IT Compliance Support Engineer - Hybrid - Banking
Posted 1 day ago by GCS
Negotiable
Inside
Hybrid
London, UK
Summary: The IT Compliance Support Engineer role at a Tier 1 Bank involves acting as the primary liaison for internal and external audits, compliance, and IT security. This position requires a blend of governance and technical skills to support audits, demonstrate IT controls, and troubleshoot issues across various platforms. The role is hybrid, requiring three days a week in the Canary Wharf office, and is expected to last for six months with a high likelihood of extension. The position is classified as inside IR35, with a daily rate of £415.00.
Key Responsibilities:
- Act as the primary liaison with internal/external audit, compliance, and IT security.
- Handle audit requests, walkthroughs, and create timely evidence.
- Maintain an audit-ready repository of artefacts and narratives.
- Understand C# code and SQL scripts to verify logic and queries.
- Interpret permissions and explain them clearly to auditors.
- Operate and improve general IT controls across change management and access control.
- Create and maintain clear documentation: SOPs, control narratives, diagrams.
- Assist in completing required risk and compliance assessments.
- Track and manage remediation of audit findings and control gaps.
- Provide regular status updates to stakeholders and maintain defect logs.
Key Skills:
- Experience with C# and SQL.
- Knowledge of Azure DevOps, ServiceNow, and Jira.
- Strong understanding of IT controls and governance.
- Ability to create clear documentation and audit evidence.
- Excellent communication skills for liaising with auditors and stakeholders.
- Experience in risk and compliance assessments.
- Strong organizational skills for tracking audit findings and remediation.
Salary: £415.00 Daily
City: London
Country: UK
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
IT Compliance Support Engineer - Hybrid/Canary Wharf - 6 month Contract - Banking
Tier 1 Bank - Regulatory Reporting Team
Role - IT Compliance Support Engineer
Duration - 6 months with very likely extension
Location - Hybrid/Canary Wharf - 3 days per week in a Canary Wharf office
Rate - 415 per day (Inside IR35)
Role
- IT Compliance Support Engineer to join a development team and act as the primary liaison with internal/external audit, compliance, and IT security counterparts. This role combines governance with technical capability-supporting audits, demonstrating IT controls, and troubleshooting or coordinating resolution of issues across Azure DevOps pipelines, ServiceNow change management, and Jira requirement workflows. You will help us evidence good practice, reduce audit friction, and improve developer productivity by ensuring our controls are both effective and practical.
Tasks
Audit & Compliance Liaison
- Act as the single point of contact for internal/external audit, compliance, and IT security.
- Handle audit requests, walkthroughs, and create timely evidence (C# source code, SQL scripts, server config, Azure DevOps logs, ServiceNow change records, Jira artefacts).
- Maintain an audit-ready repository of artefacts and narratives (control matrices, process maps, and access log review).
Interpret Technical Details for Auditors
- Ability to understand C# code and SQL scripts to verify logic and queries.
- Interpret permissions (Windows, Azure AD, Azure DevOps) and explain them clearly to auditors.
- Translate technical details into auditor-friendly narratives.
IT Controls & Governance
- Operate and improve general IT controls (GITC) across change management, access control, backups/recovery, incident/problem management.
- Ensure segregation of duties, peer reviews, approvals, and traceability for production changes.
- Embed controls within Azure DevOps pipelines (eg, gated approvals, policy enforcement).
Evidence & Documentation
- Create and maintain clear documentation: SOPs, control narratives, diagrams, audit evidence packs.
Support Risk Assessments
- Assist or act on behalf of the Application Service Owner in completing required risk and compliance assessments (eg, security, operational resilience, regulatory checks) as per internal governance standards and workflows.
- Ensure timely submission of assessment artefacts and coordinate with relevant stakeholders for approvals and remediation actions.
Coordinate Audit/Assessment/Security Defect Remediation
- Track and manage remediation of audit findings, control gaps, and assessment defects.
- Work with developers, platform teams, and risk owners to ensure timely closure and evidence of remediation.
- Provide regular status updates to stakeholders and maintain defect logs for audit readiness.
GCS is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.