General Information
Type of contract
Fixed-term contract which may be converted into a permanent contract after three years subject to individual performance and organisational needs
Who can apply?
EU nationals
Salary
F/G (bracket 2 - step 1) full time monthly net salary: €6,370 plus benefits, for further information see
what we offer.
Role specialisation
Audit - IT and Payments
Working time
Full time
Place of work
Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Closing date
26.12.2023
Your team
You will be part of the Audit Missions Division in the Directorate Internal Audit. Our Directorate has around 40 staff and provides independent and objective assurance services, as well as consulting services, under the direct responsibility of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank (ECB). The Division is in charge of auditing both central banking and banking supervisory functions, in addition to the shared services functions which support them. We provide ECB business areas with advice on risk and control-related issues and also contribute to the work of the Internal Auditors Committee and its sub-structures.
In your role as Senior Internal Auditor, you will be part of a dynamic team of seven staff providing assurance services for IT infrastructure and projects, and/or the Eurosystem financial market infrastructures. The team works closely with the Directorate General Information Systems and the Directorate General Market Infrastructure and Payments.
The ECB is an inclusive employer and we strive to reflect the diversity of the population we serve. We encourage you to apply irrespective of age, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, race, religious beliefs, sexual orientation or other characteristics.
Your role
As a Senior Internal Auditor you will:
- provide auditing services and advice on managing risks, by performing audits and issuing independent opinions and recommendations related to IT and/or Eurosystem financial market infrastructures;
- develop audit programmes and the associated audit procedures, carry out the related fieldwork and perform risk-based control testing, evaluate risks and assess the effectiveness of controls, and draft and present audit reports;
- perform follow-up work on audits, assessing whether identified risks leading to recommendations have been adequately addressed;
- build trust and good working relationships, as well as collaborating closely with ECB business areas and potentially also with committees of the European System of Central Banks (ESCB) or Single Supervisory Mechanism (SSM);
- examine issues critically and objectively from an informed, balanced and risk-based perspective before making recommendations or reaching conclusions.
We are seeking two candidates for these roles, preferably one with a focus on IT and one with a focus on Eurosystem financial market infrastructures.
These positions offer you excellent opportunities to get an inside view of the workings of IT in the ECB and ESCB and to learn more about auditing outsourced services, and/or Eurosystem financial market infrastructure auditing. You will be part of a multicultural team that strives for continuous innovation to make a positive impact on the lives of European citizens.
Qualifications, experience and skills
Essential:
- a master’s degree or equivalent in information technology or another relevant field (see How you can join us for details on degree equivalences);
- in addition to the above, a minimum of seven years’ recent professional experience in assessing information systems and services, in the fields of either IT risk management, IT security or financial market infrastructure services;
- a sound knowledge of relevant risk, control and service management frameworks (such as ISO 27002, PFMI, CSDR, COSO, COBIT, ITIL and CIS security controls) and how they are implemented;
- a good understanding of the central bank and/or banking supervision environment, critical IT services and financial market infrastructure, and the risks that these are exposed to;
- excellent analytical and presentation skills, including the ability to simplify issues, identify root causes, provide new insights and recommend risk mitigation measures;
- a proven ability to communicate risks and complex issues to management in an effective manner and increase acceptance both orally and in written form;
- an advanced (C1) command of English and an intermediate (B1) command of at least one other official language of the EU, according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.
Desired:
- experience in performing reviews of areas such as cybersecurity, outsourced IT and cloud-based services, virtualised/converged IT infrastructure, and financial market infrastructure;
- relevant professional qualifications (e.g. Certified Information Systems Auditor, Certified Internal Auditor and Certified Information Systems Security Professional).
You engage collaboratively with others. You pursue team goals and learn willingly from other people’s diverse perspectives. You signal any need for change by explaining it and proposing alternative solutions. You analyse complex information effectively and can evaluate different views to arrive at solutions. You know and anticipate stakeholder needs.
You are motivated to contribute to the ECB’s mission, to serve the citizens of the EU as a member of a public institution and to work with colleagues from all over Europe.
You are motivated to be part of our team and to develop and use your skills and competencies to achieve the aims of this position.
Working modalities
We would be happy to discuss a part-time arrangement for this role.
Further information
For additional information on this specific vacancy, you can speak to the Head of Division, Kevin Yeung, on +49 (0)69 1344 7064 between 10:00 and 12:00 on 18 December 2023.
Application and selection process
The recruitment process for these positions will be conducted remotely. It will include a written exercise, a presentation and an interview.
If you are not selected for this position but are still considered suitable, you will be placed on a reserve list (see step 4 of
How we hire), from which you might be considered for similar positions within the ECB.
