IT Auditor (f/m/x)

Job ID:R0390586

Full/Part-Time: Full-time

Regular/Temporary: Regular

Listed: 2025-05-19

Location: Milano

Position Overview

For over 150 years, our dedication to being the Global Hausbank for our clients has been driven by our people – in around 60 countries and across more than 150 nationalities.

Their deep understanding, insights, expertise, and passion help our clients navigate an increasingly complex world – be it in our Corporate Bank, our Private Bank, our Investment Bank or our Asset Management division.

Together we can make a great impact for our clients home and abroad, securing their lasting success and financial security.

Group Audit is seeking a candidate to join the team as IT auditor within the Private Bank Technology and Digitalization audit team reports both to the local Country Head (direct reporting line) and to the Principal Audit Manager (PAM) of Technology area (functional reporting line) who has global responsibility.

Group Audit runs a professional, business focused, proactive risk based global audit function that operates with openness, integrity and independence, and which assists the business mitigate high level control risks in the implementation of Group strategy.

Group Audit believes in the partnership model but one that is discharged with independence and integrity, and this is a key message that auditors carry when dealing with clients. It is essential that both auditor and the client understand and appreciate that an objective assessment of control risks is a value-added service, which operates only if mutual trust is established and maintained.

Group Audit is a team that prides itself in establishing the highest standard in professional delivery.

Group Audit is inextricably linked to promoting strong corporate and ethical governance, a philosophy that is the responsibility of each and every person employed within DB.

Group Audit is about trust, excellence, people and performance.

Key responsibilities.

The candidate will be responsible for the following task:

• Deliver day-to-day IT audit work and will contribute to the delivery of audits (including risk assessment profiles and continuous monitoring) in line with Deutsche Bank Group Audit Methodology
• Execute and document IT audit fieldwork in line with the agreed audit approach and budget, including documenting activity flows, testing of key controls (including IT application management, automated controls, IT general control) to determine whether they are adequately designed and are operating effectively in accordance with Group Audit Methodology and the established risk assessment framework
• Collaborate with other divisional/teams, focusing on the technology risks
• Guarantee an integrated approach during audit engagement covering core banking activities, business process outsourcing, regulatory requirements, external vendors and complex project implementation
• Discuss exceptions identified to enable drafting of high-quality impactful audit findings for review by PAM and by Country Head and, whenever required by Group Audit Methodology, to facilitate issue tracking and validate closure of issues
• Provide PAM / Country Head and audit lead updates on audit progress and escalate problems/delays promptly
• Required to proactively develop and maintain professional working relationships with audit colleagues, internal stakeholders and respective support areas.
• Work in an integrated manner with fellow team members both locally and globally.

The candidate will understand business needs and expectations for technological support and will continue to develop technical expertise relevant to the industry.

The candidate may be occasionally required to travel to other offices to provide audit coverage at these locations.

Skills and experience:

We are seeking an audit professional who is a self-starter and is able to interact effectively at senior levels within the Bank.

The candidate should:

• Have demonstrable audit and IT knowledge and experience (minimum three years) and an understanding of Information Security, IT processes and risks.
• Be able to work independently with limited oversight, learn complex concepts quickly, build strong relationships, be resilient under pressure, working collaboratively with business audit teams and audit teams globally.
• Be independent in judgment and with unquestionable personal integrity and ethics.
• Able to challenge and be challenged whilst maintaining the highest levels of professionalism.
• Be conversant with key principles of an internal control system, risk-based auditing and should clearly understand the relationship between IT risk and underlying business risk.
• Be able to demonstrate an innovative mindset and develop ideas, which are implemented and have a positive impact.
• Have excellent written/verbal communication skills (also in English language) and be able to communicate effectively at all levels within Group Audit and with senior clients.
• Have technical skills and Data analytics.
• Have knowledge of global banking control environment, activities and products.
• Have familiarity with local and international legal regulatory requirements related to ICT (e.g. Bankit 285, GDPR, PSD2, DORA).
• Have audit and ICT security related certifications are appreciated.

Well-being & Benefits

Emotionally and mentally balanced: We encourage work-life balance and we are committed to provide an environment with your development and wellbeing at its centre. We support you in dealing with life crises, maintaining stability through illness, and maintaining good mental health. We promote a culture where you can openly speak about mental health (Personal Support Line).

Physically thriving: We support you managing your physical health by taking appropriate preventive measures and providing an insurance coverage and welfare benefits.

Socially connected: We strongly believe in collaboration, inclusion and feeling connected to open up new perspectives and strengthen our self confidence and well being; we organize conferences, webinar and networking opportunities to share diversity, equity and inclusion contents.

Financially secure: We support you to meet personal financial goals during your active career and for the future. Benefit from meal allowance, Pension Fund, Welfare Plan, banking services for employees.

We strive for a culture in which we are empowered to excel together every day. This includes acting responsibly, thinking commercially, taking initiative and working collaboratively.

Together we share and celebrate the successes of our people. Together we are Deutsche Bank Group.

We welcome applications from all people and promote a positive, fair and inclusive work environment.