- Permanent role
- Hybrid model
- Location: Dublin City Centre
This position will serve as the specialist lead for technology audit activity, supporting the assessment of IT risk, control effectiveness, and governance across a rapidly expanding, highly regulated global organisation.
Key responsibilities:
In this role, you will contribute to the delivery of the agreed Internal Audit Plan, with a strong emphasis on technology platforms, data, information systems, and related risk areas.
- Lead and deliver IT audit assignments aligned to the annual audit schedule
- Review IT general controls, cyber security practices, governance arrangements, and risk management processes
- Prepare concise, action-oriented audit reports that communicate findings and recommended improvements to senior stakeholders
- Use data analytics techniques to strengthen audit coverage, streamline testing, and highlight risk indicators
- Assist with ad hoc audit work and reviews linked to regulatory expectations
- Help enhance internal audit approaches, working practices, templates, and control assessment frameworks
- Maintain awareness of evolving technology standards, regulatory change, and relevant market practices
- Develop trusted working relationships across the organisation and encourage a strong, proactive controls mindset
- Perform focused reviews of cloud security standards and access controls, including safeguards around cardholder data held in cloud-based environments.
- Conduct risk-led assessments of payment products, confirming that security requirements are embedded throughout the development lifecycle.
- Detect unusual activity, control gaps, or excessive user access across systems and payment platforms.
Key requirements:
- At least 4 years’ experience across IT audit and/or internal audit within a regulated financial services setting
- Sound understanding of audit principles, risk frameworks, and internal control environments
- Hands-on experience reviewing IT controls and frameworks including COBIT, ISO 27001, PCI DSS, ITIL, NIST, and GDPR
- Exposure to technical domains such as information security, cloud infrastructure, business continuity, security operations, or networks
- Strong capability in data analytics and audit testing techniques
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English
Nice to have:
- Relevant professional qualifications such as CIA, CISA, or CPA
- Further technology or security credentials, for example CISSP, CISM, CRISC, ISO 22301, or equivalent
- Experience using data analytics platforms or tools in an audit context
- A strong sense of integrity and commitment to ethical working practices
- Well-developed analytical thinking and problem-solving skills
- Ability to influence improvements and constructively question existing ways of working
- Comfortable working autonomously within an international business environment
