Senior Audit Manager - Technology

Tesco; Welwyn Garden City; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading retail and technology firm in Welwyn Garden City seeks a Senior Audit Manager to lead technology audits and manage co-source partners. The ideal candidate will have extensive audit experience, particularly in technology and security, and will play a key role in identifying risks and improving business outcomes. This role offers a generous benefits package and flexible working arrangements.

Benefits

Annual bonus scheme of up to 20%

Holiday starting at 25 days

Private medical insurance

24/7 virtual GP service

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading internal audits of large companies and teams.
• Experience in co-source direct management.
• Understanding of governance and compliance requirements.

Responsibilities

• Lead all aspects of technology, security, and synchronised audits.
• Collaborate with key partners to assess risks and identify improvements.
• Deliver technology assurance plans and actionable insights.

Skills

Extensive internal technology audit experience

Analytic and problem-solving skills

Experience with PowerBI

Cyber Security knowledge

Education

CISA, CISSP, CIPP/E, CISM, ISO or other relevant qualifications

Tools

PowerBI

Tableau

Alteryx

Job description

Tesco UK • Shire Park, Kestral Way, Welwyn Garden City • Permanent • Apply by 04-Oct-2025

Lead all aspects of technology, security, and synchronised audits for global audit programme. The role involves leading our co-source partners to deliver the Technology assurance plan. You will collaborate with key partners, and in particular the Technology leaders, to identify the key risks, assess how we are handling these risks and identify solutions that will genuinely improve the business. This covers all areas of Tesco's Technology environment, including IT-related processes, transformation & change, IT service providers, information security, and technology infrastructure as well as privacy.

The success of Senior Audit Manager - Technology is measured by their ability to lead large-scale, complex assurance programmes of work, deliver actionable insights and independent assurance to a consistently high standard and to be a motivator for change in the business.

What is in it for you

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• Annual bonus scheme of up to 20% of base salary
• Holiday starting at 25 days plus a personal day (plus Bank holidays)
• Private medical insurance
• 26 weeks maternity and adoption leave (after 1 years' service) at full pay, followed by 13 weeks of Statutory Maternity Pay or Statutory Adoption Pay, we also offer 6 weeks fully paid paternity leave
• Free 24/7 virtual GP service, Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) for you and your family, free access to a range of experts to support your mental wellbeing

You will be responsible for

Lead all aspects of technology, security, and synchronised audits for global audit programme. The role involves leading our co-source partners to deliver the Technology assurance plan. You will collaborate with key partners, and in particular the Technology leaders, to identify the key risks, assess how we are handling these risks and identify solutions that will genuinely improve the business. This covers all areas of Tesco's Technology environment, including IT-related processes, transformation & change, IT service providers, information security, and technology infrastructure as well as privacy.

The success of Senior Audit Manager - Technology is measured by their ability to lead large-scale, complex assurance programmes of work, deliver actionable insights and independent assurance to a consistently high standard and to be a motivator for change in the business.

You will need

• Extensive internal technology audit experience, including Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) experience.
• Proven experience leading internal audits of large companies and teams, in addition to dealing with sophisticated technical matters.
• Experience in co-source direct management.
• Confirmed innovation and change experience.
• Understanding of governance and compliance requirements, and related processes in large and complex organisations, experience in retail preferred.
• Experience of audit and advisory in a wide variety of technology and security topics, in a lead auditor capacity. Cyber Security experience is preferred.
• Excellent analytic and problem-solving skills including experience in delivering assurance with exposure to PowerBI, Tableau and Alteryx preferred.

CISA, CISSP, CIPP/E, CISM, ISO or other relevant technology and security qualifications

About us

You might know us as a supermarket, technology company or even for our award-winning mobile network. Truth is, we're all of those things, and much more. Our colleagues work with one goal in mind, helping to make every day a little better for our customers, colleagues and communities all over the world. No two customers are the same, neither are our colleagues.

At Tesco, we champion a balance that lets you thrive both in and out of work. Spend 60% of your week collaborating with colleagues at our office locations or local sites and the rest remotely. Whether you're just kicking off your career, juggling passions, or navigating big life events, we're here to support you. We always welcome a conversation about flexible working, so talk to us throughout your application about how we can support.

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