Technology internal audit senior

Our Digital & Risk Advisory Services (DRAS) are designed to enable organisations to leverage our innovative methodologies, technology, and highly experienced professionals to manage their business risks most effectively. Our client offers curious-minded people excellent exposure to all aspects of business strategy, operations and more.

We’re a dynamic team of internal auditors, accountants, technology, and business transformation experts with disciplines in finance, risk, projects and change, cyber and digital, amongst others.

Our extensive network and depth of experience mean we work in a highly client-centric way, focused on providing a collaborative, tailor-made advisory service. Our team helps clients manage their business-critical threats, such as cyber events, and build resilient businesses capable of responding to internal and external events which may interrupt their operations. Being known for exceptional client service in our chosen markets, we put innovation and agility at the heart of everything we do.

This is your chance to join a fast-paced, growing team and help shape the future of DRAS at our client.

We’ll help you succeed

Leading organisations trust us because of the quality of our advice. That quality grows from a thorough understanding of their business, and that understanding comes from working closely with them and building long-lasting relationships.

You’ll be someone who is both comfortable working proactively and managing your own tasks, as well as confident collaborating with others and communicating regularly with senior managers, directors, and partners to help businesses effectively. You’ll be encouraged to identify and draw attention to opportunities for enhancing our delivery and providing additional services to organisations we work with.

We are looking to recruit an individual with a good understanding of the fundamentals of IT/Information/Cyber security to effectively aid in delivering an increasing portfolio of IT internal audit work. The role will typically focus on performing IT reviews, cyber controls gap/maturity assessments and control reviews as well as more technically focused technology assessments. The role will also involve supporting the Advisory Management team as they look to develop the proposition and grow the business.

In this busy and rewarding role you’ll be responsible for:

• Deliver Technology/Cyber/IT Security/resilience/ IT governance internal audit reviews and, where required, advisory assignments to a high standard
  


• Understanding of business context and requirements for technology security controls and able to articulate technology security risk to non-technical and technical audiences
  


• Keep managers up to date on the work you are carrying out and any issues you’re facing
  


• Ensure excellent client service
  


• Continue to develop relevant skills and capabilities
  


• Build relationships internally
  

You’ll be someone with:

• Minimum two years’ experience, preferably in a technology assurance function or role
  


• BSc Computer Science / Information Technology / Information Systems / Data Science
  


• BCom Information Systems (IS) / Informatics / Computer Science
  


• BBusSc. Computer Science / Information Technology
  


• BSc Applied Mathematics & Computer Science / Actuarial Science
  


• BSc / BEng Mechanical Engineering (with IT/IS modules)
  


• Degree in Business Mathematics and Informatics - 65% academic average across all years of study
  


• Excellent team player but also confident working on own initiative.
  


• Strong communication skills (both written and oral) and first rate interpersonal skills at all levels
  


• Flexibility to travel on a regular basis locally with potential for wider travel including international assignments.
  


• A strong understanding of IT resilience, risk management, governance, cloud computing, data governance, IT infrastructure
  


• A good understanding of technology concepts and systems/solutions
  


• A good understanding of Risk Assessment approaches and methodologies
  


• Good understanding of the Cyber Security Strategy good practice frameworks (for example, the Cyber Security Essentials NIST CSF, CIS top 20)
  


• Understanding of the ISO 2700X series of standards and guidelines
  

Preferable

• Strong presentation skills
  


• Experience of delivering penetration testing and vulnerability scanning assessments
  


• Experience performing cyber risk and control gap assessments
  

You’ll be able to be yourself; we’ll recognise and value you for who you are and celebrate and reward your contributions to the business. We’re committed to agile working, and we offer every colleague the opportunity to work in ways that suit you, your teams, and the task at hand.

Our client will help you achieve your personal goals and career ambitions, and we have programmes, resources, and frameworks that provide clarity and structure around career development.

We’re in it together

Mutual support and respect is one of our clients core values and we’re proud of our distinctive, people-centred culture. From informal success conversations to formal mentoring and coaching, we’ll support you at every stage in your career, whatever your personal and professional needs.

Our agile working framework helps us stay connected, bringing teams together where and when it counts so they can share ideas and help one another. At our client, you’ll always have access to the people and resources you need to do your best work.

We know that collaboration is the key to creating value for the companies we work with and satisfying experiences for our colleagues, so we’ve invested in state-of-the-art collaboration spaces in our offices. Our clients people represent a wealth of knowledge and expertise, and we’ll encourage you to build your network, work alongside others, and share your skills and experiences. With a range of multidisciplinary events and dedicated resources, you’ll never stop learning with our client.

We’re looking forward to the future

Our client help's entrepreneurial businesses to succeed, fuelling the UK economy. Our success is powered by our people, which is why we’re always finding new ways to invest in you. Across the UK thousands of unique minds continue to come together to help companies we work with to achieve their ambitions

We’ve got a clear purpose, and we’re confident in our future, because we’re adapting and evolving to build on our strengths, ensuring we continue to find the right combination of global reach, integrity and expertise. We shape the future together with openness and clarity, because we believe in empowering people to think creatively about how we can do things better.