IT Security Assistant

Responsibilities

• point of contact for all internal and external IT audit engagements (planning, walkthroughs, evidence gathering).
• Maintain a comprehensive register of all IT audit findings, actively tracking them to resolution and managing stakeholders to ensure deadlines are met.
• Prepare weekly/monthly status reports , executive summaries, and audit readiness metrics for IT Management.
• Draft and update IT policies, procedures, standards, and guidelines to ensure alignment with audit requirements, regulatory expectations (e.g., POPIA ), and best practices (e.g., ISO , COBIT ).
• Liaise with IT technical teams to validate the resolution and closure of audit points within established deadlines.
• Draft formal remediation plans and motivations for deferred or accepted risk findings.
• Support the IT risk assessment process, including risk identification and miti...