Compliance & Audit Specialist for Cyber Defense Center
Madrid, Spain · Barcelona, Spain
About the Job
If you enjoy working at the intersection of security, compliance, and global stakeholder management, this role is for you.
You will join the Allianz Cyber Defense Center (ACDC), a global team operating 24/7 to protect Allianz’s systems, employees, and customer data from evolving cyber threats. In this role, you will act as a key link between security operations, governance teams, and business stakeholders, ensuring that our incident response processes and controls meet the highest regulatory and compliance standards.
As a Compliance & Audit Specialist, you will play a central role in shaping and maintaining audit-ready processes, supporting critical regulatory initiatives such as DORA, and continuously improving how security compliance is embedded across the organization.
This is an exciting opportunity to work in an international environment, contribute to a global transformation, and have a direct impact on how security and compliance are managed at scale within a leading financial services organization.
What you do
Define and manage audit processes end-to-end, including structured evidence gathering, documentation, and preparation of audit-ready materials
Support internal and external audit activities targeting the global security incident process and ensure timely delivery of audit evidence
Oversee implementation of security controls in collaboration with the IS Governance function and create actionable compliance plans
Identify opportunities for controls automation and continuous monitoring
Support the development and continuous improvement of the global security incident response process
Contribute by the implementation of regulatory requirements (e.g., DORA)
Act as liaison between the ACDC, local/global IT, other InfoSec functions, IS Governance function and third parties
Support in the compliance process for third party providers
Collaborate with the Allianz Group-wide IT and Information Security community
Consult on local Information Security assurance reviews (logging concepts, security playbooks, etc.)
What you bring
+5 years of experience in compliance, audit, governance and information security
Degree in Computer Science, Business Administration in combination with IT or equivalent
Knowledge of enterprise security control frameworks, IT incident management, and strategic incident response design
Thorough understanding of the European regulatory environment applicable to financial institutions (DORA, GDPR, NIS2, etc.)
Strong analytical, organizational, and project management skills
Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English
Ability to work independently in an international, multi-location team with global stakeholders
Professional curiosity, high degree of professionalism, problem-solving and a proactive mindset with out-of-the box thinking
Strong ability to interact with both technical colleagues and non-technical staff in exceptional situations to ensure correct actions are taken and communication partners collaborate
What we offer
- We offer a hybrid work model which recognizes the value of striking a balance between in-person collaboration and remote working incl. up to 25 days per year working from abroad.
- We believe in rewarding performance and our compensation and benefits package includes a company bonus scheme, pension, employee shares program and multiple employee discounts (details vary by location).
- From career development and digital learning programs to international career mobility, we offer lifelong learning for our employees worldwide and an environment where innovation, delivery and empowerment are fostered.
- Flexible working, health and wellbeing offers (including healthcare and parental leave benefits) support to balance family and career and help our people return from career breaks with experience that nothing else can teach.
About Allianz Technology
With its headquarters in Munich, Germany, Allianz Technology is Allianz's global IT service provider and delivers IT solutions that drive the group's digitalization. With more than 11,000 employees in over 20 countries around the world, Allianz Technology is tasked to run, optimize, transform, and innovate the infrastructure, applications, and services together with Allianz companies to co-create the best customer experience.
We service the entire spectrum of digitalization – from one of the industry's largest IT infrastructure projects that spans data centres, networks, and security, to application platforms ranging from workplace services to digital interaction.
In short: We deliver comprehensive end-to-end IT solutions for Allianz in the digital age. We are the backbone of Allianz.
Find us at: www.linkedin.com/company/allianz-technology.
Commitment to Integrity, Fairness & Inclusion
Allianz Technology is proud to be an equal opportunity employer dedicated to fostering an inclusive work environment for everyone. We embrace individuals of all gender identities and expressions, sexual orientations, ethnicities, ages, nationalities, religions, disabilities, and philosophies of life. Ultimately, our greatest strength as a company lies in the unique skills, experiences, and backgrounds our employees contribute.
We therefore welcome applications regardless of race, ethnicity or cultural background, age, gender, nationality, religion, social class, disability or sexual orientation, or any other characteristics protected under applicable local laws and regulations.
To Recruitment Agencies:
Allianz Technology has an in-house recruitment team that sources great candidates directly. Therefore, Allianz Technology does not accept unsolicited resumes from agencies or search firm recruiters.
When we do work with recruitment agencies, that engagement is formalized by a contract. Fees will only be paid when there is a contract in place. Without a contract in place, we will not accept invoices on unsolicited resumes, even if the candidate was ultimately employed by Allianz.
101378 | Ingeniería informática y tecnológica | Profesional / Senior | Non-Executive | Allianz Technology | Jornada completa | Indefinido
