Independent Data Governance & Controls Assurance Expert

Employment; Doha; On-site; QAR 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Employment in Doha seeks a Data Governance & Controls Assurance Consultant to provide advisory services over client data governance, security, controls and evidence. The consultant will assess policies, processes and evidence, ensuring independence and enabling strong governance.

The role engages governance, data, security, risk and audit stakeholders to deliver actionable recommendations. The position emphasizes risk-based scope and evidence-led testing, with experience in data platforms,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree requirement; equivalent experience considered.
• 4–8 years in internal audit, technology audit, risk or assurance.
• Experience with data governance, controls assurance, risk or compliance.

Responsibilities

• Define risk-based assurance scope, objectives, criteria, evidence needs and reporting protocols.
• Review governance frameworks, policies, standards and evidence.
• Assess control design and operating evidence across data quality, metadata, sharing, security, retention, platforms and analytics.
• Conduct interviews, walkthroughs, document reviews and evidence validation.
• Document findings with condition, criteria, cause, consequence, risk and practical recommendations.
• Validate management responses, owners, target dates, dependencies and closure evidence.
• Track remediation and perform follow-up testing before closure discussions.
• Escalate matters requiring formal audit, legal, regulatory or executive attention.

Skills

Risk-based auditing

Control testing

Evidence evaluation

Report writing

Data risk

Independence

Scepticism

Interviewing

Findings writing

Remediation support

Education

Bachelor's degree in audit, accounting, information systems, cybersecurity

Job description

Employment in Doha seeks a Data Governance & Controls Assurance Consultant to provide advisory services over client data governance, security, controls and evidence. The consultant will assess policies, processes and evidence, ensuring independence and enabling strong governance.

The role engages governance, data, security, risk and audit stakeholders to deliver actionable recommendations. The position emphasizes risk-based scope and evidence-led testing, with experience in data platforms,