IT Risk & Controls Specialist

DICETEK LLC; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 180,000 - 320,000; Part time

Job summary

DICETEK LLC in Abu Dhabi is seeking a senior IT risk, controls and audit professional for a contractual role. You will independently review remediation evidence, assess control designs and evidence quality, and drive closure of findings with stakeholders across IT GRC, Compliance and Technology.

The role requires strong analytical writing and risk judgment, with experience in regulated financial services and the ability to manage timelines, dependencies and risk in a dynamic governance

Qualifications

• Minimum 7 years in IT risk, controls, audit or assurance, with banking or regulated financial-services experience.
• Experience reviewing first-line remediation evidence for completeness and traceability.
• Assess policies, control designs, operating evidence, approvals and closure packs.
• Strong analysis, writing, challenge and stakeholder management.
• Document conclusions, residual risks and limitations.

Responsibilities

• Review remediation evidence for completeness and traceability.
• Assess policies, control designs, operating evidence, approvals and closure packs.
• Maintain assurance plans, findings and closure recommendations.
• Coordinate with IT GRC, programme management, Internal Audit, Compliance and Technology.
• Document conclusions, limitations and residual risks.
• Perform sample-based testing and walkthroughs.
• Quality-assure management reporting and submission packs.
• Track gaps, overdue evidence, actions, dependencies and risks.

Skills

IT risk

Controls testing

Audit / assurance

Regulatory experience

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

JIRA

Confluence

Job description

Job Location Abu Dhabi (Work From Office)

Job Type Contract

Job Description

• Minimum 7 years in IT risk, controls, audit or assurance, including banking or regulated financial-services experience.
• Independently review first-line remediation evidence for completeness, correctness and traceability.
• Assess policies, procedures, control designs, operating evidence, approvals and closure packs.
• Maintain assurance plans, evidence requests, workpapers, findings and closure recommendations.
• Track gaps, overdue evidence, actions, dependencies and risks.
• Perform sample-based testing and walkthroughs.
• Quality-assure management reporting and submission packs.
• Coordinate with IT GRC, programme management, Internal Audit, Compliance and Technology.
• Document conclusions, limitations and residual risks.
• IT risk, control testing, audit or assurance.
• Technology governance, cybersecurity, resilience, service management and third-party controls.
• Evidence assessment across design, implementation and operating effectiveness.
• Regulatory remediation and audit closure.
• Strong analysis, writing, challenge and stakeholder management.
• Excel, PowerPoint, JIRA, Confluence and GRC repositories.

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