Cyber Audit AVP

Barclays UK; Knutsford; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Cyber Audit AVP, where your expertise in Cyber Security will play a crucial role in enhancing governance and risk management. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality audit observations and actionable recommendations. This dynamic role involves assessing internal controls, identifying operational risks, and influencing decision-making to strengthen the organization's governance agenda. If you thrive in a challenging environment and are passionate about cyber resilience, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Experience in risk and control assessment within Cyber Security.
• Knowledge of cyber security frameworks like NIST and ISO.

Responsibilities

• Support audit development aligned with bank standards and objectives.
• Identify operational risks and communicate findings to stakeholders.

Skills

Risk and control assessment

Cyber Security knowledge

Data security

Vulnerability management

Identity & access management

Cyber resilience

Financial services industry knowledge

IT Architecture understanding

Data analysis

Education

CISA

CISM

CISSP

Relevant graduate degree

Tools

SQL

Python

Job description

Join us at Barclays Internal Audit as a Cyber Audit AVP where you will collaborate with cross-functional teams to provide independent and reliable Cyber Security audit assurance to executive management and the Board on governance, risk management, and control effectiveness. In this role, you will contribute to audit planning and execution, risk assessment, control evaluation, and issue resolution. You’ll deliver high-quality audit observations and support the development of actionable recommendations to improve business processes.

To be successful you should have experience with below:

• Risk and control assessment experience (within an audit or control function responsible for testing driven assurance) covering Cyber Security.
• Experience in developing and executing assurance testing approaches in some of the following areas: data security (including cryptography), security configuration, network security, cyber incident response, vulnerability management, cyber threat management, information risk management, data leakage protection, identity & access management, cyber resilience.
• Knowledge of new and emerging technology, cyber security, and cyber resilience risks.
• Relevant professional qualifications (e.g. CISA, CISM, CISSP or other relevant technical qualification; and/or relevant graduate degree).
• Practical understanding of relevant regulatory environment.
• Working knowledge of cyber security frameworks or standards (e.g. NIST, CIS, ISO).

Highly valued skills:

• Financial services industry knowledge.
• Exposure to and background knowledge of IT Architecture and a wide range of technology environments including traditional on-premise enterprise environments, cloud and hybrid environments.
• Programme /Project delivery experience (including: agile, waterfall and SDLC) or exposure to auditing major programmes and projects.
• Exposure to and usage of data analysis tools to support audit /control work or as part of operational leadership e.g. (SQL, Python etc.).

You may be assessed on key critical skills relevant for success in role, such as risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen, strategic thinking and digital and technology, as well as job-specific technical skills.

This role will be based in Knutsford.

Purpose of the role

To support the development of audits aligned to the bank’s standards and objectives by working collaboratively with colleagues, providing accurate information and recommendations, and complying with policies and procedures.

Accountabilities

• Audit development and delivery support, including financial statements, accounting practices, operational processes, IT systems and risk management.
• Identification of operational risks to support the delivery of the Barclays Internal Audit (BIA) Audit Plan through risk assessments.
• Assessment of internal control effectiveness and their capability to identify and mitigate risk aligned to regulatory requirements.
• Communication of key findings and recommendations to stakeholders, including the Audit Owner, senior managers and directors.
• Identification of regulatory news and industry trends/developments to provide timely insight and recommendations for best practice.
• To advise and influence decision making, contribute to policy development and take responsibility for operational effectiveness. Collaborate closely with other functions/ business divisions.
• Lead a team performing complex tasks, using well developed professional knowledge and skills to deliver on work that impacts the whole business function. Set objectives and coach employees in pursuit of those objectives, appraisal of performance relative to objectives and determination of reward outcomes
• If the position has leadership responsibilities, People Leaders are expected to demonstrate a clear set of leadership behaviours to create an environment for colleagues to thrive and deliver to a consistently excellent standard. The four LEAD behaviours are: L – Listen and be authentic, E – Energise and inspire, A – Align across the enterprise, D – Develop others.
• OR for an individual contributor, they will lead collaborative assignments and guide team members through structured assignments, identify the need for the inclusion of other areas of specialisation to complete assignments. They will identify new directions for assignments and/ or projects, identifying a combination of cross functional methodologies or practices to meet required outcomes.
• Consult on complex issues; providing advice to People Leaders to support the resolution of escalated issues.
• Identify ways to mitigate risk and developing new policies/procedures in support of the control and governance agenda.
• Take ownership for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work done.
• Perform work that is closely related to that of other areas, which requires understanding of how areas coordinate and contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the organisation sub-function.
• Collaborate with other areas of work, for business aligned support areas to keep up to speed with business activity and the business strategy.
• Engage in complex analysis of data from multiple sources of information, internal and external sources such as procedures and practises (in other areas, teams, companies, etc).to solve problems creatively and effectively.
• Communicate complex information. 'Complex' information could include sensitive information or information that is difficult to communicate because of its content or its audience.
• Influence or convince stakeholders to achieve outcomes.

All colleagues will be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship – our moral compass, helping us do what we believe is right. They will also be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Mindset – to Empower, Challenge and Drive – the operating manual for how we behave.

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