Technology Risk Analyst

Hello, we’re Starling. We built a new kind of bank because we knew technology had the power to help people save, spend and manage their money in a new and transformative way. We’re a fully licensed UK bank with the culture and spirit of a fast-moving, disruptive tech company. We’re a bank, but better: fairer, easier to use and designed to demystify money for everyone. We employ more than 3,000 people across our London, Southampton, Cardiff and Manchester offices. 

Role purpose

• The Technology Risk Analyst will support and report directly into the Head of Information Security Risk but will have exposure across the Bank to the management of Starling’s technology risks.
• The role holder will perform oversight, challenge and assurance of the performance, security and operational resilience of Starling Bank, our technology, people and processes.

About the role

• Provide technical oversight of technology (cyber security, software engineering, and data management), ensuring risks are identified, managed and escalated appropriately.
• Provide guidance on risk identification and control design for key emerging areas such as artificial intelligence
• Assure the operational and cyber resilience of Starling Bank’s technology operation by all techniques from inspection, interview to direct testing and scripted checks.
• Provide sound evaluation of issues, incidents and vulnerabilities and technology opinion to the risk department as a whole.
• Challenge potential flaws or weaknesses in process, architecture or systems, both directly with first line staff and indirectly via review process.
• Work with first line to improve controls and risk management in-line with strategic objectives, regulatory requirements and evolving threat landscape.
• Establish strong relationships with our engineers, data scientists, cyber security team, and leadership.