Technology Assurance Analyst

Reporting to the Technology Assurance Manager, the Technology Assurance Analyst will be part of a team responsible for technology Assurance across Admiral Insurance and its’ suppliers. The Technology Assurance Team is part of the newly formed Technology Risk Assurance team within IT, created to combine technology and security risk governance and assurance into a single function within IT. 

Playing a key role in the team, the Analyst will support the development and embedding of an effective control framework for Technology and for monitoring its effectiveness and adherence to it, ensuring that technology and security controls are effectively and proportionately monitored and managed across IT. 

The role will support the development and implementation a risk -based assurance plan to effectively monitor key controls, compliance and risk areas.   They will also support the delivery of the next phase of a GRC tool roll out to enable attestation of control operation. Working closely with the Technology Assurance Lead and IT teams they will ensure that controls are aligned to good practise and are proportionately applied, enabling a more proactive approach to controls monitoring.

Key Duties

• Facilitate and support stakeholder advisory to drive adequate technology controls and assurance.
• Supporting the development and implementation of a practical control framework for Technology and implementing mechanisms to monitoring its effectiveness, enabling proactive identification of issues/risks.
• Undertaking assurance reviews in line with the risk-based assurance plan to test and effectively monitor controls, compliance, and technology risks.
• Recommending control improvements/new controls to address known issues/ identified gaps.
• Supporting operation of a supplier assurance approach ensuring control, Technology risk position is understood and managed.
• Working closely with internal IT departments to ensure that controls are effectively implemented.
• Embedding assurance processes/activities across EUI.
• Identifying trends/common themes from assurance activity and progressing required actions with key stakeholders.
• Monitoring and reporting on controls and assurance posture, escalating to Technology Assurance Manager as appropriate.
• Maintaining controls libraries and controls assigned to the Technology Assurance Team.

Essential Experience/Skills

• Have a good knowledge of Technology and / Cyber Security including systems, processes, and controls.
• A minimum of 2 years’ experience in a Risk, Governance, Controls or Audit role, supported by a strong understanding of IT/Cyber Security. 
• Ability to take effective and informed decisions using own initiative and based upon a sound understanding of the business issues and challenges, recognising limits of own knowledge and seeking guidance as appropriate. 
• Experience of working in a private sector environment.
• Clear and appropriate communication for employees at all levels with the ability to discuss technical subjects with both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Ability to develop clear, efficient, and logical approaches to tackle issues and problems in a logical, step-by-step way.
• Ability to effectively collaborate, and work independently in a fast-growing organisation. 

Desirable Experience/Skills

• Previous experience of implementing/operating controls/assurance frameworks. 
• Experience working within a regulated environment such as the financial services sector. 
• Experience of working in an Audit role. 
• Hold one or more relevant qualifications, for example CISA, CRISC, CISM, CISA, CRMA). 
• Knowledge of widely accepted good practice frameworks (e.g., COBIT, ITIL, ISO etc.). 
• Previous experience of working with internal and external auditors.

Salary, Benefits, and Work-Life Balance

We do not have a set salary for this position, as it will be dependent on the successful candidate’s experience. We are happy to see CVs from all candidates who meet the requirements and will be happy to discuss the remuneration package.

At Admiral, we are proud to be a diverse business where we put our people and customers first. We have great benefits to ensure employees have a great work-life balance; it's one of the reasons we’re consistently voted one of the Sunday Times Best Big Companies to work for in the UK. We want you to have an element of freedom to define a working lifestyle that supports this, so accommodate flexible hours wherever possible.

All colleagues will receive 33 days holiday (including banks holidays) when they join us, and this will increase with length of service, up to a maximum of 38 days (including banks holidays). You also have the option to buy or sell up to five days of annual leave in addition to your allocation.

You can also view some of our other key benefits here.

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