and even bigger aspirations. We have fun, show up for one another and grow strong together.
Our colleagues are celebrated for being fully themselves, and we ensure accountability and equity are prioritised in every role. We encourage everyone to use their voices to pitch in, be an ally and make Virgin Money the fun and inclusive environment it is. We also believe in rewarding our colleagues – we offer an enviable benefits package and sprinkle in little thank-you bonuses along the way.
Interested in joining us but not sure you’ve hit every requirement on the checklist? Don’t worry. Experience is important, but it isn’t everything – potential can be just as valuable. If you’re enthusiastic, curious and hungry to learn, you could be exactly the person we need. Tell us your story, and let’s discover what your next chapter could hold.
This is my third role in Digital Engineering since I joined. The culture enables you to work in an area where you can contribute the most. It's a testament to the opportunities and encouragement available.
Technology Consultant – Digital Engineering
Influential
For us, living a life more Virgin means living well. We focus on people, not policies. Flexibility and fairness are at the core of our wellbeing initiatives, allowing our colleagues to tailor their benefits to suit them from day one. Centred around four pillars – Mind, Body, Social Connection and Finance – our initiatives include mental and physical health support, financial and medical aid, social activities, flexible working, gender-neutral family leave, wellbeing apps, discounted gym membership, counselling, information services, and so much more. People work best when they’re happy and healthy, and we like our people to be both.
Big, bold benefits
A life at Virgin Money is a rewarding one. With wellbeing and flexibility at its core, our benefits offering can be tailored to make your life a little easier. Enjoy a flexible holiday package, health plans, parental leave and everything in between from the day you join us.
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The adventures continue after your career. Invest in your future with our generous pension scheme.
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Your health and wellbeing are important to us. Our health assessments and insurance plans help you maintain yours.
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We've got you covered with our income protection and life assurance plans.
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Live life to the fullest with 30 days of leave, 8.5 bank holidays, 5 pro-rated wellbeing days.
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