Trust Assurance Analyst — Compliance & Audit Lead

DigiCert; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 420,000 - 560,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Comprehensive benefits

Generous paid time off

Family-friendly leave

Health and wellness support

Pension and life insurance

Employee Assistance Program

Education assistance

LinkedIn Learning access

Referral program

Travel insurance

Job summary

DigiCert seeks a Trust Assurance Analyst to join the Trust Office. You will support audit coordination, control execution, and governance processes to maintain compliance and assurance across frameworks.

The role requires 1+ year in compliance, risk management, or audit, with strong analytical, documentation, and communication skills. You will report to the Head of Risk & Compliance within the GRC function.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Law, Compliance, Information Security, Computer Science or related field.
• 1+ year of experience in compliance, risk management, audit, or related roles.
• Experience supporting audits and working with compliance frameworks (e.g., SOC 2, ISO 27001).
• Strong analytical, organizational, and documentation skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and work independently.
• Exposure to PKI, cybersecurity, or cloud environments is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Audit Support & Coordination: coordinate external and customer audit activities, including scheduling, evidence collection, and walkthroughs.
• Control Execution: support implementation and maintenance of controls aligned to compliance frameworks; perform control testing and document results; escalate gaps as needed.
• Compliance Support: assist in maintaining compliance documentation and audit artifacts across frameworks (SOC 2, ISO 27001).
• Governance & Reporting: document meeting outputs, track actions, and contribute to reporting; maintain dashboards and reports.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Documentation skills

Written communication

Verbal communication

Organizational skills

Independent work

PKI knowledge

Cybersecurity exposure

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Law/Compliance/InfoSec/CS

Job description

DigiCert seeks a Trust Assurance Analyst to join the Trust Office. You will support audit coordination, control execution, and governance processes to maintain compliance and assurance across frameworks.

The role requires 1+ year in compliance, risk management, or audit, with strong analytical, documentation, and communication skills. You will report to the Head of Risk & Compliance within the GRC function.