KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Conduct control walkthroughs with business and technology stakeholders.
- Understand risk, control objectives, control narratives, and testing requirements.
- Execute ToD and ToE testing based on defined methodologies and sampling requirements.
- Review control-owner evidence for relevance, sufficiency, completeness, and traceability.
- Prepare and maintain audit-ready testing workpapers.
- Document testing procedures, evidence reviewed, results, and conclusions.
- Identify and document control gaps, exceptions, and observations.
- Discuss observations with stakeholders and track remediation.
- Maintain testing trackers, work queues, status reports, backlog, and aging items.
- Incorporate QA/reviewer feedback and maintain consistency in testing conclusions.
- Support management reporting and audit-readiness activities.
RELEVANT TECHNOLOGY RISK AREAS
- IT General Controls (ITGC)
- Infrastructure & Platform Controls
- Database Controls
- Application Controls
- Technology Operations
- Technology Risk Management
- Cybersecurity / Information Security Controls
- Identity & Access Management
- Network / Endpoint Security
- Application Security
- Cloud / Data Security
- Security Operations
REQUIRED SKILLS
- 25 years of relevant experience in Technology Risk / IT Audit / IT Controls Testing / Technology Controls Assurance.
- Hands-on experience with ToD & ToE testing.
- Strong understanding of control testing methodology and sampling.
- Ability to interpret control narratives and execute appropriate testing procedures.
- Experience in evidence validation and sufficiency assessment.
- Strong workpaper preparation and documentation skills.
- Ability to identify and communicate control exceptions and gaps.
- Good understanding of risk and control concepts.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Comfortable working with both business and technology stakeholders.
GOOD TO HAVE
COBIT | NIST | ISO 27001 | Banking / BFSI | Cyber Risk | Cloud Security | IAM | Technology Controls
IDEAL CANDIDATE
We are specifically looking for an execution-oriented Control Tester, not candidates whose experience is limited to IT operations/support.
The candidate should be able to independently manage the testing lifecycle:
Control Walkthrough Understand Risk & Control ToD / ToE Testing Evidence Validation Document Results Identify Exceptions Complete Workpaper Incorporate Review Feedback
Immediate / Short Notice candidates preferred.