Digital Controls Tester

Hargreaves Lansdown group; United States; Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 86,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary bonus & pay review

Hybrid working

Pension scheme

Private medical insurance

Life insurance

Health screening

Wellbeing programmes

Volunteer days

Job summary

Hargreaves Lansdown is seeking a Digital Controls Tester to join the Technology Risk & Controls team in Bristol. You will plan and execute control testing across access, changes, incidents and resilience, aligning with COBIT and HL risk practices.

The role emphasizes delivering well- documented tests, findings and management information, with close collaboration to validate remediation and drive continuous improvement. Hybrid working with office/home balance is available.

Qualifications

• Experience in technology risk, technology controls, control testing or IT audit.
• Understanding of technology change, service continuity, supplier technology risk and operational resilience.
• Knowledge of COBIT to support control design, operation and maturity assessment.
• Strong analytical skills and professional judgement with evidence interrogation.
• Clear written and verbal communication with technology specialists and risk colleagues.
• Ability to produce high-quality testing documentation and management information.

Responsibilities

• Plan and deliver activity from the technology control testing plan, managing walkthroughs and evidence requests.
• Carry out risk-based testing across access, change, incident, continuity, resilience, suppliers, data centres and platforms.
• Assess control design and operating effectiveness using COBIT-aligned standards.
• Produce test scripts, working papers, findings and MI, and validate remediation with owners.
• Track issues, review evidence and escalate overdue or inadequate responses.
• Identify repeatable tests and opportunities to automate evidence collection and monitoring.
• Develop expertise in COBIT, technology risk, control testing and data analytics, sharing best practices.

Skills

Technology risk

Technology controls

Control testing

IT audit

Technology assurance

COBIT knowledge

Analytical skills

Communication

Testing documentation

Stakeholder engagement

Tools

COBIT

Data analytics

Job description

control owners, Technology, Risk, Operational Resilience and programme teams to identify weaknesses, support proportionate remediation and improve control testability by design.

What you'll be doing Plan and deliver assigned activity from the technology control testing plan, managing walkthroughs, evidence requests, milestones and dependencies. Carry out risk-based testing across areas including access, change, incident, service continuity, resilience, suppliers, data centres and technology platforms. Assess control design and operating effectiveness using COBIT-aligned standards and HL's risk management framework. Produce clear, concise and well-evidenced test scripts, working papers, findings and management information. Work constructively with control owners and colleagues to validate findings, understand root causes and agree proportionate remediation. Track issues and actions, review remediation evidence and escalated overdue or inadequate responses. Identify repeatable tests, reliable data sources and opportunities to automate evidence collection, analytics and continuous monitoring. Build your expertise in COBIT, technology risk, control testing, data analytics and automation, sharing good practice across the team.

Essential Experience

• Experience in technology risk, technology controls, control testing, IT audit, technology assurance or a comparable risk and control environment.
• Understanding of technology change, service continuity, supplier technology risk and operational resilience.
• Knowledge of COBIT, or the ability to build this knowledge quickly, and how it can support control design, operation and maturity assessment.
• Strong analytical skills and professional judgement, with the ability to interrogate evidence, identify trends and reach balanced conclusions.
• Clear written and verbal communication, with confidence engaging technology specialists, control owners, risk colleagues and managers.
• Ability to provide constructive challenge and produce high-quality testing documentation, reports and management information.

Desirable Experience

• Experience in data analysis, management information, control evidence management or the automation of control monitoring or testing.
• Awareness of FCA expectations, operational resilience requirements and technology governance good practice.

Interview process & Working Schedule

The Digital Controls Tester role is a Permanent, full time, 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday. Our office is based in Bristol, BS2 0TR. Hybrid working is available with a blend of office and home working.

Why us?

Here at HL, we're the UK's number 1 investment platform for private investors, based in Bristol. For more than 40 years we've helped investors save time, tax and money on their investments. To achieve our mission, we believe we have a workplace like no other, with constant learning, dynamic teams, and a great ethos. We're steered by core values that promote service, quality, innovation, and opportunity in everything we do.

What's on offer?

• Discretionary annual bonus and annual pay review
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays and 1-day additional Christmas closure
• Option to purchase an additional 5 days holiday
• Flexible working options available, including hybrid working
• Enhanced parental leave
• Pension scheme up to 11% employer contribution
• Income Protection and Life insurance (4 x salary core level of cover)
• Private medical insurance
• Health care cash plans - including optical, dental, and out patientcare
• Health screening programme
• Help@hand - confidential support including mental health counselling and remote GP
• Wellhub - unlimited access to fitness providers and wellness coach sessions
• Variety of travel to work schemes with bike storage and shower facilities
• Inhouse barista and deli serving subsidised coffee and sandwiches
• Two paid volunteering days per year dependant on role level only available to select during our annual benefits window, in November each year

Hargreaves Lansdown is an inclusive employer that values diversity in its workforce. We encourage applications from all individuals without regard to race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, disability or age.

This role may also be available on a flexible working or part time basis - please ask the Recruitment & Onboarding team for more information. Please note, we are unable to provide employment sponsorship to candidates. #HLI TPBN1_UKTJ