IT Controls Testing Expert — Assurance & Improvement

St. James’s Place; Cirencester; Hybrid; GBP 52,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

28 days' annual leave plus bank hols,

Private Medical Insurance

Generous Pension Scheme

Enhanced Parental Leave – 26 weeks'

Protection Benefits – critical illness

EV salary sacrifice via Tusker

Job summary

St. James’s Place Management Services in Cirencester, UK is seeking an IT Controls Testing Specialist to join a hybrid, permanent role.

You will work with the IT Controls Testing Manager to ensure robust controls, craft annual testing plans, and track progress to uphold world-class standards. You’ll lead testing across Technology Material Controls, Key Controls and other IT controls, maintain plans and results, coordinate attestations, and mentor the technology community.

Qualifications

• Experience providing proactive controls testing advice to Technology/IT teams.
• Familiarity with IT control frameworks and standards (ISO27001, NIST, COBIT).
• Understanding of S.29 Corporate Code of Governance Act (Material Controls).
• Experience in the financial services sector.
• Awareness of automation techniques to improve controls frameworks and testing efficiency.

Responsibilities

• Supporting the IT Controls Testing Manager in crafting and reporting on the annual controls testing plan.
• Completing controls testing efficiently, including Technology Material Controls, Key Controls, and other IT owned Controls.
• Maintaining test plans, results, and action plans.
• Coordinating control attestations as required.
• Proposing and putting into action methods to improve controls testing efficiency.
• Providing proactive advice to control owners and projects.
• Tracking and reporting progress with audit actions and control remediation.
• Crafting training and mentorship materials to increase understanding within the technology community.

Skills

Controls testing

IT governance frameworks

ISO27001

NIST

COBIT

Stakeholder engagement

Job description

St. James’s Place Management Services in Cirencester, UK is seeking an IT Controls Testing Specialist to join a hybrid, permanent role.

You will work with the IT Controls Testing Manager to ensure robust controls, craft annual testing plans, and track progress to uphold world-class standards. You’ll lead testing across Technology Material Controls, Key Controls and other IT controls, maintain plans and results, coordinate attestations, and mentor the technology community.