Senior Auditor – Internal Audit

Santander

Senior IT Auditor in Internal Audit at Santander, ensuring effectiveness of IT and cyber risk management. Collaborating on audits and delivering quality assurance in Milton Keynes or London.

Posted 7/1/2026full-timeMilton Keynes • 🇬🇧 United KingdomSenior💰 £38,287 - £57,431 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Cyber Security

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

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.
Use digital tools, artificial intelligence, automation, and analytics to drive assurance outcomes quality, efficiency, and insight.
Building trusted relationships through clear communication, collaboration, and empathy.
Demonstrating strong personal standards of quality, collaboration, and accountability.

Requirements

What you’ll need

IT, cyber-security, or payment risks and controls expertise, including the ability to assess the effectiveness of these controls.
Experience in an internal audit role is advantageous.
Alternatively, experience in a relevant technical role within IT, cyber-security or payments.
Analytical thinking, professional scepticism, and a risk-sensing mindset.
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).
Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Cyber Security, or related discipline (preferred).

Benefits

Comp & perks

£500 annual cash allowance to spend on our great range of benefits.
27 days’ holiday plus bank holidays with the option to purchase up to 5 additional days per year.
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.
Voluntary healthcare benefits at discounted rates.
Including: medical insurance, dental insurance, and health assessments.
Company-funded private medical insurance is available after 1 year of service.
Protection for you and your family, with company-funded death-in-service benefit and income protection insurance.
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).
Global growth opportunities to shape your career, learn new skills and explore what’s possible across our international network.

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Hard Skills & Tools

Risk AssessmentAudit MethodologiesData AnalyticsAutomation TechniquesAgile WorkingRoot Cause AnalysisControl Effectiveness EvaluationTechnology-Enabled SolutionsDigital Tools UtilizationCyber Audit Techniques

Soft Skills

CuriosityProfessional ScepticismCollaborationClear CommunicationEmpathy