My client, a leading Pensions Insurer, is looking to hire an IT Auditor to join their Technology Audit team in London. This role is a great opportunity for a strong communicator with a good understanding of the risk and emerging technology environment.
Job Title: IT Auditor
Salary: £75,000 – £85,000
Industry: Insurance
Location: London (Hybrid – 3 days in office per week)
Type: Permanent
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
* Audit Delivery: Perform comprehensive audits across various business and technology areas, ensuring effective evaluation of controls and risks with minimal guidance.
* End-to-End Audit Process: Design and implement audit testing plans, complete audits within established timelines, and propose actionable improvements.
* Engagement and Communication: Convey complex findings clearly to senior leadership, support decision-making, and manage several priorities simultaneously with precision.
* Reporting and Governance Involvement: Provide insights for Audit Committee reports, participate in organizational governance forums, and liaise with external auditors and regulators as required.
* Issue Resolution: Monitor and validate the resolution of audit issues, escalating concerns to the Chief Auditor and verifying evidence to close identified gaps.
* Risk Monitoring and Advisory: Promote a strong risk culture, contribute to internal monitoring initiatives, and maintain collaborative relationships with Compliance, Risk, and business units.
REQUIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:
* At least 4 years of experience auditing Technology or Cybersecurity within UK or US regulated Financial Services firms (preferably with experience of auditing Microsoft365, AWS, Azure)
* Hands-on experience of common technology and information security standards and control practices (COBIT, NIST, CIS, ISO27001, CSA CCM, ITIL, etc.)
* Experience with stakeholder engagement, capable of building collaborative relationships at all levels up to CTO level.
* Preferably has experience with data analytics tools (Tableau, Alteryx, QlikView, Jupyter Notebooks, etc.) and / or coding languages (Python, R, SQL, etc.)
* Preferably has technology audit or risk certifications (CISA, CCAK, CISM, CRISC, etc.) or information security and public cloud certification’s (CCSP, CISSP, AWS Solutions Architect / Security, Microsoft Azure Administrator / Architect, etc.)
For more information on this opportunity, please message me or email ben.lines@bruinfinancial.com with your CV.
Bruin recognises the positive value of diversity, and aims to promote equality and challenge unfair discrimination. As a champion of equal opportunity employment we welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons – men and women, people of all ages, sexual orientations, nationalities, religions and beliefs. We particularly encourage applications from women, disabled, and Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as these groups are underrepresented throughout the financial services industry. Our clients work with us because they value a diverse workforce, and subscribe to our shared principle that all appointments are made on merit and that ability to perform the job will be the primary consideration.