PURPOSE:
Reporting to Director, Internal Audit, the position holder will assess, design, and optimize IT audit frameworks with a focus on artificial intelligence, software engineering, and data analytics. They will work collaboratively with cross-functional teams to evaluate and strengthen IT controls, ensuring alignment with best practices in governance, risk management, and compliance. The successful candidate will thrive in a dynamic environment, staying ahead of emerging technologies, digital transformation trends, and agile audit methodologies, driving innovation, integrity, and operational resilience across the organization.
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Plan, execute and report on IT audits across diverse technology environments, including proprietary applications, AI-enabled platforms, and core IT infrastructure.
- Evaluate the adequacy and effectiveness of controls across the system development life cycle (SDLC), change management processes, AI/ML model implementation, data governance frameworks, and cybersecurity posture.
- Assess the integrity, transparency, and compliance of AI/ML models and intelligent systems against regulatory, ethical, and operational benchmarks.
- Apply advanced data analytics and visualization techniques using tools such as Python, SQL, and Power BI to detect anomalies, control gaps, and emerging risk trends.
- Conduct comprehensive reviews of algorithmic decision systems to ensure adherence to fairness, accountability, and regulatory requirements.
- Partner with software engineering and DevOps teams to evaluate the pipelines, code management practices, and agile development workflows, embedding governance and control rigor throughout the development lifecycle.
- Design and execute data-driven scripts to extract audit insights, identify risk signals, and translate raw data into actionable findings.
- Maintain active surveillance of evolving AI governance practices and digital ethics trends to inform audit strategy and coverage.
- Prepare clear, insightful audit reports with well-articulated findings, root cause analysis, and pragmatic recommendations tailored to technical and business stakeholders.
- Monitor technological advancements and emerging risks in AI, cloud computing, and data-centric ecosystems to support proactive and risk-responsive audit planning.
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CIC insurance Group is committed to providing excellent service, spur further growth and employees are required to align their behaviour to the following core values as critical to driving their performance;
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If you have the aforementioned professional and academic qualifications and you are ready to execute the above mandate, strictly apply through: https://careers.cicinsurancegroup.com/ clearly indicating the position being applied for.
The application should reach us by close of business on 6th June, 2025. Please note only short-listed candidates will be contacted. If you do not hear from us by 30th June, 2025 consider your application unsuccessful.
N/B: This job advert is open to both internal and external candidates.