Salford City Council
Civic Centre
Chorley Road
Swinton
M27 5BN
Technical AuditConsultant
WorkingHours: Full time / Part time or Term time welcome
Grade/Salary: 4B, £44,428 - £47,420 (Full Time Equivalent)
Contracttype: Permanent
ClosingDate: Friday3rd May2024 at 11:59pm
Location: Head office Salford Council Swinton, Salford. (Flexible location - office /home based - various client areas in Greater Manchester, Yorkshire, Merseyside,Cheshire, and Wales)
About Us:
Salford Technical Audit Services are basedout of Salford City Council, providing a high quality technical IT audit servicefor councils across Greater Manchester, Cheshire, Merseyside, Lancashire, NorthWales and Yorkshire; other clients include the Police, Transport Executive andthe Housing Sector. The service set up in 2003 and continues to expand anddevelop, increasing its client portfolio year on year.
An exciting opportunity have arisen for aTechnical Audit Consultant to join our well-established and expanding team. Weare looking for somebody who is enthusiastic and experienced with strongtechnical, investigative, negotiating and influencing skills to provide aprofessional service to our clients.
Candidates can enjoy the flexibility of ahybrid working environment in managing their own workload, work from centraloffices, work from home and/or work out of specific locations across the region,depending on where they live. Workload will, where possible, be allocatedwithin proximity to home aimed at reduced travel time to maximise work-lifebalance.
Our IT audits vary across clients and we areideally seeking candidates with knowledge in infrastructure IT audits;application audits; information security / cyber security; PCI DSS Compliance;and/or project audit work.
Expected Profile:
1. Practical audit experience in risk and control based auditing desirable. Although IT professionals with a strong information security background considering a move in to IT audit will be considered
2. CISA/CISM/QICA, ISO27001 Lead Auditor or equivalent desirable
3. A good understanding of relevant standards for Information/Cyber Security and IT Service Management
4. Knowledge of Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards (PCI DSS)
5. Positive communicator, able to converse with technical and non-technical personnel
6. Investigative, problem solver and able to recommend practical solutions
7. An effective team member and able to work on your own initiative for end to end assignments
8. Client relationship management experience
9. Excellent time management skills
If you would like an informal chat about theservice we provide and the areas covered, please email Gary Marland, Head ofTechnical Audit
Our Values
Salford’s values describe the personalqualities every employee is expected to demonstrate when carrying out theirrole. Putting the values in to operate across the whole organisation creates asupportive environment which allows us to be the best we can be. Our Spirit ofSalford initiative highlight’s our core values:
10. the Pride of our commitment to our City,
11. our Passion ; resonated in our optimism and aspiration for the City,
12. the respect and care for the People of Salford and;
13. taking Personal Responsibility and ownership of our actions
About your benefits
You will be welcomed into a friendly environment where yourpersonal and professional development will be encouraged and you will have theopportunity to work and grow in a values based organisation where people are atthe heart of everything we do. We promote a positive permission culture,empowering you to make a difference. Your opinions matter to us and you willhave the opportunity to shape how we do things through our Salford 100 employeegroup and our employee led redesign approach. Your work-life balance and wellbeingare important to us so you will have access to a range of benefits includingflexible working, green travel, pension and salary sacrifice schemes. In addition to this we offer a range ofhealth and wellbeing options to suit your needs.
Continuous service commitment
New employees cannow keep their service related benefits when moving between a whole host ofpublic sector organisations within Greater Manchester, which include: Councils,NHS, Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue, Transport for Greater Manchester, aswell as many others.
Diversity andInclusion
We are committed to developing a culture which respectsindividuals, appreciates difference and allows everyone regardless ofbackground to reach their full potential. We are proud to be an accrediteddisability confident employer and a Stonewall Diversity Champion. We understandhow hard it can be to combine caring for a loved one with work so we aim toprovide support and flexibility to balance family and caring responsibilitieswith work
Our core data protection obligations and commitments are setout in the council’s primary Recruitment and Employment Privacy Notice whichcan be found at .
We havemade a commitment to improve the employment opportunities for people withdisabilities, care leavers, carers, and ex-military personnel by way of aGuaranteed Assessment Scheme. Our application forms ask you to indicate if youmeet any of the criteria within this scheme, and so to find out more and if youqualify please visit: