Scenario Testing Consultant
Posted Today by Xcede
Negotiable
Inside
Hybrid
South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Summary: The Scenario Testing Consultant role is a 6-month contract focused on providing expert input into technology resilience scenario testing and recovery readiness activities. The consultant will assess recovery capabilities, identify weaknesses, and track remediation actions across various platforms and services. This position requires strong stakeholder management and the ability to challenge technical assumptions independently. The role is hybrid, requiring on-site presence in Sheffield for 2 to 3 days a week.
Key Responsibilities:
- Support the design and execution of technology-focused resilience scenario tests
- Challenge resilience assumptions, recovery capabilities, and tolerances
- Assess recovery readiness across critical platforms and services
- Identify and track remediation actions arising from testing and assessments
- Produce concise resilience assessment and scenario testing outputs
- Engage with Technology Risk, Audit, and resilience governance forums
Key Skills:
- Strong experience in technology resilience, disaster recovery, operational resilience, or technology risk
- Experience supporting or leading resilience scenario testing and recovery exercises
- Ability to independently challenge technical recovery assumptions and controls
- Strong stakeholder management and reporting skills
- Experience working with risk, audit, or governance functions
- Financial services or regulated industry experience preferred
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: Sheffield
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Scenario Testing Consultant 6-month Contract Market rate - Inside IR35 Hybrid - 2/3 days a week, onsite in Sheffield
We are seeking an experienced consultant to provide independent challenge and specialist input into technology resilience scenario testing and recovery readiness activities. The role will support resilience assessments across platforms and services, helping to validate recovery capabilities, identify weaknesses, and track remediation actions.
Key Responsibilities
- Support the design and execution of technology-focused resilience scenario tests
- Challenge resilience assumptions, recovery capabilities, and tolerances
- Assess recovery readiness across critical platforms and services
- Identify and track remediation actions arising from testing and assessments
- Produce concise resilience assessment and scenario testing outputs
- Engage with Technology Risk, Audit, and resilience governance forums
Required Experience
- Strong experience in technology resilience, disaster recovery, operational resilience, or technology risk
- Experience supporting or leading resilience scenario testing and recovery exercises
- Ability to independently challenge technical recovery assumptions and controls
- Strong stakeholder management and reporting skills
- Experience working with risk, audit, or governance functions
- Financial services or regulated industry experience preferred