IT Risk & Controls Assurance Analyst

Job Description Summary

Job Description

IT Risk & Controls Assurance Analyst

12 month Fixed-Term Contract

Location: Edinburgh (We believe in the power of in-person collaboration, and our hybrid model requires colleagues to be in the office a minimum of 40% of their time)  

Salary: A competitive salary from £33,520 - £50,280 depending on the experience you can bring  

Closing date: 10th March 2026

Our purpose is to help people live their best lives – and that stretches to our colleagues, too.  We’ll invest in your talents to make you the person and professional you’ve always wanted to be.

We help people live their best lives. We help them with the big stuff, for the moments that matter: Pensions, Savings, Investments. At Aegon, we strive in creating a diverse organisation that plays a meaningful role in driving greater equity, inclusion and belonging.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Risk & Control Assurance Analyst to join our First Line Risk & Control Team. Reporting to the Head of First Line Risk & Control, you will help embed strong first-line ownership of controls, work closely with control owners to validate the design and operating effectiveness of controls, and support continuous improvement across the control framework.

While the core emphasis is Controls Assurance, the role will also contribute to broader first-line risk activities where required, including risk assessments, incident follow-up, and supporting governance processes.

Key responsibilities include:

• Support and execute the IT Controls Assurance Programme, ensuring local and regulatory controls (including SOx) are designed effectively and operating as intended.
• Perform testing, evidence validation, walkthroughs, and control owner interviews to determine control effectiveness.
• Provide clear, actionable feedback to control owners and support them in strengthening their control environment.
• Track and progress actions arising from assurance reviews, Internal Audit, External Audit, SOx, Risk Assessments, Business Continuity, and other risk-related processes.
• Support maintenance of accurate and complete risk and control information within the Aegon Risk Management System (OneSumX).
• Develop and deliver high‑quality control assurance reporting and management information.
• Assist in overseeing Application Risk Assessments, ensuring first-line responsibilities are met and information is collated appropriately.

We’d love to hear from you if you have:

• Previous experience of control testing activities (i.e. regulatory or audit).
• Prior experience in risk identification.
• Prior experience of establishing and embedding robust and effective controls.
• Strong interpersonal, communication and presentation skills.
• Experience in the production and presentation of management information.
• The ability to build effective relationships with key stakeholders.
• Experience challenging and influencing others.
• Ability to act independently, as well as working as part of a team.
• IT Controls experience or knowledge of the Technology function would be beneficial.

What’s in it for you?

• We’re serious about your future and our enhanced pension scheme is now in place.  We ask you to contribute 3% of your salary to your pension and we’ll put in 9%.  If you decide to contribute more, we’ll match it up to a combined total of 20% of your salary (that’s 7% from you and 13% from us). 
• A discretionary bonus, depending on personal and company performance
• 34 days leave per year (including bank holidays, pro-rated for part-time)

We also offer private medical cover, life assurance, critical illness cover, enhanced parental leave and a variety of lifestyle benefits to help our employees live their best lives, including retail discount vouchers, cycle2work scheme, subsidised restaurant and online GP appointments.  To find out more about what to expect at Aegon, visit our careers site.

Don't miss out on this opportunity to grow with us. Apply today!

The legal bits 

We’ll need you to confirm you have the right to work in the UK. If we offer you a job and you accept, there are some checks we need to complete before you can start with us. This will include a credit and criminal record check, as well as providing satisfactory references.