IT Risk - Ireland - Morgan McKinley

Description

IT Risk & Resilience Analyst

Your Role:

As an IT Risk Analyst in the first line of defence, you will be part of a team reporting to the IT Risk & Resilience Manager with a key role in enhancing the risk and control environment across the Bank's IT Support teams. This will be achieved through sustainable control operation, documentation, and reporting.

The role will be responsible for assisting management with risk management activities across operational resilience, digital resilience, risk and control environment assessments, risk event analysis and tracking of issues and actions. The role will have a particular focus on supporting IT Third Party Risk Management and IT Service Management in the identification and management of risks in these areas to enhance the Bank's operational resilience objectives.

We are a financial institution large enough to be effective but small enough for your work to be noticed and to have a tangible impact on the success of our business.

Your Team:

You will report to the IT Risk and Resilience Manager within the Enterprise IT Services (EITS) team in Group Technology. The team is a centralised first line of defence function proactively supporting, monitoring, and enhancing the risk and control environment operating across the IT Support Teams. The team is operating in a dynamic environment and the members are supportive, energetic, and committed to continuous improvement.

Your Responsibilities:

• Support in the initiative-taking identification, measurement, monitoring, controlling, and reporting of risks and issues across the Bank's IT Technical Support teams.
• Ensure risks and issues, controls, gaps, and remediation plans are documented to a consistently high standard.
• Improve understanding, awareness, and support identification of third-party risks across the IT Support Teams
• Support post-incident reviews to determine lessons learned in terms of controls and environment.
• Work closely with the Operational Resilience Team to (1) map the EITS-owned assets and controls underpinning critical business services, (2) identify gaps and (3) input to remediation planning.
• Play an active role in the Bank's Operational and Digital Resilience projects.
• Work collaboratively with colleagues across all lines of defence to complete required risk management activities.
• Contribute to reporting updates required for governance fora.
• Assist management in promoting and embedding a strong risk culture across the IT Teams
• Effectively communicate complex information to colleagues across various levels and teams
• Be initiative-taking, work to a high standard and demonstrate initiative in seeking opportunities for continued professional and personal development.

Requirements:

• Experience in an I.T. Risk Management, Business Continuity Management, Third Party Risk Management, or other risk role
• Demonstrable experience applying IT risk principles, tools, and techniques.
• Appreciation of the demands of documenting and operating a strong risk and control environment in an IT function; specifically in relation to third party /outsourcers.
• Familiarity with RCSA's, supporting frameworks, policies & tools.
• Broad understanding of IT infrastructure, operations, and services
• Experience working with technical and operational teams to proactively question BAU activities, and document relevant risks and required controls in a clear and concise manner.
• Effective relationship management, communication and influencing skills both written and verbal at senior levels.
• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills
• Practical, pragmatic approach with a solution focus and desire to provide great customer outcomes.
• Exceptional mindfulness
• Initiative-taker with a record of working on own initiative.
• Experience working in a challenging environment.
• Proficient in the use of Excel, Word & PowerPoint
• Knowledge of relevant regulatory bodies, regulations and guidelines impacting the Financial Services industry (e.g. EBA, CBI, etc)
• Broad understanding of Third-Party Risk Management, Operational Resilience and Digital Resilience regulations, and associated control frameworks
• CISA/CRISC/CISSP/CISM/CSX certifications

What is in it for you?

• A competitive salary
• Generous leave entitlement e.g., Holiday, Maternity, Paternity, Parental and Life Leave
• Training and Development - Support your continued education and completion of your professional exams as well as on the job training.
• Career Progression - We offer our employees career paths with stability, long-term growth, and a challenging and dynamic work environment.
• Supportive team network
• Company initiatives/supports.
  • Employee Resource Groups
  • Employee Assistance Programme
  • Bike to work
  • Holiday Fund
  • Travel Pass
  • Staff Banking

Morgan McKinley is acting as an Employment Agency and references to pay rates are indicative.

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