Technology Consultant (Resilience, PAM & IAM)

Role Summary

Talan is supporting a key client in delivering a critical remediation programme focused on strengthening underperforming technology controls. We are seeking an experienced Technology Consultant to drive improvements across control design and operating effectiveness.

• Contract with strong chance of extensions
• Location - London
• On-Prem 4 days per week
• This role will play a central part in enhancing controls related to:
• Operational Resilience
• Privileged Access Management (PAM)
• Identity & Access Management (IAM)

You will work closely with technology, risk, and audit stakeholders to ensure remediation activities are clearly defined, executed effectively, and evidenced to a high standard.

Review underperforming controls to identify

• Root causes
• Design deficiencies
• Operating effectiveness gaps
• Assess whether current control designs are fit for purpose and aligned with regulatory expectations
• Remediation Planning & Execution

Define structured remediation plans, including

• Actions
• Ownership
• Milestones
• Evidence requirements
• Drive delivery of remediation activities in collaboration with control owners and SMEs
• Stakeholder Engagement

Partner with

• Technology and engineering teams
• Risk & compliance functions
• Internal audit and assurance stakeholders
• Provide constructive challenge to ensure robust and sustainable control improvements
• Control Framework Enhancement

Support optimisation of control operating models, including

• Control frequency
• Evidence standards
• Accountability models
• Governance processes
• Embed consistent control discipline across resilience, PAM, and IAM domains
• Governance & Reporting

Track remediation progress and proactively escalate

• Risks
• Blockers
• Overdue actions

Produce clear, concise reporting for

• Senior stakeholders
• Governance forums
• Review remediation evidence to confirm completeness and sustainability
• Audit & Assurance Readiness

Support preparation for

• Control testing
• Internal/external audit
• Regulatory reviews
• Ensure remediation outcomes are defensible and audit-ready

Strong track record delivering control remediation in

• Financial services
• Banking
• Regulated environments

Experience assessing

Control design effectiveness

Operating effectiveness

Understanding of

• Critical business services
• Disaster recovery & business continuity
• Technology recovery controls

Experience with

• Resilience testing evidence
• Impact tolerances
• Recovery plans & continuity procedures
• Privileged Access Management (PAM)

Knowledge of

• Privileged account governance
• Joiner-Mover-Leaver processes
• Access recertification and reviews

Experience with

• Access provisioning & de-provisioning
• Role-based access controls (RBAC)
• Segregation of duties (SoD)

Strong understanding of

• Access reviews and governance
• IAM control testing
• Leaver controls
• Key Skills & Attributes
• Strong analytical capability in control assessment and remediation design
• Ability to translate complex control issues into practical, actionable solutions
• Excellent stakeholder management across technical and non-technical audiences
• High-quality written communication, including senior-level reporting
• Confident in constructively challenging control owners
• Comfortable operating in ambiguous, fast-paced environments
• Strong attention to detail, particularly in reviewing remediation evidence

Responsibilities

Control Assessment & Diagnosis

Requirements

• Proven experience in one or more of the following:
• Technology Risk / IT Controls
• Cyber Risk
• IT Audit
• Operational Resilience

Familiarity with

• Risk & Control Self-Assessments (RCSA)
• Audit findings and issue management
• Assurance and regulatory reviews
• Demonstrated ability to manage remediation lifecycle from identification through to closure
• Operational Resilience

Exposure to

• PAM tooling (e.g. vaulting solutions)
• Break-glass access
• Session monitoring
• Privileged account ownership models
• Identity & Access Management (IAM)

Benefits

#TalanUK