Hybrid Senior Auditor – Internal Audit

at Santander

• Job title: Senior Auditor – Internal Audit
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: Cyber Security, Python, SQL
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Milton Keynes, United Kingdom

About the role

• Senior IT Auditor ensuring effective risk management for Santander’s technology and cyber landscape. Leading audits and collaborating with teams for impactful improvements.

Responsibilities

• Contributing to the delivery of IT, payments, and cyber audits by leading defined sections under the direction of an Audit Lead, applying curiosity, analytical thinking, and professional scepticism to understand key risks, identify root causes, challenge constructively, and support the development of practical recommendations that drive meaningful improvement.
• Use digital tools, artificial intelligence, automation, and analytics to drive assurance outcomes quality, efficiency, and insight — enabling a smarter, data-driven approach to auditing.
• Building trusted relationships through clear communication, collaboration, and empathy — both across the business and within Internal Audit teams, ensuring insight is understood, shared, and acted upon.
• Demonstrating strong personal standards of quality, collaboration, and accountability, fostering an inclusive and supportive audit culture where diverse perspectives are valued, learning is shared, and audit approaches are adapted with flexibility and agility to meet evolving business models and emerging technologies.

Requirements

• Professional Experience IT, cyber-security, or payment risks and controls expertise, including the ability to assess the effectiveness of these controls to ensure risks are suitably identified, assessed and managed.
• Experience in an internal audit role is advantageous. (Required)
• Alternatively, experience in a relevant technical role within IT, cyber-security or payments, which has given you a strong understanding of systems, processes and industry-specific challenges. (Required)
• Analytical thinking, professional scepticism, and a risk-sensing mindset — enabling you to assess risks, identify root causes, anticipate emerging trends, and shape forward-looking assurance and advice. (Required)
• Experience applying data-driven, technology-enabled, and agile ways of working in audit or risk roles. (Preferred)
• Knowledge of the financial services industry across Retail and Corporate & Commercial businesses. (Preferred)
• Education Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Cyber Security, or related discipline. (Preferred)
• Solid understanding of IT and/or Cyber risks, controls, and audit methodologies. (Required)
• Familiarity with emerging technologies (DevSecOps, AI/ML, automation) and skilled in using analytics tools (Power BI, SQL, Python, Excel) for audit testing and assessments. (Preferred)
• Knowledge of payment schemes (CHAPS, BACS, Pay.UK, Faster Payments) and awareness of regulatory and data privacy requirements (GDPR, DORA, SOX). (Preferred)
• Analytical and curious mindset, with the ability to identify root causes, assess IT and cyber risks, and maintain attention to detail while thinking strategically. (Required)
• Effective written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present findings clearly, build shared understanding, and engage constructively with a range of stakeholders.. (Required)
• Professional scepticism and independent judgement, ensuring audit conclusions are objective, balanced, and evidence-based. (Required)
• Resilience and adaptability, with a commitment to continuous learning in audit, technology, and cyber disciplines, and to supporting colleagues through change. (Required)

Benefits

• £500 annual cash allowance to spend on our great range of benefits.
• 25 days’ holiday plus bank holidays, which increases to 26 days after 5yrs service, with the option to purchase up to 5 contractual days per year.
• Voluntary healthcare benefits at discounted rates. Including: medical insurance, dental insurance, and health assessments.
• We put 8% of salary into your pension, even if you don’t contribute yourself. We’ll pay in up to 12.5% of salary, if you contribute as well, and you can take some of our contribution in cash if you prefer.
• Protection for you and your family, with company-funded death-in-service benefit and income protection insurance, and the option to take advantage of discounted rates for additional life assurance and critical illness cover.
• Share in Santander’s success by saving or investing in our share plans.
• Competitive rewards that reflect the real impact you make and the value you bring.
• Wellbeing that goes beyond work — we work with a range of wellbeing partners across our 4 pillars of wellbeing (physical, mental, social and financial) to give you access to a suite of apps, discounted gym and fitness access, weekly online classes, flexible healthcare and mental health support.
• Support for every life stage — from menopause and pregnancy to parenthood and beyond, with enhanced family leave, childcare options and tailored wellbeing support.
• Time to give back through volunteering opportunities that let you make a difference in the communities we serve.
• Global growth opportunities to shape your career, learn new skills and explore what’s possible across our international network.