Job Title: Resilience Automation Design Support SpecialistLocation: Manchester or GlasgowSalary/Rate: £656 per day Inside IR35Start Date: July 2025Job Type: 5 month initial ContractCompany IntroductionMy client within the finance space is currently seeking a Resilience Automation Design Support Specialist will be responsible for reviewing and enhancing resilience processes-particularly those related to self-assessments and testing practices-while identifying and implementing automation opportunities to improve efficiency, traceability, and usability. Job Responsibilities/Objectives

1. Process Review & Optimisation: Analyse existing resilience processes (eg self-assessments, testing practices) to identify inefficiencies, gaps, and opportunities for simplification and automation.
2. Automation Design & Implementation: Design tooling solutions to centralise and automate the capture of testing outcomes across 11 resilience capabilities. Enable integration into scenario assessments and residual risk reporting.
3. Tooling & Architecture Support: Contribute to the design of a centralised architecture for resilience data and documentation, ensuring accessibility and usability during both BAU and crisis scenarios.
4. Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with resilience leads, business service owners, and technical SMEs to ensure automation solutions are aligned with operational needs and regulatory expectations.
5. Data-Driven Resilience: Support the creation of a scenario library and automation-enabled dashboards to inform business testing scope and resilience maturity tracking.

Required Skills/Experience

1. Strong understanding of operational resilience frameworks and regulatory expectations in financial services.
2. Experience in business process analysis and optimisation, particularly in risk and resilience domains.
3. Familiarity with automation tooling and Scripting (eg Python, Ansible, ServiceNow workflows, or equivalent).
4. Ability to translate business requirements into technical automation solutions.
5. Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with experience working across business and technology teams.
6. Experience in regulated environments and understanding of risk management principles.

If you are interested in this opportunity, please apply now with your updated CV in Microsoft Word/PDF format.DisclaimerNotwithstanding any guidelines given to level of experience sought, we will consider candidates from outside this range if they can demonstrate the necessary competencies.Square One is acting as both an employment agency and an employment business, and is an equal opportunities recruitment business. Square One embraces diversity and will treat everyone equally. Please see our website for our full diversity statement.