Purpose of the role
To support the development of audits aligned to the bank’s standards and objectives by working collaboratively with colleagues, providing accurate information and recommendations, and complying with policies and procedures.
Accountabilities
* Audit development and delivery support, including financial statements, accounting practices, operational processes, IT systems and risk management.
* Identification of operational risks to support the delivery of the Barclays Internal Audit (BIA) Audit Plan through risk assessments.
* Assessment of internal control effectiveness and their capability to identify and mitigate risk aligned to regulatory requirements.
* Communication of key findings and recommendations to stakeholders, including the Audit Owner, senior managers and directors.
* Identification of regulatory news and industry trends/developments to provide timely insight and recommendations for best practice.
Assistant Vice President Expectations
* Advise and influence decision making, contribute to policy development and take responsibility for operational effectiveness.
* Collaborate closely with other functions/business divisions.
* Lead a team performing complex tasks, using well‑developed professional knowledge and skills to deliver on work that impacts the whole business function.
* Set objectives and coach employees in pursuit of those objectives, appraisal of performance relative to objectives and determination of reward outcomes.
* Demonstrate leadership behaviours: Listen, Energise, Align, Develop.
* As an individual contributor, lead collaborative assignments, guide team members, identify the need for inclusion of other areas of specialisation, identify new directions, consult on complex issues, mitigate risk, develop new policies/procedures, manage risk and strengthen controls.
Cloud Security Audit Assistant Vice President – Key Responsibilities
* Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to provide independent and reliable Cyber Security audit assurance to executive management and the Board.
* Contribute to audit planning and execution, risk assessment, control evaluation, and issue resolution.
* Deliver high‑quality audit observations and support the development of actionable recommendations to improve business processes.
Qualifications and Skills
* Experience with risk and control assessment (within an audit or control function) covering Cyber Security.
* Expertise in major cloud platforms (AWS, Azure) including misconfigurations, vulnerable serverless functions, container escapes, cloud storage.
* Experience in developing and executing assurance testing approaches for cloud environments covering data security, security configuration, network security, cyber incident response, vulnerability management, cyber threat management, information risk management, data leakage protection, identity & access management, cyber resilience.
* Background knowledge of IT Architecture and a wide range of technology environments including traditional on‑premise enterprise environments, cloud and hybrid environments.
* Knowledge of emerging technology, cyber security and cyber resilience risks.
* Relevant professional qualifications (e.g., CISA, CISM, CISSP or other relevant technical qualification; and/or relevant graduate degree).
* Practical understanding of relevant regulatory environment.
* Working knowledge of cyber security frameworks or standards (e.g., NIST, CIS, ISO).
* Financial services industry knowledge.
* Understanding of Cyber Kill Chain, MITRE ATT&CK framework, and threat modelling concepts.
* Programme / Project delivery experience (including agile, waterfall and SDLC) or exposure to auditing major programmes and projects.
* Exposure to and usage of data analysis tools to support audit /control work or as part of operational leadership (e.g., SQL, Python).
* Strong risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen, strategic thinking and digital and technology skills.
Location
This role can be based in London or Knutsford.
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