Technology Audit Manager

Colt Technology Services
London
2 months ago
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Colt provides network, voice and data centre services to thousands of businesses around the world, allowing them to focus on delivering their business goals instead of the underlying infrastructure.

Why We Need This Job

As a pivotal member of our Group Internal Audit team, the Technology Audit Manager plays a critical role in safeguarding our technology operations and ensuring success of our technology enabled change programmes. In a rapidly evolving digital landscape, ensuring robust internal controls, effective risk management, and solid corporate governance is more essential than ever. This role will partner with senior technology management to enhance our assurance capabilities, ensuring our technology infrastructure, cybersecurity services, and tech-driven change programs meet the highest standards.

What You'll Do

As our Technology Audit Manager, your key responsibilities will include:

  • Developing and Executing Audit Plans:You will create and implement risk-based technology audit plans, ensuring comprehensive coverage of our technology landscape.
  • Leading Audit Engagements:Oversee co-sourced subject matter experts and/or co-source partners during specialist reviews and take ownership of audits from planning through reporting and follow-up.
  • Stakeholder Engagement:Build and maintain strong relationships with senior technology and business stakeholders, ensuring audit findings are addressed and emerging risks are identified.
  • Delivering Value-Added Reviews:Conduct high-quality audits within tight timeframes, providing pragmatic and actionable insights, with flexible reporting.
  • Enhancing Audit Capabilities:Contribute to the continuous improvement of the audit function, supporting team development, and driving personal and team training initiatives.
  • Supporting Change Projects:Perform in-flight reviews of ongoing projects, helping to identify risks and improve controls.
  • Committee Reporting:Prepare reports for the Audit Committee and executive leadership.
Skills & Experience

We are looking for a highly motivated, proactive, and curious individual with a strong background in technology and internal audit. Key qualifications include:

  • Audit Expertise:Proven experience (ideally 5-8 years) in conducting both solo and team audits across a number of technology and security topics, including integrated reviews.
  • Technical Proficiency:Broad understanding of technology areas such as Security, Infrastructure, Third Parties, Engineering, DevOps, AI, Data Analytics, and Programme Governance. Many of our audits are greenfield, so ability to plan, adapt, and uncover the right risk areas to test is also key.
  • Stakeholder Management:Ability to translate complex technology risks into business terms and propose pragmatic solutions.
  • Leadership & Teamwork:Demonstrates a “one team” culture, capable of leading and coaching audit teams while contributing to continuous improvement.
  • Qualifications:Certifications like CISA, CRISC, CISM, CISSP, and others are desirable but not mandatory. Big 4 or blue-chip experience is a bonus.

What we offer you:

Looking to make a mark?

At Colt, you’ll make a difference. Because around here, we empower people. We don’t tell you what to do.

Instead, we employ people we trust, who come together across the globe to create intelligent solutions.

Our global teams are full of ambitious, driven people, all working together towards one shared purpose: to put the power of the digital universe in the hands of our customers wherever, whenever and however they want.

We give our people the opportunity to inspire and lead teams, and work on projects that connect people, cities, businesses, and ideas. We want you to help us change the world, for the better.

 

 

Diversity and inclusion

  • Inclusion and valuing diversity of thought and experience are at the heart of our culture here at Colt. From day one, you’ll be encouraged to be yourself because we believe that’s what helps our people to thrive. We welcome people with diverse backgrounds and experiences, regardless of their gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, race, religion, disability, neurodiversity, age, marital status, pregnancy status, or place of birth.

 

Most recently we have:

  • Signed the UN Women Empowerment Principles which guide our Gender Action Plan
  • Trained 60 (and growing) Colties to be Mental Health First Aiders
  • Please speak with a member of our recruitment team if you require adjustments to our recruitment process to support you. For more information about our Inclusion and Diversity agenda, visit ourDEI pages.

 

 

Benefits

Our benefits support you through all parts of life, for both physical and mental health.

  • Flexible working hours and the option to work from home.
  • Extensive induction program with experienced mentors and buddies.
  • Opportunities for further development and educational opportunities.
  • Global Family Leave Policy.
  • Employee Assistance Program.
  • Internal inclusion & diversity employee networks.

 

 

A global network

  • When you join Colt you become part of our global network. We are proud of our colleagues and the stories and experience they bring – take a look at ‘Our People’ site including our Empowered Women in Tech.

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