IT Risk & Controls Assurance Specialist

Technical Controls Assurance Specialist

Permanent Salary: £45,000 to £63,000 (DoE) + 12.5% to 25% Performance Bonus

Location: Edinburgh

Working Arrangement: Hybrid - 2-3 days on site

Your new company:

I'm currently looking for a Technical Controls and Assurance specialist to work for a modern financial institution to assist with the maintenance, enhancement and assurance of technical controls during a period of rapid change.

The ideal candidate will have a financial services background, experience driving and testing first line controls, and may have come from an IT Audit or risk background with the relevant framework knowledge that comes with this role history.

This role involves:

Technical control enhancement

Testing business-wide IT controls against an annual schedule

Supporting information assurance partners

Scheme attestations - thorough reviews of control statements

Supporting technical operations, supplier management and operational resilience on risks, with the view to creating, driving and providing assurance on preventative, detective and directive technical controls

Working with key stakeholders and embedding your understanding of information security from a controls perspective

Taking ownership of assurance activities pertaining to technical controls

Working from within the first line of defence (1LOD) on the continual enhancements of technical controls using your knowledge of contemporary risks and the controls to mitigate, escalate or accept them

What I'm looking for

A financial services, fintech or accountancy/consultancy sector background working on technical IT controls and IT risk

Knowledge of what a good control looks like but also has the ability to effectively test controls

Understanding of core technology and information security frameworks (NIST, ISO27001)

Excellent articulative ability

Demonstrable experience working within IT audit, IT risk management, technical controls testing/management and IT assurance related roles

Experience in an IT assurance role

Experience testing controls and enhancing information security and IT Risk policies

Relevant industry certifications are desirable, as is the drive to achieve them.

Willingness to learn

What you'll get in return:

£45,000 - £63,000 per annum

Performance Bonus

Company benefits (discounts, insurance etc)
Private medical insurance

Good pension scheme

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