Core Responsibilities
- Audit Leadership: Plan, execute, and lead comprehensive IT audit engagements across business applications, infrastructure, cybersecurity, and IT operations.
- Controls Assessment: Test and evaluate the effectiveness of IT General Controls (ITGC), application controls, and information security frameworks.
- Framework Evaluation: Review and benchmark IT governance, risk management, and compliance programs against global and regional standards.
- Process Review: Audit critical IT lifecycle workflows, including system access management, change management, incident management, and disaster recovery.
- Risk Identification: Spot internal control weaknesses, assess operational risks, and formulate practical high‑impact remediation recommendations.
- Reporting / Presentation: Draft clear, objective audit reports and deliver technical findings confidently to executive management and key stakeholders.
- Remediation Tracking: Monitor ongoing business remediation activities and formally validate the closure of previously identified audit flaws.
- Compliance Assurance: Ensure IT infrastructure and processes align strictly with internal corporate policies, industry regulations, and local UAE legal standards.
- Cross‑Functional
Collaboration:
Partner closely with business units and technology teams to drive risk awareness and support control enhancement initiatives. - Emerging Risk Monitoring: Stay updated on the latest cybersecurity threats, technological shifts, and IT internal audit methodologies.
Degree:
Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Information Systems, Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
Experience:
Minimum 5+ years of dedicated experience in IT Audit, Information Security Audit, IT Risk Management, or Internal Audit.
Language: Absolute fluency in both Arabic and English (written and spoken) is mandatory.
Technical Knowledge: Strong, hands‑on understanding of IT General Controls (ITGC), Cybersecurity Controls, IT Governance Frameworks, and Infrastructure Audits.
Soft Skills: Excellent analytical abilities, meticulous documentation skills, and strong stakeholder management to communicate effectively with senior leadership.
Location / StatusMust be currently based in the UAE with a Valid Emirates available to work in‑person in Dubai.
Highly Preferred CertificationsHolding one or more of the following credentials will give candidates a strong advantage: CISA, CISSP, CISM, CRISC, or CPA.
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