IT Risk

**Job no**: 495227

**Work type**: Permanent - Full time

**Location**: Brisbane, Melbourne, Sydney

**Categories**: Corporate Services

**Job title**

IT Risk and Compliance Officer

**About Allens**

As a leading law firm with a respected and established brand, our Corporate Services teams have the opportunity to work at the cutting edge of technology, workplace culture, process improvement, business strategy and growth. With Allens, you'll have the opportunity to identify and set new standards of excellence for the profession, and play a vital role in delivering services to our clients that are responsive, innovative and focused on their needs. You'll be empowered to find operational efficiencies and drive changes that make a real impact on our clients, people and communities. With a heritage spanning 200 years, shaping the future is in our DNA and our alliance with Linklaters connects our clients and teams with an international network of legal leaders that spans 41 offices in 26 countries.

We value personal growth and career progression equally. Through our in-depth career coaching, focus on innovation, and international secondment program, we aim to create future leaders in the legal industry.

**Your role**

The best lawyers need the best business partners. At Allens, our business teams are also specialists in their field, using their unique knowledge and expertise to solve critical client and business challenges.

You'll be a part of our Information Technology (IT) team based in either Sydney, Brisbane or Melbourne. As a member of the IT Security & Risk team you will be an integral part of a broader IT team working alongside colleagues from the Operations, Applications, Integration Development and Projects teams. The Security & Risk Team also works closely with our Office of General Counsel and Marketing teams to support the clients and the Firm in relation to third party risk assessments and identification and remediation of risks.

We are a fun but hardworking team that values respect, inclusivity, innovation and collaboration. You will be advising and supporting the Firm with their IT risk and compliance issues and delivering outstanding service. As a member of our experienced and friendly IT Department within Australia's leading law firm, you will be challenged, supported and guided as you continue to learn and develop during your career at Allens.

As an IT Risk and Compliance Officer, your role will be varied and could typically include:

- Identify, review, analyse and manage operational risks in business units.
- Implement strategies to prevent, eliminate and mitigate operational risks.
- Monitor and track operational risk issues on a regular basis.
- Prepare and maintain risk management documentation, risk policies and risk reports.
- Provide timely updates of operational risk issues and decisions to managers.
- Work with business units to understand business, drivers, concerns, future plans and offer support to mitigate risk.
- Ensure continuous improvement in operating procedures to avoid risks.
- Ensure compliance with vendor risk management policy.
- Build and development the risk and control framework.
- Develop and improve the business continuity plans of the business units and the firm.
- Support and manage the firms internal and external audits.

This is a permanent, full-time opportunity however flexibility matters at Allens, so if you are seeking hybrid working or are looking for flexibility in your work, we would be happy to discuss what arrangements would work best for you.

Being a part of the Security & Risk team, you will be expected to perform out-of-hours tasks and critical support when required.

**About you**

You will have:

- Experience with ISO27001 or other comparable security frameworks.
- Experience managing internal and external audits.
- Be a motivated, self-starter with experience working autonomously.
- Excellent problem solving skills.
- Experience in process design and documentation.
- Excellent verbal and written skills.
- Experience in a similar role will be highly regarded for this position.
- A desire to learn, grow, network, mentor others.

**Your development**

In joining Allens, you will receive unparalleled learning and development opportunities. You will be challenged, supported and guided as you learn and develop, and will be encouraged to grow. We foster greatness, and will coach and support you to meet your goals and aspirations.

Our unique Career Deal allows you to take control of your career and provides a transparent approach to career development. Our international alliance with Linklaters means we are able to support secondments all over the world.

**Our perks**

Our benefits include:

- **Financial**: market competitive fixed remuneration; salary continuance insurance, employee recruitment referral program, discounts at hundreds of suppliers including retail outlets, health and travel insurance, charity matched funding program.
- **Health