IT Risk Specialist

4 weeks ago


Edinburgh, United Kingdom Hays Full time

IT Risk & Controls Assurance Specialist Permanent Salary: £45,000 to £60,000 (DoE) + 12.5% OTE Bonus up to 25% for performance
Hybrid – 2-3 days on site

I’m currently looking for an IT Risk & Controls 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 IT controls, and may have come from an information security, audit or risk background with the relevant framework knowledge that comes with this role type (NIST, ISO27001).

Technical control monitoring, testing and enhancement
Testing business-wide IT controls against an annual schedule
Supporting technical operations, supplier management and operational resilience teams 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
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.

A background in financial services, fintech or accountancy / consultancy sector environments working on technical IT controls and IT risk
Understanding of core technology and information security frameworks (NIST, ISO27001)
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
Performance Bonus
Company benefits (discounts, insurance etc).
Private medical insurance
Good pension scheme


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