Role Overview
The IT Audit Manager for Cybersecurity, Vulnerability Assessment and Penetration Testing is a senior individual contributor and team lead responsible for driving a risk-based technology audit programme. The role provides independent assurance over our client’s cybersecurity posture, information security controls, vulnerability management lifecycle, and compliance with ISO/IEC 27001:2022 and applicable regulatory frameworks.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop and execute a risk-based annual IT Audit Plan covering cybersecurity domains, emerging threats, and regulatory requirements.
- Lead end-to-end audit engagements from planning through to reporting, including scoping, fieldwork, evidence collection, and remediation tracking.
- Perform technical reviews of security architectures, network configurations, access controls, cloud environments, and third-party integrations.
- Assess the organisation's cybersecurity programme against frameworks such as NIST CSF, CIS Controls, and ISO/IEC 27001.
- Plan, execute and oversee VAPT engagements covering network infrastructure, web applications, mobile applications, and cloud environments.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Cybersecurity, Information Systems, or a related field.
- Possess related professional certifications such as CISA, CEH, OSCP, CISM, CISSP, etc.
- Minimum of 6 years of progressive experience in IT audit, cybersecurity, or information security assurance, including at least 3 years in a supervisory or managerial role leading IT audit or security teams.
- Demonstrated hands-on experience in conducting or overseeing VAPT engagements (network, web application, and cloud).
- Experience in financial services, banking, telecommunications, or regulated industries is preferred.
- Proficiency with penetration testing tools such as Metasploit, Nmap, Burp Suite, Nessus, Qualys, OpenVAS, Nikto, OWASP ZAP.