IT Control Officer at Coronation Merchant Bank

Job Title: IT Control Officer

Company: Coronation Merchant Bank

Location: Lagos, Nigeria (On-site)

Salary/Pay: ₦15,000,000 to ₦20,000,000 per year

Experience: 4 years of IT control experience

Education: Undergraduate degree

Skills Required:

• IT control assessment: ability to identify technology-related risks, assess control effectiveness, and review IT processes, policies, and procedures to identify control gaps
• Access management: experience reviewing logical access controls, including user access rights, privileged accounts, and segregation of duties
• Infrastructure controls: ability to assess controls over servers, databases, operating systems, network security, system development, change management, and endpoint protection
• Incident investigation: ability to investigate IT security incidents, document findings, identify root causes, and recommend preventive measures
• Compliance: ability to monitor compliance with internal IT control policies, regulatory requirements, and information security standards
• Reporting and collaboration: ability to prepare periodic control reports and work with IT, Information Security, Risk Management, and Compliance teams
• Mentoring: ability to guide junior team members on control reviews, risk assessment, and procedures

Date Posted: Oct 30, 2026

Application Deadline: Not specified

Description:

Coronation Merchant Bank is hiring an IT Control Officer to evaluate and strengthen the Bank's IT control environment by identifying technology-related risks, assessing control effectiveness, investigating security incidents, and ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements and information security standards. Your work will include:

• Developing, implementing, and monitoring IT control initiatives to safeguard the Group's information assets, systems, and infrastructure against security threats and unauthorised access
• Reviewing IT processes, policies, procedures, and departmental working manuals to identify control gaps and recommend improvements
• Conducting periodic reviews of logical access controls across the Group's applications
• Assessing the effectiveness of controls over servers, databases, operating systems, network security, system development, change management, and endpoint protection, including antivirus and data loss prevention solutions
• Investigating IT security incidents, including cyberattacks, malware infections, data breaches, and unauthorised access, and recommending preventive measures
• Monitoring compliance with internal IT control policies, regulatory requirements, and industry best practices
• Reviewing IT audit findings, control exceptions, and vulnerabilities, and monitoring the implementation of corrective actions
• Preparing periodic reports on IT control effectiveness, risks, incidents, deficiencies, and remediation progress
• Collaborating with IT, Information Security, Risk Management, Compliance, and other stakeholders to strengthen the IT control environment
• Guiding junior team members and performing other related duties assigned by the Head, Internal Control

How to Apply: Apply here.