Risk Analyst

Sword is a leading provider of business technology solutions within the Energy, Public and Finance Sectors, dedicated to driving transformational change for our clients. We leverage proven technology, specialist teams, and extensive domain expertise to create robust technical foundations across platforms, data, and business applications. Our mission is fueled by a passion for technology as a means to solve complex business problems and achieve our clients' objectives.

About the Role:

The Risk Analyst plays a critical role in strengthening the organisation’s cyber and technology risk posture. By delivering structured risk assessments, control testing, and advisory services, the role enables informed decision‑making and supports compliance with internal and external standards. Effective performance reduces organisational exposure to cyber threats, improves operational resilience, strengthens governance, and supports the safe delivery of technology services. Through high‑quality reporting and risk forum management, the role enhances transparency, accountability, and proactive risk management across the organisation.

Requirements:
• Perform risk assessments across IT and Cyber domains, identifying threats, vulnerabilities, and control gaps in line with organisational risk frameworks and industry standards
• Conduct control testing and assurance activities to evaluate the effectiveness of technical and procedural controls
• Support Disaster Recovery (DR) readiness by assessing DR plans, testing outcomes, and identifying resilience improvements
• Contribute to Cyber Assessment Framework (CAF) assurance activities, gathering evidence, analysing compliance, and documenting findings
• Provide risk advisory support to projects, operational teams, and business units, ensuring risks are understood, documented, and mitigated effectively
• Prepare high‑quality risk reports, dashboards, and briefing materials for senior stakeholders and governance groups
• Coordinate and manage Risk Forums, ensuring accurate reporting, timely updates, and clear tracking of risk actions and owners
• Maintain accurate documentation of risks, issues, mitigations, and evidence in risk management systems and repositories
• IT/Cyber Risk Management
• Risk Advisory
• Control Testing
• Disaster Recovery Advisory
• CAF Assurance
• Report Writing
• Manage Risk Forum

Certifications:

• CRISC or CISSP

Benefits:
At Sword, our core values and culture are based on caring about our people, investing in training and career development, and building inclusive teams where we are all encouraged to contribute to achieve success. We offer comprehensive benefits designed to support your professional development and enhance your overall quality of life. In addition to a Competitive Salary, here's what you can expect as part of our benefits package:

• Personalised Career Development: We create a development plan customised to your goals and aspirations, with a range of learning and development opportunities within a culture that encourages growth.
• Flexible working: Flexible work arrangements to support your work-life balance. We can’t promise to always be able to meet every request, however, are keen to discuss your individual preferences to make it work where we can.
• A Fantastic Benefits Package: This includes generous annual leave allowance, enhanced family friendly benefits, pension scheme, access to private health, well-being, and insurance schemes.

At Sword we are dedicated to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace and are proud to be an equal opportunities employer, ensuring that all applicants receive fair and equal consideration for employment, regardless of whether they meet every requirement. If you don’t tick all the boxes but feel you have some of the relevant skills and experience we’re looking for, please do consider applying and highlight your transferable skills and experience. We embrace diversity in all its forms, valuing individuals regardless of age, disability, gender identity or reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity status, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation. Your perspective and potential are important to us.

If we can do anything to help make the hiring process more accessible, please let our talent acquisition team know when you apply so we can support any adjustments.