Rothstein Recruitment

About the Company

High-End Recruitment Agency specialising in Financial Services.
Covering all areas of IT, Risk & Compliance, Business Change, Finance & Regulatory Recruitment and Executive Search.

We are interested in talking to experienced recruiters to join us on an exciting phase of our evolution.

Based in ‘state of the art’ offices in the City we are keen to talk to people who are looking for new opportunities. Discussions are confidential over a pint or coffee!

Interested? Please drop us a message.

Listed Jobs

Company Name

Rothstein Recruitment

Job Title

Head of Security Architecture - CISSP - Banking

Job Description

**Job Title** Head of Security Architecture – CISSP – Banking **Role Summary** Lead the design, implementation, and continuous improvement of security architecture across the bank’s technology portfolio. Own the security vision, strategy, and road‑map for DevSecOps integration, threat modelling, and risk management while guiding multidisciplinary teams and influencing senior leadership to embed security as an enabler in all processes. **Expectations** - Deliver security architecture solutions that align with group policy, standards and regulatory mandates. - Drive measurable improvements in security posture and operational efficiency. - Foster a culture of security awareness and ownership across technology and business units. **Key Responsibilities** - Own long‑term security architecture strategy, defining current and target states and multi‑year implementation plans. - Translate regulatory requirements and group policies into architectural patterns, controls and design guidelines. - Lead threat modelling activities and embed findings into secure software design and release pipelines. - Integrate DevSecOps practices, ensuring security is embedded throughout development, testing, and deployment cycles. - Build, mentor, and empower matrixed security teams to act autonomously within core methods and controls. - Provide objective analysis and solutions to complex technical problems, communicating outcomes to technical and non‑technical stakeholders. - Drive continual improvement initiatives beyond immediate responsibilities. - Influence cross‑functional decision making and risk resolution at all levels, including senior management and executive stakeholders. - Apply IT risk management principles to major change projects, ensuring risk is transparently documented and mitigated. **Required Skills** - CISSP certification (mandatory). - Deep expertise in DevSecOps, secure SDLC, and cloud security on AWS/Azure. - Strong experience in threat modelling and security design integration. - Proven ability to translate policy/regulatory requirements into architecture and controls. - Excellent communication for translating complex technical concepts to diverse audiences. - Ability to manage and influence matrixed teams across multiple levels. - Experience in financial services and knowledge of banking regulatory landscape. - Strategic thinking, initiative, and ability to work autonomously. **Required Education & Certifications** - Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in Computer Science, Information Security, or related field. - CISSP certification required; additional security certifications (e.g., CISM, CEH, GIAC) considered a plus.

London, United kingdom

Hybrid

30-10-2025

Company Name

Rothstein Recruitment

Job Title

Senior Technology & Change Risk Manager - 2LOD - Banking

Job Description

**Job title:** Senior Technology & Change Risk Manager – 2LOD – Banking **Role Summary:** Provide independent oversight of technology, data, information security, change management, operational resilience, and intra‑group risk within a major international bank. Deliver second‑line risk assurance, support senior management and regulators, and lead change assurance for large technology and business change programmes. **Expectations:** - Deliver robust risk assurance and challenge 1LOD decisions. - Deliver comprehensive risk reports to portfolio, project steering groups, and board‑level committees. - Interpret UK/EU regulations and industry best practices. - Support regulatory returns, material change, and operational resilience engagements. **Key Responsibilities:** - Act as trusted advisor to business & technology leadership; translate complex risks into actionable solutions. - Advise senior management and compliance on regulatory engagements (material change, suppliers, operational resilience). - Monitor and interpret evolving UK/EU financial services regulations; assist 1LOD interpretation. - Own annual risk review plan; conduct thematic reviews, deep dives, risk opinions, controls testing, and quality assurance. - Lead payment‑scheme attestation reviews (CHAPS, LINK, SCA‑RTS, Cyber Resilience Questionnaire). - Oversee operational resilience self‑assessments and regulator challenge of action plans. - Lead 2LOD change assurance & oversight for major technology and business change programmes, including legacy platform upgrades and third‑party supplier engagements. - Develop and present high‑quality 2LOD risk reports and management information to portfolio, project steering groups, material change committee, management, and board risk committee. - Design, implement, and embed change risk frameworks to improve 1LOD change risk management. **Required Skills:** - Expertise in technology, operational, and change risk management within financial services or other regulated environments. - Deep understanding of cyber risk, resilience, governance frameworks, and shared responsibility for public cloud (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS). - Knowledge of UK PRA, FCA, ICO, BoE, and EU regulations. - Strong analytical, risk assessment, report writing, and presentation skills. - Excellent stakeholder management, influence, and advisory capabilities. - Experience with risk and control frameworks (ORMF, RMF, RCSA, etc.). **Required Education & Certifications:** - Minimum Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Business, Computer Science, or related field. - Professional credentials such as CISA, CRISC, CISSP, PRINCE2 or equivalent are desirable.

