Internal Auditor IT

Job Overview

Ready to lead IT audits, challenge risk and strengthen technology controls.

As an Internal Auditor – IT, you’ll partner closely with Technology and Information Security teams to understand how controls work in practice and support the business in managing risk in a pragmatic, constructive way. You’ll play a key role in shaping and delivering the annual audit plan, offering expert insight into IT governance, controls and risk, and providing clear guidance that supports effective decision‑making.

• Take ownership of end‑to‑end IT audits, from planning and scoping through to testing, analysis and reporting.
• Independently assess the design and effectiveness of key IT processes, agree meaningful improvement actions with stakeholders, and help reduce risk while improving efficiency.
• Assess core IT general controls including change management, user access management, technology resilience and disaster recovery, and assurance over transformation programmes and major projects.
• Lead the annual assessment of the Data Security and Protection Toolkit submission, coordinating evidence gathering, engaging stakeholders, and ensuring a robust, well‑supported outcome.
• Deliver integrated audits that provide a joined‑up view of risk, identify control weaknesses, and agree proportionate actions with senior management.
• Produce well‑structured audit reports, present findings confidently to senior leaders and Board members, and track actions through to resolution, escalating where necessary.
• Build strong relationships across the business, helping to anticipate emerging risks and providing expert advice through investigations and special projects.

• Solid experience in technology assurance, within internal audit or an equivalent risk function.
• Comfortable navigating complex technology environments and challenging controls in a constructive, proportionate way.
• Excellent relationship‑building across the business, with the ability to adapt approach across a wide range of stakeholders.
• Sound commercial judgement with a pragmatic mindset, knowing when to dig deep and when to focus on what matters most.
• Capable of leading audits independently or collaborating as part of a wider team.

This role closes on 29th May 2026.