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(ICT Audit Manager, Information Technology Audit Manager, IT Risk and Audit Manager, Technology Audit Manager)
IT & Data
Salary
€70,000 - €115,000/yr
Level
Senior
Outlook
Growing
Sector
IT & Data
As an IT Audit Manager you lead a team of IT auditors in examining an organisation's information systems, data management practices, and technology controls to ensure they meet security, accuracy, and regulatory standards. You develop comprehensive audit plans, assess the risks posed by the organisation's ICT infrastructure, and identify weaknesses that could expose the business to financial loss, data breaches, or compliance failures. On a day-to-day basis you liaise with senior management, IT departments, and external regulators, presenting findings and recommending improvements to risk controls and system governance. You may oversee multiple concurrent audits covering areas such as cybersecurity, enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems, and cloud environments. Your work is critical to giving boards and stakeholders confidence that technology risks are being properly managed.
Listen: a day as an IT Audit Manager
You arrive at your Dublin city-centre office at half eight, grab a coffee, and open your laptop to review overnight alerts from your audit management software, in this case a platform called TeamMate+. A flag has come in from one of your junior auditors about an access-control log that looks irregular on a client's ERP system — enterprise resource planning software that manages their finances and supply chain. You make a note to dig into that later and scan your calendar: today is heavy with meetings. By nine o'clock you are on a video call with the IT director and the head of compliance at a financial services client. You walk them through the draft findings from a recent cybersecurity audit, explaining in plain language where their user-access privileges are too broad and what that means for their GDPR obligations under the Data Protection Act 2018. There is some pushback; this is normal. Part of the job is holding firm on risk ratings without being confrontational.
A strong foundation in Leaving Certificate subjects such as Mathematics, Accounting, and Business prepares you well for this field. Entry typically requires a Level 8 Honours Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline such as Information Systems, Computer Science, Accounting, or Business, available at universities such as UCD, TCD, DCU, TU Dublin, and UL. Many IT Audit Managers also hold a Level 9 postgraduate qualification in Information Systems, Cybersecurity, or a related discipline, and professional certification is effectively essential — the Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) qualification awarded by ISACA is the most widely recognised credential in Ireland. Chartered accountancy qualifications from Chartered Accountants Ireland are also highly regarded, particularly in financial services and the Big Four professional services firms. Some practitioners enter the profession through an IT or accounting background before specialising in audit, building expertise over several years before reaching management level.
Most IT Audit Managers begin their careers as IT auditors or technology risk analysts within professional services firms, financial institutions, or large corporates, typically after completing a relevant degree and gaining initial professional certifications such as CISA. After several years of hands-on audit experience across various systems and industries, practitioners move into senior auditor roles before progressing to management. In Ireland, the financial services sector — including banking, insurance, and asset management firms based in Dublin's IFSC — offers a particularly well-defined progression path, as does the Big Four and mid-tier professional services sector. With sufficient experience, an IT Audit Manager can advance to Director or Head of IT Audit, or move into broader technology risk, information security management, or Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) roles.
Artificial intelligence is transforming how IT audits are conducted, with AI-powered tools capable of analysing very large volumes of transaction and system log data far more rapidly than manual testing, enabling continuous auditing rather than periodic reviews. As an IT Audit Manager you will increasingly need to oversee and validate AI-assisted audit tools, and evaluate the risks that AI systems themselves introduce into the organisations you audit — a rapidly emerging area of focus for regulators and boards. Routine data extraction and initial testing tasks are becoming increasingly automated, freeing your team to focus on higher-level risk judgement, stakeholder engagement, and the assessment of novel technologies. Rather than replacing the IT Audit Manager role, AI is raising the skill bar, requiring deeper technical literacy and the ability to critically assess algorithmic outputs and AI governance frameworks.
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Organisations in Ireland that employ people in this occupation.
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Lead IT audit reviews across banking systems and regulatory compliance.
Dublin city centre
Manage IT audits covering cyber risk, data integrity and financial controls.
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Deliver IT audit and assurance services to major Irish and global clients.
Dublin city centre
Lead technology risk and IT audit engagements across multiple sectors.
Dublin city centre
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Dublin city centre
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