Senior Internal Auditor- IT

Overview

Senior Internal Auditor – IT within a major UK infrastructure and energy organisation. You will lead assurance engagements across IT governance, cyber security, digital transformation and technology risk to strengthen controls and support decision-making. This role blends IT risk assessment with broader internal audit, delivering actionable recommendations and collaborating with stakeholders. The opportunity offers ownership of engagements, exposure to complex tech risks, and a path to grow the internal audit function.

Pay / Benefits

• up to 5% annual bonus
• hybrid working (2–3 days in office)
• 28 days leave, rising to 30 after five years + bank holidays
• pension with up to 7.5% employee and 15% employer contribution
• health and wellbeing benefits
• discretionary benefits

Responsibilities

• Plan and deliver IT audit engagements from risk assessment to reporting
• Assess IT governance, cyber security, information security and technology risk management
• Test IT General Controls (access, change, incident management, third-party controls)
• Evaluate risks across enterprise applications, cloud environments and digitisation programmes
• Prepare audit reports with practical recommendations to strengthen controls
• Agree management actions with stakeholders and monitor progress
• Contribute to audit planning and collaborate with other assurance teams and co-sourced partners

Key requirements

• 3+ years of IT Audit, Internal Audit, Technology Risk or Assurance experience
• Experience delivering audit engagements with control testing and reporting recommendations
• Knowledge of IT controls, technology risk and cyber security governance
• Familiarity with NIST, ISO 27001 or equivalent
• Professional qualification such as CISA, CIA, ACA, ACCA, CPA or CA, or equivalent experience

• stakeholder management
• report-writing
• collaboration
• IT controls
• technology risk
• cyber security governance

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