Senior Supervisory Incident Responder - Technology Resilience & Cyber Department

CompanyFinancial Conduct Authority

Location

Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

Employment TypeFull-time

Posted At4/2/2026

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Description

Job title: Senior Supervisory Incident Responder - Technology Resilience & Cyber Department

Division: Supervision, Policy and Competition

Department: Technology, Resilience and Cyber Department

Salary: National (Edinburgh and Leeds) ranging from £53,800 to £71,666.67 and London £59,200 to £78,800 per annum (Salary offered will be based on skills and experience)
This role is graded as: Senior Associate, Regulatory
Your recruitment contact is Shafika via Shafika.shaikh@fca.org.uk Applications must be submitted through our online portal. Applications sent via social media or email will not be accepted.

About The FCA And Team

We regulate financial services firms in the UK, to keep financial markets fair, thriving and effective. By joining us, you’ll play a key part in protecting consumers, driving economic growth, and shaping the future of UK finance services.

SPC oversees firms and individuals (supervision), creates and reviews the rules by which they operate (policy) and identifies and remedies ineffective competition in markets (competition). Sitting within the Specialist Directorate, our Technology, Resilience and Cyber (TRC) department works with financial firms to strengthen the resilience of their systems against cyber threats and operational disruptions -helping protect consumers, safeguard markets, and build trust in the technology that powers financial services.

Role Responsibilities

Be responsible for the FCA’s response to operational resilience incidents reported by regulated firms, taking decisive, informed action that helps stabilize situations quickly and protect consumers and markets
Support the incident review process by applying your operational resilience and incident management skills, enabling clear root cause understanding and better informed regulatory decisions

Provide timely, accurate upward reporting to the FCA Senior Leadership Team during major incidents, ensuring leaders have the critical insight they need to act and communicate effectively

Help coordinate responses to major incidents across the UK Financial Authorities when there is significant consumer harm or market disruption, contributing to a unified and effective cross‑authority approach

Offer specialist knowledge to supervision teams, helping them respond to and assess firms’ incident handling and resilience risks, to support stronger standards across the industry

Track and produce high quality Management Information on all incidents reported to the FCA, delivering clear insights that support prioritisation, trend analysis and strategic decision making

Advise, support and educate supervisors and wider divisions on incident reporting expectations, helping colleagues understand when and how firms should escalate operational resilience issues

Act as a subject matter specialist and trusted point of reference for colleagues across the organisation, sharing knowledge that builds capability, improves oversight, and improves regulatory outcomes

Minimum

Skills required

Demonstrable experience in end to end incident management processes
Prior experience of working within a supervisory background

Essential

Broad experience across a number of technology & cyber resilience management domains
Exposure to and understanding of resilience management frameworks (e.g. COBIT, NIST, ITIL)
Good oral communication skills including clear and effective presentation to both internal and external audiences
Good analytical capability with appropriate application of judgement and diligence; can demonstrate taking pride in work and ensuring it is of the highest standard
Good interpersonal skills with evidence of team working, confidence and credibility, and an ability to interact effectively with a range of stakeholders

Able to respond to fast-moving incidents, including providing briefings to seniors

Experience of assessing operational resilience capabilities

Benefits

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
Non-contributory pension (8–12% depending on age) and life assurance at eight times your salary
Private healthcare with Bupa, income protection, and 24/7 Employee Assistance
35 hours of paid volunteering annually
Hybrid model where employees work a minimum of 40% in the office each month (expectation of 50% for senior leaders). Changing from September to a minimum of 50% in the office each month (expectation of 60% for Directors and Executive Directors)
A flexible benefits scheme designed around your lifestyle

For a full list of our benefits, and our recruitment process as a whole visit our benefits page.

Our values and culture

Our colleagues are the key to our success as a regulator. We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive culture: one that’s free from discrimination and bias, celebrates difference, and supports colleagues to deliver at their best. We believe that our differences and similarities enable us to be a better organisation – one that makes better decisions, drives innovation, and delivers better regulation.

If you require any adjustments due to a disability or condition, your recruiter is here to help - reach out for tailored support.

We welcome diverse working styles and aim to find flexible solutions that suit both the role and individual needs, including options like part-time and job sharing where applicable.

Disability confident: our hiring approach

We’re proud to be a Disability Confident Employer, and therefore, people or individuals with disabilities and long-term conditions who best meet the minimum criteria for a role will go through to the next stage of the recruitment process. In cases of high application volumes we may progress applicants whose experience most closely matches the role’s key requirements.

Useful information and timelines

Advert Close Date: 19th April 2026
CV Review/Shortlist: 21st April 2026
First Interview: W/C 4th May 2026

Your Recruiter will discuss the process in detail with you during screening for the role, therefore, please make them aware if you are going to be unavailable for any date during this time.

SC Clearance is required for this role (SC Guidance) - you will hold or will be required to obtain Security Check (SC) level vetting