IT Auditor for Private Bank Technology and Digitalization

Deutsche Bank; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading international bank in Birmingham is seeking an IT Auditor for Private Banking Technology and Digitalization. The role involves delivering IT audits while working collaboratively with teams to ensure comprehensive coverage of technology risks. Ideal candidates should possess strong audit and IT knowledge, excellent communication skills, and the ability to work independently in a hybrid work environment. The position offers a competitive salary and various employee benefits.

Benefits

Hybrid Working

Competitive salary

30 days holiday plus bank holidays

Life Assurance and Private Healthcare

Flexible benefits including Retail Discounts

Volunteering leave

Qualifications

• Self-starter who can interact effectively at senior levels.
• Demonstrable audit and IT knowledge.
• Ability to work independently with limited oversight.
• Conversant with key principles of internal control systems.

Responsibilities

• Deliver day-to-day IT audit work.
• Execute and document IT audit fieldwork.
• Collaborate with teams during audit engagement.
• Draft high-quality impactful audit findings.
• Develop professional relationships with colleagues.

Skills

Audit knowledge

IT processes knowledge

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Job description

Overview

Job Title IT Auditor for Private Bank Technology and Digitalization — Location Birmingham — Corporate Title Assistant Vice President

The Group Audit (GA) function takes a proactive, risk-based and independent approach to assist the Bank’s business and infrastructure functions to identify key control weaknesses. You will be joining the global GA Private Banking Application & Digitalisation Technology team reporting to the global Principal Audit Manager (PAM) responsible for covering the Bank’s technology risks and controls across Private Banking and Digitalisation activities covering emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence, robotics process automation and cloud computing.

What we’ll offer you

A healthy, engaged and well-supported workforce are better equipped to do their best work and, more importantly, enjoy their lives inside and outside the workplace. That’s why we are committed to providing an environment with your development and wellbeing at its centre.

You can expect:

• Hybrid Working - we understand that employee expectations and preferences are changing. We have implemented a model that enables eligible employees to work remotely for a part of their working time and reach a working pattern that works for them
• Competitive salary and non-contributory pension
• 30 days’ holiday plus bank holidays, with the option to purchase additional days
• Life Assurance and Private Healthcare for you and your family
• A range of flexible benefits including Retail Discounts, a Bike4Work scheme and Gym benefits
• The opportunity to support a wide ranging CSR programme + 2 days’ volunteering leave per year

Your key responsibilities

• Deliver day-to-day IT audit work and will contribute to the delivery of audits (including risk assessment profiles and continuous monitoring) in line with Deutsche Bank Group Audit Methodology.
• Execute and document IT audit fieldwork in line with the agreed audit approach and budget, including documenting activity flows, testing of key controls (including IT application management, automated controls, IT general control) to determine whether they are adequately designed and are operating effectively.
• Focusing on the technology risks, the candidate will collaborate with other divisional/teams to guarantee an integrated approach during audit engagement covering core banking activities, business process outsourcing, regulatory requirements, external vendors and complex project implementation.
• Discuss exceptions identified to enable drafting of high-quality impactful audit findings for review by PAM and, whenever required by Group Audit Methodology, to facilitate issue tracking and validate closure of issues.
• Proactively develop and maintain professional working relationships with audit colleagues, internal stakeholders and respective support areas.

Your skills and experience

• An audit professional who is a self-starter and is able to interact effectively at senior levels.
• Demonstrable audit and IT knowledge and experience and an understanding of Information Security, IT processes and risks.
• Able to work independently with limited oversight, learn complex concepts quickly, build strong relationships, be resilient under pressure, working collaboratively with other audit teams globally.
• Conversant with key principles of an internal control system, risk-based auditing and should clearly understand the relationship between IT risk and underlying business risk.
• Able to demonstrate an innovative mindset and can develop ideas, which are implemented and have a positive impact. Coupled with excellent written/verbal communication Skills in English (and preferably in German).

How we’ll support you

• Training and development to help you excel in your career
• Coaching and support from experts in your team
• A culture of continuous learning to aid progression
• We value diversity and as an equal opportunities’ employer, we make reasonable adjustments for those with a disability such as the provision of assistive equipment if required (e.g. screen readers, assistive hearing devices, adapted keyboards)

Please note the expected salary for some roles may be below the minimum level requirements to support candidates who require a Skilled Worker visa to work in the UK. Should you already have a Skilled Worker visa and are identified for a role, we can discuss and support you with the process

About us

Deutsche Bank is the leading German bank with strong European roots and a global network. Deutsche Bank in the UK is proud to have been named The Times Top 50 Employers for Gender Equality 2025 for six consecutive years. Additionally, we have been awarded a Gold Award from Stonewall and named in their Top 100 Employers 2024 for our work supporting LGBTQ+ inclusion.

If you have a disability, health condition, or require any adjustments during the application process, we encourage you to contact our Adjustments Concierge on adjustmentsconcierge at db.com to discuss how we can best support you. Alternatively, you can share your phone number, and a member of the team will be happy to call you to talk through your specific requirements.

We strive for a culture in which we are empowered to excel together every day. This includes acting responsibly, thinking commercially, taking initiative and working collaboratively.

Together we share and celebrate the successes of our people. Together we are Deutsche Bank Group.

We welcome applications from all people and promote a positive, fair and inclusive work environment.