IT Risk Consultant

A large, well-established financial services organisation is looking for a senior second-line risk expert to strengthen oversight of platform and technology risk during a period of increased focus on resilience, secure configuration and risk-based remediation. This is an assignment for someone who can translate technical complexity into clear insight for senior stakeholders.

You will join the Platforms & Technology risk team within the CRO IT & Cyber function, working alongside experienced risk professionals to challenge, guide and improve how core infrastructure and platform services are maintained and secured., As a senior second-line expert, you provide independent oversight of the stable maintenance and secure configuration of core platforms and infrastructural technologies, working closely with first-line teams to strengthen risk posture through expertise and constructive challenge.

• Challenge and advise first-line teams on risk posture, controls, remediation and action plans
• Perform independent risk assessments of key platform and infrastructure domains
• Review and challenge remediation plans, control improvements and risk acceptances
• Identify recurring risk themes and translate them into practical improvement actions
• Prepare concise reporting and recommendations for senior stakeholders and risk governance forums
• Support maturity improvements in platform and technology risk oversight

• Strong understanding of infrastructure, platforms, cloud (including Microsoft cloud services and private cloud) and IT management processes
• Senior-level experience in technology risk management, with a track record in second-line oversight and control challenge
• Experience engaging and influencing senior stakeholders
• Strong communication skills in both Dutch and English
• Able to operate independently and deliver within a fixed assignment timeframe

Levy Global is a specialist consulting and recruitment partner supporting technology professionals across the UK, Europe and North America. Since 2000, we have helped people build careers across data and AI, cloud, cybersecurity, infrastructure, enterprise systems, software development and business change.

We work with scale-ups and global organisations, connecting talented people with projects and roles where they can make an impact. Our strength has always been the way we support people, from first conversation through to placement, onboarding and beyond.