Senior IT Risk & Compliance Lead – DORA & Azure (Contract)

Fruition Group Ireland; Dublin; On-site; EUR 221,000 - 332,000; Full time

Job summary

Fruition Group Ireland seeks a senior IT risk leader to own and drive the technology risk framework in a regulated financial services setting. You will build and lead a high‑performing team and partner with IT, security and business stakeholders to embed risk management into delivery and change processes.

The role focuses on DORA compliance, cloud governance with Microsoft Azure and Microsoft 365, and oversight of third‑party / outsourcing risk, reporting to senior management and risk committees.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in IT risk management within regulated financial services environments.
• Strong knowledge of DORA and operational resilience frameworks.
• Experience with Microsoft-centric environments (Azure, Microsoft 365).
• Experience overseeing third‑party outsourcing and vendor risk.
• Excellent stakeholder management and leadership capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Ensure adherence to regulations, bank policies, and internal standards, with a focus on DORA compliance.
• Identify, assess, monitor, and report IT and security risks across the Group.
• Coordinate regulatory interactions and assurance activities with internal and external stakeholders.
• Oversee risk assessments for new systems, changes, and third‑party tech (cloud/SaaS).
• Deliver clear IT and security risk reporting to senior management and risk committees.
• Embed risk management into delivery and change processes with IT and business teams.
• Build, develop, and lead a high‑performing IT Risk & Compliance team.
• Provide risk oversight across Azure and Microsoft 365 governance and outsourcing risk.

Skills

IT risk management

technology compliance

IT audit

DORA

ISO 27001

NIST

COBIT

vendor risk

stakeholder management

people leadership

risk reporting

cloud governance

Azure / 365

Job description

Fruition Group Ireland seeks a senior IT risk leader to own and drive the technology risk framework in a regulated financial services setting. You will build and lead a high‑performing team and partner with IT, security and business stakeholders to embed risk management into delivery and change processes.

The role focuses on DORA compliance, cloud governance with Microsoft Azure and Microsoft 365, and oversight of third‑party / outsourcing risk, reporting to senior management and risk committees.