Job Summary

The role is responsible for delivering high-quality, evidence-based testing of key Technology and Resilience controls across regulatory, financial reporting and BAU control testing programmes. This includes independently assessing control design and operating effectiveness, identifying control weaknesses, and providing robust, evidence-based testing conclusions. The role supports effective oversight through timely escalation, clear reporting and appropriate check and challenge with relevant stakeholders, while contributing to strong quality standards across control testing deliverables, including workpapers, reports and management information. It also drives continuous improvement in control testing through methodology enhancements and the responsible adoption of AI, automation and data-driven approaches.

As part of our team’s growth, we currently have 5 open vacancies, which can be based in either Poland or India.  This role could be based in Poland and India. When you start the application process you will be presented with a drop down menu showing all countries, please ensure that you select a country where the role is based. 

Key Responsibilities

• Execute a consistent, sustainable and re-performable technical control testing framework/methodology for the bank’s critical IT systems.
• Perform timely and robust control testing, including evidence assessment, identification of control weaknesses, and clear documentation of testing conclusions.
• Promote compliance with the Bank’s risk framework and policies (e.g. ERMF and O&T RTF)
• Support stakeholders in defining appropriate remediation actions to address identified control weaknesses and issues across critical IT systems and associated processes.
• Track remediation progress, provide effective check and challenge over delivery status, and escalate delays or concerns where appropriate.
• Identify opportunities to automate and enhance control testing activities.
• Track and report control testing and other relevant risk assessment outcomes to provide management information, support oversight, and enable timely escalation of identified control weaknesses and issues.
• Track and report control testing and other relevant risk assessment outcomes to provide management information, support oversight, and enable timely escalation of identified control weaknesses and issues.

Skills and Experience

• 7 to 10 years of experience in IT Audit and/or IT Risk Management.
• Experience in US SOX, UK SOX/UK ACG, FRCF or an equivalent internal-controls-over-financial-reporting regime.
• Technical knowledge of IT control best practices across different platforms, systems and security tools.
• Good understanding of security processes, risks and controls, including audit and control testing methodologies.
• Tertiary qualifications in Computer Science or other equivalent areas.
• Professional certifications such as CPA, CISA, CRISC, CISM and/or any AI Certifications are advantageous.
• Proficiency in verbal and written English.

About Standard Chartered

We're a global bank connecting clients to our differentiated network, offering growth opportunities in the world's most dynamic markets. Our strategy, which combines cross-border capabilities and leading wealth management expertise, helps us deliver our purpose - to drive commerce and prosperity through our unique diversity.

Over our 170-year history, and across a unique geographical footprint connecting Asia, Africa and the Middle East to each other and the world, we've built a bank like no other, with diverse capabilities and partnerships that set us apart.

What We Offer

• Being part of an inclusive and values driven organisation, one that embraces and celebrates our unique diversity, across our teams, business functions, and geographies.
• In line with our Fair Pay Charter, we offer a competitive salary and benefits to support your mental, physical, financial and social wellbeing.
• Core bank funding for retirement savings, medical and life insurance, with flexible and voluntary benefits available in some locations.
• Flexible working options based around home and office locations, with flexible working patterns.
• Proactive wellbeing support through Unmind, a market-leading digital wellbeing platform, development courses for resilience and other human skills, global employee assistance programme, sick leave, mental health first-aiders and self-help toolkits.
• A continuous learning culture to support your growth, with opportunities to reskill and upskill and access to physical, virtual, and digital learning.

Visit our careers website to learn more about us: www.sc.com/careers.