Assistant Manager, Technology & Cyber Advisory

Grant Thornton

Abu Dhabi

On-site

AED 300,000 - 520,000

Full time

29 hours ago

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Job summary

Grant Thornton UAE is seeking an experienced Assistant Manager to lead complex technology risk, IT audit, cybersecurity, regulatory compliance, resilience, and emerging technology engagements. You will supervise delivery teams, review technical outputs, and present significant risks to senior client stakeholders across financial services, government, and critical infrastructure.

The role requires strong technical knowledge, ability to define assessment approaches, and to manage multidisciplinary

Qualifications

6–8 years of IT audit/technology risk experience.
Experience leading complex technology and cybersecurity assessments.
Strong knowledge of UAE IA, NIST, ISO 27001, and related frameworks.
Experience leading core banking, SOC, SIEM, security solution, cloud, data centre, BCM, or disaster recovery reviews.

Responsibilities

Lead IT audits, ITGC assessments, technology risk reviews, application control reviews, and governance assessments.
Define risk-based work programmes and review coverage across applications, databases, OS, networks, cloud, interfaces, and data centres.
Lead cybersecurity maturity, regulatory assessments against UAE IA standards, NIST CSF, ISO 27001, and other frameworks.
Review methodologies, control mappings, regulatory self-inspections, risk ratings, and remediation roadmaps.
Oversee reviews of core banking and critical applications, including architecture, access, configurations, and recovery.