Team Lead IT Application Audit

80% - 100% | Audit | Zürich | Experienced professionals with personnel responsibility

As internal audit, the Audit of Zürcher Kantonalbank supports the bank's risk-aware strategy achievement through best-in-class Assurance. We assess the effectiveness of risk management, internal controls, as well as management and monitoring processes and contribute to their improvement.

The "IT Audit" team examines the adequacy and effectiveness of IT controls within the bank. This includes controls surrounding the development, operation, maintenance and risk management of the IT organization as well as the IT systems and processes. We carry out pure IT audits as well as integrated audits (business and IT) and advise the specialist departments on audit- and security-relevant issues. You are a motivated leader, bring sound technical IT know-how and lead your team with appreciation, clarity and a strong team spirit.

Your tasks

• Functional and personnel leadership of your team (3-4 people)
• Aligning your team with future technological and regulatory topics (e.g., application controls, IAM, change management, FINMA requirements)
• Constantly developing your team and promoting an open and collaborative learning culture
• Ensuring high-quality assurance across the bank's IT landscape together with your team
• Coordinating, monitoring and accompanying several complex integrated audits (IT and business audits) and the targeted use of Data Analytics
• Acting as a specialist or sparring partner for stakeholders in IT at eye level
• Ensuring a sound and technology-driven risk analysis of the covered topics
• Actively driving the modernization of the audit methodology (use of new technologies, data-driven audits, shorter cycles)

Your profile

• University degree (FH, ETH, Uni) in computer science, business informatics or a related field, supplemented by specialist further training (CISA, CISM, CISSP or equivalent)
• Several years of experience in internal or external IT audit, IT risk or in cybersecurity, ideally in the financial industry, preferably in a banking environment; of which at least two years in a leadership or lead function
• Sound knowledge of IT governance, IT general controls, system and application security, cloud platforms (e.g. Azure, AWS), Identity and Access Management as well as the current IT threat landscape
• Experience with recognized frameworks and standards (NIST, COBIT, ISO 27001) as well as the relevant regulatory requirements (especially FINMA RS 2023/1, FINMA RS 2017/1)
• Experience in the use of Data Analytics in audit execution (data extraction, visualization, process mining) is an advantage
• Appreciative handling of employees, with the team spirit at the center
• Confident, convincing appearance as well as level-appropriate communication in spoken and written form; very good German skills (C1), good English skills
• Good networking in the industry

Our offer

• Diverse area of responsibility with a broad insight into the IT landscape of one of the largest Swiss banks
• The opportunity to develop personally and professionally and an area of responsibility that gives you the chance to work independently
• A motivated and committed team that is looking forward to working with you
• A modern workplace in the lively Kreis 5 with very good transport connections (Bahnhof Hardbrücke)
• The possibility to organize your work flexibly
• An employer that invests heavily in its employees and offers attractive further training opportunities
• An attractive overall package which offers many benefits and advantages beyond the salary from A like retirement provision to Z like ZVV-Bonuspass

Your contact

Michael Vonlanthen
looks forward to helping you.
Telephone: 044 292 27 15