Principal Consultant (Senior Manager) - Cyber

Principal Consultant (Senior Manager) - Cyber

UK - London

Principal Consultant - Cyber & Operational Resilience

Location: London (Hybrid) Practice Area: Finance, Risk, Regulatory & Financial Crime Type: Permanent

Strengthen cyber resilience and safeguard critical operations across financial services

The Role

Capco is seeking experienced Principal Consultants to join our Cyber & Operational Resilience capability within the FRRF practice. You will work with senior stakeholders across financial services organisations to design and deliver cyber resilience strategies, implement robust frameworks, and enhance operational resilience capabilities. This role blends advisory and delivery, with a strong focus on cyber risk, resilience frameworks, and regulatory alignment.

What You'll Do

• Deliver cyber and operational resilience transformation programmes, aligned to regulatory frameworks such as PRA and DORA
• Assess and enhance cyber resilience capabilities, including frameworks, controls, and operating models
• Support third party and vendor risk assessments, identifying vulnerabilities across supply chains and technology ecosystems
• Design and implement resilience governance, scenario testing, and reporting frameworks (e.g. IBS/ITOL)
• Collaborate with technology teams to support cyber tooling, cloud security, and control enhancements

What We're Looking For

• Experience in cyber resilience, cyber risk, and/or operational resilience within financial services or consulting
• Strong understanding of cyber frameworks (e.g. NIST, ISO 27001) and regulatory expectations (PRA, DORA)
• Practical experience in resilience testing, control assessments, and remediation programmes
• Ability to translate regulatory requirements into actionable solutions across business and technology teams
• Strong communication skills with experience engaging stakeholders across multiple functions

Bonus Points For

• Experience in cyber security assessments, cloud security, or security architecture
• Exposure to third party risk management and supplier resilience frameworks
• Experience supporting or delivering scenario testing and resilience reporting
• Familiarity with cyber tooling, monitoring, or risk platforms
• Consulting experience within financial services or energy sectors

Benefits

• Core Benefits: discretionary bonus, competitive pension, health insurance, life insurance and critical illness cover
• Mental Health: access to CareFirst, Unmind, Aviva consultations, and in house first aiders
• Family Friendly: maternity, adoption, shared parental leave, plus paid leave for sickness, pregnancy loss, fertility treatment, menopause, and bereavement
• Holiday Flexibility: 5 weeks of annual leave with option to buy or sell days
• Continuous Learning: minimum 40 hours of training annually plus a dedicated business coach from day one

Capco does not discriminate on the basis of race, colour, religion, gender, gender expression, age, national origin, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, or military status in its activities or operations.