Technology Controls Testing Manager (12 months)

NatWest Group; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial institution seeks a Technology Controls Testing Manager to oversee IT testing programmes, ensuring the effectiveness of controls across applications and infrastructure. This hybrid role requires strong leadership and stakeholder management skills, with significant experience in IT control testing and risk assessment. The position is based in the UK and offers a dynamic work environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in developing and executing IT control testing.
• Ability to identify risks associated with IT applications and infrastructure.
• Demonstrable communication skills to influence stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team to execute IT testing programmes.
• Manage IT general control testing across portfolios.
• Guide senior stakeholders on control requirements.

Skills

Developing and executing IT general control testing

IT Controls or Sox Controls testing

Communication skills

Understanding of internal control frameworks

Robotic Process Automation experience

Access and change management experience

Job description

Join us as a Technology Controls Testing Manager

We’ll look to you to lead a team to protect the bank by testing and making sure that Applications and Technology Infrastructure are adequate, effective and fit for purpose on an end to end basis

• Engaging with external auditors to communicate the IT testing programme scope, coverage and testing plan, and understand their focus
• Acting as key point of contact for queries and support for your team, and providing proactive and reactive assistance
• This role will be available for a period of 12 months
• Working from home some of the time, but also spending at least once a week in our Manchester or Edinburgh office

What you'll do

As a Technology Controls Testing Manager, you’ll be managing and supporting the effective development and delivery of an annual risk-based IT testing programmes for Applications or Infrastructure, to confirm that key policies and controls have been effectively implemented and to support IT application and Infrastructure automation activities.

On top of this, you’ll be leading the IT risk assessment and control testing portfolio for Applications and Infrastructure, and managing senior stakeholders, across multiple testing portfolios for Technology SOx and non-SOx testing for Services, including the planning, scoping, controls testing, control deficiency resolution management and reporting.

• Managing IT general control testing across multiple portfolios, ensuring oversight on Control testing and performing quality checks to make sure high quality testing outcomes are achieved
• Performing stakeholder engagement, agreeing observations with senior stakeholders, working on attestations and the timely delivery of IT control testing
• Guiding and influencing senior business and IT stakeholders on SOx and internal control requirements, and SOx improvement initiatives, including controls rationalisation and automation
• Articulating control weaknesses, risks and potential remediation in a formal written report suitable for senior stakeholders
• Creating a culture of continuous improvement, increasing efficiency and productivity through automated solutions and great people leadership, coaching, engagement and development of skills
• Leading, motivating and developing your team to meet business objectives and to fulfil customers’ needs

The skills you'll need

To excel in this role, you’ll need experience of developing and executing IT general control testing, IT Controls or Sox Controls testing as a Technology Controls Testing Manager, including end to end adequacy and effectiveness assessments for complex IT systems, applications, infrastructure and processes.

You’ll also need the ability to identify risks associated with use of IT applications and infrastructure and assess the internal controls that provide mitigation.

• Demonstrable written and verbal communication skills to influence and communicate with senior business and IT stakeholders
• An understanding of internal control frameworks, relevant regulations and industry standards and their application in technology and financial processes
• Experience of reviewing and assessing the quality of audit documentation
• Experience of Robotic Process Automation, automation and IT automated controls
• Access management or change management experience
• Previous experience of ITCG, ITGC or GITC
• Previous experience of Technology controls as a testing manager

Hours: 35

Job Posting Closing Date: 08/10/2025

Ways of Working: Hybrid