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Who we are looking for

This role will primarily focus on participation in global IT audit engagements considering legal entity aspects and local regulatory requirements.

You will interact and communicate regularly with executive management and have tremendous insight into all parts of the company’s daily operations. The role can be based out of Munich (Germany), Milan (Italy), or Krakow/Gdansk (Poland).

• Work as part of an international team with global stakeholders in new and changing situations where there may not always be a readily apparent solution.
• Manage the planning, assessment, testing and reporting phases of audits covering IT governance, systems infrastructure, information security, application controls, and operational activities.
• Perform independent and objective assessments of risks and controls to improve risk management practices.
• Assess systems and supporting controls for compliance with laws, regulations, company policies and meet business needs.
• Recommend control improvements to mitigate key risks.
• Maintain a thorough knowledge of ECB and Ba Fin regulatory requirements (for example the Supervisory Requirements for IT in Financial Institutions – BAIT, EBA Guidelines on Outsourcing)
• Influence change and provide insights on business initiatives, including system implementations.
• Prepare or review audit workpapers to ensure compliance with the division’s risk-based audit methodology.
• Supervise, coach and develop staff, helping to build technology audit skills across the Corporate Audit division.
• Use your excellent writing skills to succinctly communicate complicated technical issues in business terms.
• Prepare audit reports and present key findings to senior level management.

• Experience leading and supervising project teams, preferably in an audit or assurance capacity within the financial services industry.
• Proficient or knowledgeable in evaluating and testing internal controls and in applying a risk-based audit approach.
• Ability to effectively prioritize multiple tasks and work independently in an international team across multiple locations with global stakeholders in a fast paced environment as well as to manage complex nonroutine situations while multi-tasking
• Professional curiosity and willingness to learn new technologies and processes.
• Strong analytical, interpersonal, organizational, research, and communication (verbal and written) skills.
• Good understanding of the role of first, second and third line of defense.
• Fluency in English - written and spoken.

• University degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Accounting or related field; Advanced degree in Information Technology, Cyber Security or Systems Engineering preferred.
• Currently hold one or more industry recognized certifications (e.g. CISA, CRISC, CISM, CISSP, Cloud+, etc.) and a willingness to continue to learn and grow.
• 5+ years of auditing technology-related areas such as:
• IT Resilience / Data Replication / Disaster Recovery
• Identity and Access Management/Privileged Access Management/Adaptive Authentication Solutions
• IT Change Management
• IT incident and problem management
• Security Incident and Event Management (SIEM) Technologies
• Cyber Incident and response
• Enterprise security controls frameworks
• Cloud Security
• Financial services operational processes and technology
• Automated business process controls

• Willingness to travel up to 20% annually.
• Knowledge of German language will be considered a plus.

We truly believe in the power that comes from the diverse backgrounds and experiences our employees bring with them. Although each vacancy details what we are looking for, we don’t necessarily need you to fulfil all of them when applying. If you like change and innovation, seek to see the bigger picture, make data driven decisions and are a good team player, you could be a great fit.

About State Street

We provide investment servicing, data & analytics, investment research & trading and investment management to institutional clients.

You’ll have access to flexible Work Programs to help you match your needs. And our wealth of development programs and educational support will help you reach your full potential.

You will have tools to help balance your professional and personal life, paid volunteer days, matching gift programs and access to employee networks that help you stay connected to what matters to you.

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