Operational/Cyber Resilience Technical Specialist

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We are seeking an Operational/Cyber Resilience Technical Specialist to support the development, implementation and continuous improvement of resilience capabilities across critical technology, operational and business services. This role will work with technical teams, service owners, risk specialists and senior stakeholders to identify vulnerabilities, strengthen resilience and ensure the organisation can prepare for, respond to and recover from disruptive events.

Key responsibilities will include assessing operational and cyber resilience across systems, applications, infrastructure, suppliers and business processes. You will help maintain resilience frameworks, policies, standards and control requirements, while contributing to impact assessments, risk analysis, scenario testing and remediation planning. The role will also involve supporting the design and delivery of tabletop exercises, simulations and recovery tests, documenting outcomes and tracking actions through to completion.

You will provide specialist advice on continuity, disaster recovery, incident response, crisis management and technology recovery arrangements. This will include reviewing recovery strategies, recovery time and recovery point objectives, technical dependencies, system resilience patterns and third-party arrangements. You will analyse incidents, near misses and exercise findings to identify trends, strengthen controls and promote continual improvement.

The successful candidate will have experience in operational resilience, cyber resilience, business continuity, disaster recovery, technology risk or a closely related discipline. You will possess a sound understanding of information security principles, service management, risk and control frameworks, cloud and infrastructure technologies, and incident or crisis response practices. Experience of working with regulatory requirements and recognised standards such as ISO 22301, ISO 27001, NIST or similar would be advantageous.

Strong analytical, communication and stakeholder-management skills are essential, alongside the ability to translate complex technical risks into clear, practical recommendations. You should be organised, collaborative and comfortable managing multiple priorities in a changing environment. Relevant professional qualifications or certifications in cyber security, business continuity, risk management, IT service management or a related field would be beneficial.

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Added 03/11/2026
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Operational/Cyber Resilience Technical Specialist

Leeds, England, United Kingdom Contract Incident Response

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