London, United kingdom

On site

Senior

31-10-2025

Company Name

Rothstein Recruitment

Job Title

Data Migration Developer - Financial Services - Mortgages & Property

Job Description

**Job title** Data Migration Developer – Financial Services, Mortgages & Property **Role Summary** Execute controlled, auditable migration of complex mortgage and property data to a new strategic platform (e.g., Horizon). Combine deep SQL/ETL expertise with mortgage‑lifecycle domain knowledge to design mappings, cleanse data, build integrations, and deliver accurate reconciliation and audit trails. **Expectations** - Deliver source‑to‑target migrations on schedule with ≥90 % data accuracy. - Maintain rigorous documentation, runbooks, and monitoring artefacts. - Ensure compliance with FCA/MCOB, GDPR, and data‑retention policies. - Communicate clearly with both technical and non‑technical stakeholders. **Key Responsibilities** 1. Data analysis, profiling, and mapping; create data dictionaries and sample datasets. 2. Design, develop, and test ETL processes using SSIS, ADF, or Informatica; implement advanced SQL for data quality checks. 3. Catalogue and manage downstream interfaces (API, ETL, file‑based), define contracts, and author runbooks/alerts. 4. Conduct E2E integration testing (SIT/UAT), ensuring control totals, idempotency, retry logic, and back‑out plans. 5. Lead workshops to capture business rules and translate them into testable data logic. 6. Manage trial loads, defect triage, dress‑rehearsal cutovers, and operational hand‑over. 7. Design and implement control totals, exception reports, audit trails, and “day‑one parity” MI for operational, regulatory, and finance reports. 8. Draft DPIA inputs and evidence compliance for all data extracts. **Required Skills** - 5+ years of large‑scale data migration in banking/financial services. - Expert SQL (joins, window functions, DQ checks), advanced Excel, and Power BI. - Proficiency with ETL tools: SSIS, Azure Data Factory, Informatica. - Strong data profiling, cleansing, reconciliation, and audit‑control design. - Knowledge of mortgage lifecycle (origination to redemption) and property valuation/collateral data. - Familiarity with higher‑level mortgage‑servicing platforms (e.g., Horizon). - Workshop facilitation and stakeholder engagement. - Understanding of GL interfaces, finance postings, regulatory reporting, SSRS. **Required Education & Certifications** - Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field. - Relevant certifications (e.g., Microsoft SQL Server, SSIS, Azure Data Factory, Informatica) are an advantage.

United kingdom

Remote

Mid level

04-11-2025

Company Name

Rothstein Recruitment

Job Title

Director of Software Engineering & Enterprise Architecture – Azure - Banking

Job Description

Job Title Director of Software Engineering & Enterprise Architecture – Azure (Banking) Role Summary Lead enterprise architecture and software engineering to align technology strategy with business goals in a regulated banking environment. Own the architecture roadmap, governance framework, and delivery excellence across Azure cloud, core banking systems, and digital channels. Expectations * Deliver a pragmatic, compliant enterprise architecture roadmap that supports digital transformation. * Grow and manage a high‑performing engineering team focused on quality, security, and continuous improvement. * Reduce technical debt, improve reusability, and ensure all solutions meet regulatory and security standards. * Influence senior leadership, IT governance, and vendor decisions to drive business value. Key Responsibilities - Develop and maintain the enterprise architecture roadmap aligning with strategy and regulatory requirements. - Conduct current‑state assessments, gap analyses, and roadmap creation for target state architecture. - Define and enforce architecture governance, principles, and technology standards. - Oversee solution architecture for major programmes, changes, and transformation initiatives. - Evaluate and select platforms, tools, and integration strategies for digital transformation. - Lead the software engineering team: set DevSecOps, CI/CD, test automation, modern design principles. - Drive adoption of cloud‑native, API‑first architectures on Azure. - Establish metrics for delivery performance, reliability, and quality. - Serve as technical liaison across IT, business, and operations; provide input to governance, risk, and investment forums. - Support vendor selection, contract review, and third‑party architecture assessments. - Mentor team members, building internal talent and succession pipelines. Required Skills - Executive leadership in software engineering and enterprise architecture. - Deep knowledge of Azure Cloud, microservices, API design, and integration patterns. - Proven experience with core banking systems (e.g., Temenos T24), digital channels, and trade finance integration. - Hands‑on expertise in data architecture, data lakes/warehouses, ETL/ELT, Medallion layers, DataOps, governance, and visualization tools. - Strong understanding of secure, scalable, resilient solution design across infrastructure, data, and application layers. - Familiarity with DevSecOps, CI/CD, test automation, and modern software practices. - Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and influencing skills at senior levels. Required Education & Certifications - Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Systems Engineering, or related field. - Professional certifications desirable: TOGAF, Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert, and related architecture or banking technology credentials.

London, United kingdom

Hybrid

10-11-2025