Internal Audit Manager - Technology

It starts with YES!  

 

Drive innovation, safeguard technology, and shape the future of digital assurance!

 

Are you passionate about technology risk management and internal audit? Do you enjoy emerging technology, influencing change, and ensuring robust controls in a fast-evolving digital environment? Optus is looking for an experienced Internal Audit Manager – Technology to join our dynamic Technology Internal Audit team!

 

Why Optus?

As one of Australia’s leading telecommunications providers, Optus is committed to a better, more connected future—with innovation, integrity, and accountability at our core. We have a strong ambition to deliver real choice by championing our customers. Join us and be part of a company where your expertise and insights will shape governance, risk management, and internal controls to support and achieve our business objectives. You will also have opportunities to learn and enhance your technical knowledge as you grow your career with us.

 

What You’ll Do:

• Lead and manage comprehensive internal audits focused on technology risks, cybersecurity, cloud environment, data privacy, digital transformation, telecom network and IT operations.
• Collaborate with senior technology and business leaders to identify risks, evaluate controls, and recommend practical improvements.
• Drive the execution of audit plans that align with Optus’s strategic objectives and evolving tech landscape.
• Provide valuable insights and recommendation to strengthen governance, risk management, and internal control frameworks.
• Clearly and effectively communicate audit findings to executive stakeholders through both verbal presentations and written reports.
• Embrace Agile methodologies to efficiently deliver audits and manage stakeholder engagement.
• Collaborate seamlessly with cross-functional teams to ensure timely implementation of corrective actions and risk mitigation strategies.
• Stay up-to-date with the latest developments in technology audit practices, industry standards, and regulatory requirements.

 

What We’re Looking For:

• Proven experience (at least 3 years) in technology-focused internal audit or IT risk management, ideally within complex and regulated environments.
• Bachelor’s degree in IT, Computer Science, Telecommunications, Engineering or a related field
• Strong understanding of emerging technologies, cybersecurity frameworks, cloud environment, artificial intelligence, data governance, control framework and standards (COBIT, ISO 27001, NIST, ITIL, Agile etc)
• Excellent stakeholder engagement, communication skill, problem solving mindset and analytical ability with high attention to detail.
• A proactive, curious mindset with a passion for driving continuous improvement.
• Professional certifications such as CISA, CISM, CISSP, CIA, ITIL, Agile or CRISC are highly desirable.

 

Perks we love at Optus :

• 3 days in the office, 2 days remote – with flexible hours to suit!
• Inclusive carer neutral paid Parental Leave of up to 16 weeks
• Competitive leave including 2 'Connected Leave' Days
• All Optus employees have access to resources, webinars and support via the ‘Parents at Work portal’
• Own your own growth by accessing an extensive online and facilitator led learning catalogue.
• Connect at work through our employee-led volunteer groups: Culture Connect, Elevate Women, Disability Network, Express Yourself (LGBTQIA+), United Veterans, Yarn Network, Wellbeing Network and Young Professionals.
• Vibrant campus life, variety of facilities including restaurants, cafes, gymnasium, GP, and post office
• Free Optus bus from Macquarie University Metro Station (every 6-8 minutes); morning and afternoon!

 

Curious about our culture? Go behind the scenes with our people by searching #OptusLife on LinkedIn!

 

At Optus, we are strengthened by others and that means valuing diversity and saying ‘yes’ to embracing individual differences. We are committed to ensuring that our application process provides an equal employment opportunity to all job seekers, including individuals from diverse gender, cultural and linguistic backgrounds, individuals with a disability, individuals identifying as being part of the LGBTQIA+ community, individuals who may have served in the armed forces or who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander. We also want to do our best to make our recruitment process inclusive.

If you require any adjustments or accessibility support to participate fairly and equitably in the recruitment process, please email AccessibleRecruitment@optus.com.au or call 1800 309 170. We're here to help. When you contact us, please advise your preferred method of contact and we will be in touch within 48 hours.

 

For more information on Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging at Optus, please visit https://www.optus.com.au/about/inclusion-diversity.