Operational Resilience Consultant
6-month contract
Market rate - Inside IR35
Hybrid - 2/3 days in Sheffield
We are seeking an experienced Proactive Resilience & Innovation Consultant to support a large-scale Operational Resilience programme supporting a banking clinet in a complex enterprise technology environment.
The role will focus on analysing Important Business Services (IBS), mapping technology dependencies, and designing severe-but-plausible disruption scenarios to identify systemic resilience risks.
This is an execution-focused role supporting the operationalisation of resilience across engineering and technology teams.
Key Responsibilities
* Map technology dependencies supporting critical services
* Design and analyse severe-but-plausible disruption scenarios
* Identify systemic technology risks impacting impact tolerances
* Support resilience assessments and impact tolerance analysis
* Produce scenario analysis, service dependency, and risk insights
* Support prioritisation of remediation activities
* Work closely with engineering, infrastructure, and operational stakeholders
Key Skills & Experience
* Operational Resilience, Technology Resilience, or Business Continuity experience
* Experience with IBS, resilience assessments, or service dependency analysis
* Strong understanding of technology risk and operational failure scenarios
* Experience within large enterprise or regulated environments
* Strong stakeholder engagement and analytical skills
* Ability to challenge assumptions and drive practical outcomes
Desirable
* Financial services experience
* Knowledge of UK Operational Resilience and/or DORA
* Exposure to ServiceNow, CMDBs, or observability tooling
* Infrastructure, cloud, or enterprise architecture background
Candidate Profile We are looking for delivery-focused consultants who can combine operational resilience understanding with practical execution capability in complex technology environments.