Job Description

 IT Risk Analyst

Salary: £45-50k (12 months FTC)

📍 Location

• Central London
• 3 days per week in the office

Are you an IT / Technology Risk Analyst looking for a role where your work is visible, impactful, and close to senior leadership?

A leading financial services organisation is hiring an IT Risk Analyst to join a technology risk function. This is an excellent opportunity to gain broad exposure across technology risk, cyber risk and regulatory environments within a banking setting.

You’ll play a key role in identifying, tracking and helping mitigate technology risks, supporting audits and helping the business strengthen its risk posture.

💼 What you'll be doing

• Maintaining and developing technology risk registers and risk logs
• Analysing and documenting risk events and emerging trends
• Supporting internal and external audits (including major upcoming regulatory audits)
• Tracking remediation actions and chasing evidence across the business
• Supporting technology and cyber risk assessments
• Producing risk reporting and management information
• Helping the organisation understand and mitigate technology risks within an FCA-regulated environment IT Risk Analyst
• Identifying opportunities to improve and streamline risk processes

This role sits in the first line of defence, working closely with operational risk, compliance and technology teams.

👤 What we’re looking for

• Experience in IT / Technology Risk within banking or financial services
• Understanding of risk frameworks, controls and risk registers
• Comfortable operating in FCA-regulated environments
• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail
• Able to analyse risk trends and identify potential emerging issues
• Confident working in a small, high-visibility team
• Proactive mindset – someone who improves processes rather than just maintaining them

Nice to have:

• Exposure to DORA or regulatory technology resilience frameworks
• Experience supporting audits or regulatory reviews
• Knowledge of frameworks such as NIST CSF / risk management frameworks

💡 Why consider this role?

• High exposure to senior technology risk leadership
• Broad experience across technology risk, cyber risk and regulatory frameworks
• Opportunity to own and run audit engagements once established
• Ideal for analysts wanting to step up their influence in risk