Fractional Technology Risk Specialist - UK based - Outside IR35 at Gigged.AI, United Kingdom, £Contract Rate

Gigged.AI is an On demand talent marketplace specialising in the IT and technology sector. We have an opportunity live at the moment with one of our clients for a Fractional Technology Risk Specialist - UK based - Outside IR35

If interested then you must submit a proposal through the Gigged.AI website for this gig. You can do so here - https://app.gigged.ai/

Project Overview

This role sits at the core of the organisation’s Risk Strategy, providing independent Line 2 oversight, challenge, and advisory support across strategic technology change and transformation initiatives.

We are specifically seeking a business-facing Technology Risk professional with deep experience in complex change environments, particularly within regulated Financial Services organisations. This is not a hands-on security or infrastructure delivery role. Instead, the focus is on risk oversight across large-scale transformation, platform change, and business-driven technology migration initiatives.

The Technology Risk Specialist will ensure technology change activity remains within risk appetite and aligns with regulatory, legal, and governance expectations.

Location: Remote, occasional travel to site

Duration: Fractional (4–5 days per month) – Indefinite

IR35: Outside (pending final determination)

Rate: Open to suggestion

Role Context

This position requires someone comfortable operating at the intersection of:

• Technology
• Business Change
• Enterprise / Solution Architecture
• Risk & Governance
• Regulatory oversight (ideally Financial Services)

The successful candidate will bring demonstrable experience overseeing complex business-led technology migrations, transformation programmes, and architectural change — providing effective Line 2 challenge without stepping into Line 1 delivery.

Key Objectives

• Provide independent, constructive Line 2 challenge across strategic technology and transformation initiatives
• Oversee technology risks arising from business change, platform modernisation, and architectural evolution
• Ensure technology transformation activity operates within risk appetite
• Strengthen governance, reporting, and control frameworks across change portfolios

Key Responsibilities

• Advise and challenge on technology risk across major change and transformation programmes
• Review and challenge risk assessments related to system migrations, platform changes, and architectural redesign
• Provide risk oversight of business-driven technology initiatives (including Financial Services migrations where applicable)
• Engage with Architecture, Change, and Programme teams to assess risk impacts of design decisions
• Support governance forums with clear, commercially aware risk insight
• Review Line 1 RCSAs, control testing, and policy compliance assessments
• Provide oversight on emerging risks linked to transformation, third-party change, and complex integrations
• Support the evolution of IT risk frameworks, policies, and GRC tooling

Essential Experience

• Strong experience operating in a Line 2 Technology Risk capacity
• Demonstrable oversight of complex change and transformation programmes, not solely BAU security or infrastructure operations
• Experience challenging and advising Architecture and Change functions
• Experience with large-scale platform migrations or business-focused technology transformation, ideally within Financial Services
• Strong understanding of risk impacts arising from architectural design decisions and enterprise change
• Proven ability to operate in regulated environments (experience in Financial Services strongly preferred)
• Experience working with Audit, Risk, Change, and senior Technology stakeholders