Data Protection and Cyber Security Consultant

Financial Conduct Authority
London
GBP 80,000 - 100,000
Job description

Data Protection and Cyber Security Consultant

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.

Salary: London ranging from £56,400 - £80,000 and National ranging from £52,200 - £70,000.

Are you interested in joining a team where you can act as a cyber security and data protection subject matter expert providing advice, guidance, and policy interpretation?

The team/department

The Security Expertise and Advisory (SE&A) team, based within the Cyber & Information Resilience (C&IR) Department of the COO’s Office, is a cross-functional team responsible for advising the business on cyber security and data protection matters.

What will you be doing (the role)

  1. This role will support the wider organisation to ensure that it has appropriate cyber security and data protection measures to meet the requirements of relevant legislation such as the UK General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the Data Protection Act 2018 (DPA), and the Financial Services & Markets Act 2000 (FMSA2000).
  2. Advise on C&IR’s policies and standards to ensure cyber security and data protection are embedded throughout the lifecycle of all processing within the FCA.
  3. Provide pragmatic, quality, and timely ad-hoc advice to ensure all new regulatory initiatives comply with the DPA and GDPR.
  4. Advise on new technology and cloud-based products to ensure these developing areas remain secure and compliant.
  5. Help to define and embed a Privacy by Design and Security by Default culture.
  6. Lead on DPIA processes by working closely with teams across the organisation.
  7. Review and advise on contracts, data sharing agreements and Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) from a security and data protection input.

What will you get from the role?

You’ll be working with colleagues from across the division as well as other parts of the organisation. This is a great opportunity to be innovative within an evolving environment and assist senior management in this complex decision-making process.

The skills and experience you will have

  1. Proven experience in cyber security and practical working experience of compliance with Data Protection legislation such as DPA, UK GDPR and ePrivacy Directive/PECR.
  2. Ability to interpret data protection and privacy legislation and apply it in practice.
  3. Proven stakeholder management experience and ability to proactively develop effective relationships.
  4. Very strong communication skills with the ability to deal confidently and effectively with a wide range of staff and external partners.

About the FCA

The FCA regulates the conduct of nearly 45,000 firms in the UK to ensure our financial markets are honest, fair and competitive.

The FCA's Values & Diversity

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

Multi-location

As part of the FCA’s on-going commitment to develop our national presence, most of our vacancies are now open to working in our Edinburgh, Leeds, or London offices.

Useful information

Applications for this role close at 23.59 on 1st November 2024.

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