IT Internal Auditor

Permanent role

Hybrid model

Location: Dublin City Centre

Overview

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

• 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