IT Controls Testing Specialist

PTSB is one of Ireland's leading retail and SME banks, with an innovative range of products and services powered through an evolving digital landscape, our focus is centred on ensuring we deliver what our customers, colleagues and communities need to be successful.

As a (BUC) Business Unit Controls Testing Specialist you will play a key role in the testing of Group Technology risks and controls in line with the COBIT5/COBIT2019 methodology and PTSB¿s overall internal risk and controls assessment process. You will be required to perform design adequacy and operating effectiveness testing of controls to determine residual risk. You will work with the risk representatives on multiple teams across Group Technology, assisting with the continuous improvement of standards and well-defined controls

Responsibilities: 

• Execute testing of Group Technology controls to assess their design adequacy and operating effectiveness, including Digital Resilience controls. 
• Carry out a review of peer tester outputs prior to submission to Group Risk. 
• Report outcomes of controls testing outlining control effectiveness, root causes of control failures and rationale of results. 
• Agree remediation actions relating to Control Action Plans (CAPs), track actions to completion and update CAPs as changes occur. Assist with the review of Group Technology processes, risks and mitigating controls. 
• Lead risk assessments and provide input to best practice of processes, risks, and controls. 
• Collate and agree details of gaps identified and engage with management to agree actions to address the gaps identified. 
• Build working relationships with the risk teams across Group Technology.

• Knowledge and experience of Technology risk governance, risk management and Technology risk analysis within Financial Services, or a regulated environment. 
• Knowledge of existing regulations impacting Technology, IT Security and outsourcing. 
• Good problem solving and analytical skills together with the ability to document results to a high standard. 
• Strong customer engagement skills and ability to manage internal and external relationships. 
• Ability to organise and prioritise workloads appropriately and show determination and flexibility to deliver to challenging timelines. Strong communication skills (both written and verbal). 

Is this you? 

Please apply online on our website or via the apply link of this role. Your application will be sent through to our Talent Acquisition team and they will be in touch regarding your application. We reserve the right to draw up a shortlist for interview. The Bank understands the importance of a consistent and relentless focus on championing diversity and inclusion. We aim to attract, recruit, and retain individuals with diverse backgrounds, skills, competencies and abilities to work collaboratively to enhance the service we provide to all of our customers and the communities we serve

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