Lead Cyber Consultant, Technology Directorate
x1 Permanent
Location: Leeds
Flexible Working Options
* Job share
* Flexible start and end time each day
* Ability to adapt calendar as needed (e.g., school run, gym, appointments)
* A 50% in‑office attendance requirement that can be spread across the month
* Compressed hours (subject to approval and policy)
* Working from abroad (subject to approval and policy)
Job Description
The Cyber Security Division (CSD) is an award‑winning group of cyber security experts committed to keeping the Bank of England safe from cyber‑attacks and incidents. In 2023 CSD received the Financial Services Award of the year at the National Cyber Awards. Within Cyber Security you will work with colleagues passionate about protecting the Bank from incidents. Security challenges are rarely straightforward and often span multiple systems hosted in our data centres, in the cloud and as SaaS, requiring cross‑team working and deep technical expertise.
You will assess the security of solutions considered by Bank teams, including SaaS solutions, and play a key role in safeguarding the Bank and its information.
Key Responsibilities
* Champion a modern security posture – threat‑informed and focused on measurable reduction of attack surface.
* Conduct IT security risk assessments and assurance activities to ensure solutions meet policy and technical standards, including as part of formal procurement tenders.
* Act as senior consultancy voice for high‑impact initiatives, aligning security capabilities to business outcomes and risk profiles and shaping option analysis with clear trade‑offs.
* Lead and implement projects and initiatives to reduce supply‑chain security risks and improve our ability to recover from, and be resilient to, supplier incidents.
* Communicate complex security choices simply at meetings/workshops, in option papers and risk assessments that influence senior stakeholders and unblock decisions.
* Review and agree cyber security contract terms.
* Provide stakeholder leadership – influence senior leaders and guide engineers/SMEs, produce strong documentation and have strong communication skills.
Role Requirements
Minimum Criteria
* Proven experience in technical roles, preferably with a cyber security element.
* Significant experience in cyber security consultancy or architecture roles within highly regulated sectors (e.g. financial/insurance, defence, civil nuclear, intelligence).
* Considerable experience conducting technical risk assessments, including analysing technical problems to identify potential security concerns, reviewing IT architecture for gaps or vulnerabilities, assessing compliance with IT security policies and technical standards (e.g. ISO 27001, NIST, Cyber Essentials, COBIT), liaising with stakeholders to agree risk levels, and writing technical reports.
* Relevant technical qualifications (e.g. CRISC, CISM, NCSC CCP, CISSP, ISSAP).
Essential Criteria
* Ability to act as a point of escalation for the team and sufficient expertise in cyber security and risk.
* Solid understanding of IT network architecture and components, software/application security, infrastructure security, and cloud.
* Active interest in new technical concepts and/or technologies.
* Ability to collaborate with stakeholders to identify critical business functions and establish how cyber security controls can support them.
* Strong communication skills to convey complex security choices simply and effectively.
* Strong stakeholder management and collaboration skills with experience advising C‑suite staff.
Desirable Criteria
* Ability to acquire DV clearance – eligibility requires being a British citizen (born here or naturalised) with a parent who is a British citizen or has substantial ties to the UK.
* Additional technical qualifications (e.g. CompTIA Security+, CCSK, CCSP, CompTIA Network+, GDSA).
* Advanced qualifications in cyber security, technology or computer science.
* Knowledge of well‑known frameworks (e.g., NIST, MITRE ATT&CK, ISO 27001) and how they are applied pragmatically within delivery.
Our Approach to Inclusion
The Bank of England welcomes all candidates and values diversity, equity and inclusion. We strive to create an inclusive culture that supports people from all background. We welcome applications from individuals who work flexibly, including job shares and part‑time patterns.
Salary and Benefits
Leeds salary £72,320 – £81,360.
Benefits include:
* Non‑contributory, career‑average pension (guaranteed retirement benefit of 1/80th of annual salary for each year worked, with optional increase or decrease).
* Discretionary performance award.
* 8% benefits allowance (optional to take as salary or for flexible benefits).
* 26 days annual leave with option to buy up to 12 additional days.
* Private medical insurance and income protection.
National Security Vetting
Employment in this role requires a National Security Vetting clearance. Vaccination and security checks will follow Bank policy.
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