Wise is a global technology company, building the best way to move and manage the world’s money.
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Whether people and businesses are sending money to another country, spending abroad, or making and receiving international payments, Wise is on a mission to make their lives easier and save them money.
As part of our team, you will be helping us create an entirely new network for the world's money.
For everyone, everywhere.
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Job DescriptionAbout the role:
We are looking for an IT SOX Controls Tester to join our mission and help us build a global platform that’s scalable, reliable, and secure. The Security Controls team plays a vital role in safeguarding Wise’s complex IT landscape. We specialise in the comprehensive testing, assessment, and continuous improvement of technology-related controls. This role requires experience in testing controls in a cloud-native environment as opposed to legacy IT systems.
What will you be working on?:
Perform control testing (Design & Operating Effectiveness) for Access Management, Change Management, and IT application controls across our cloud infrastructure and SaaS landscape.
Partner with key stakeholders across Finance, Risk, Security, Platform to effectively communicate SOX 404 requirements and expectations.
Support control owners on their journey to mature our risk and control environment.
Leverage data analytics and automation to assess control design and operating effectiveness.
Maintain a high standard of quality in documentation, ensuring that testing methods are in compliance with SOX 404 requirements.
What do you need?:
You possess deep knowledge of SOX 404 requirements, COSO framework, and IT control frameworks (NIST, ISO27001). You understand how compliance frameworks map to dynamic infrastructures.
You have 3+ years of experience in Technology Risk or IT Audit, with a dedicated focus on SOX.
You have demonstrable experience with first-time SOX audits in cloud-native environments.
You understand how Change Management works in a CI/CD pipeline and how Access Management works in a microservices architecture.
Experience with AWS, Terraform, GitHub, Jira, Okta, and SailPoint is preferred.
You are driven to modernize testing methodologies, utilizing data analytics and automation to reduce reliance on manual processes and enhance control coverage.
You work well in a cross-functional environment. You can articulate complex control findings to engineers and explain complex technical risks to finance stakeholders.
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What do we offer:
Starting salary: £65,000 - £85,000 annually + RSUs
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We're proud to have a truly international team, and we celebrate our differences.
Inclusive teams help us live our values and make sure every Wiser feels respected, empowered to contribute towards our mission and able to progress in their careers.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — Equity is granted to all employees via time‑based RSUs/stock awards, aligning staff with company performance. This broad accessibility makes ownership a core part of total rewards.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Policies include a global minimum of 33–36 paid days off and a paid six‑week sabbatical after four years with a cash stipend. The sabbatical is positioned as a standard milestone benefit in addition to annual leave.
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Parental & Family Support — Wise commits to a minimum of 18 weeks’ fully paid parental leave for birth or adoption across many offices. Eligibility rules and tenure may apply by location while maintaining a companywide minimum standard.
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Wise is a global technology company, building the best way to move and manage the world's money. With Wise Account and Wise Business, people and businesses can hold 40 currencies, move money between countries and spend money abroad. Large companies and banks use Wise technology too; an entirely new network for the world's money. Launched in 2011, Wise is one of the world’s fastest growing, profitable tech companies. In fiscal year 2025, Wise supported around 15.6 million people and businesses, processing over $185 billion in cross-border transactions and saving customers around $2.6 billion.
Why Work With Us
We’re truly global in who we are, how we work, and how we build. Everything we do is centred around creating a world of money that’s fast, easy, fair. And open to all. Everyone who works here owns a piece of Wise, from the work they do, to the stock they hold.
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