Copper is a digital asset technology company dedicated to helping institutional investors safely acquire, trade, and store crypto assets

Built and led by Dmitry Tokarev, a software and financial engineering specialist, the firm provides a comprehensive suite of custody, trading and settlement solutions that reduce counterparty risk and bring greater capital and operational efficiency to digital asset markets. At the heart of Copper's offering is Multi-Party Computation (MPC) technology – the gold standard in secure custody. Copper’s multi-award winning custody system is unique in that it can be connected to centralised exchanges, DeFi applications and even staking pools without the assets leaving the custody.

Built on top of this state-of-the-art custody, ClearLoop™ is the first solution in the market that overcomes a growing industry challenge; counterparty risk with exchanges. This solution underpins a full prime services offering, connecting global exchanges and enabling customers to trade and settle directly from the safety of their MPC-secured wallets. By reducing settlement time for transfers to a few milliseconds (without blockchain network dependency) and offering enhanced security measures, ClearLoop™ is rapidly reshaping the way asset managers trade and manage capital.

In addition to industry-leading security certifications, Copper has one of the strongest insurance coverages in the industry from an A+ rated insurer, positioning the firm as the partner of choice for institutions seeking to safeguard their assets

Department environment

Internal Audit is a new professional, business focused, proactive and high-energy team within Copper that assists its Board, Management, business and infrastructure areas to identify key control weaknesses and to provide independent assurance.

We aim to be the leading Internal Audit function in the digital asset space and are looking for smart, driven and intellectually curious professionals who want to become industry experts in auditing cutting-edge technology combined with financial services products.

Key Responsibilities of the role

Plan, prepare, coordinate, and execute audits to evaluate the adequacy and effectiveness of IT and information security controls in accordance with Copper Internal Audit’s methodology and generally excepted IT frameworks (ITIL, COBIT, etc.)
Contribute to periodic continuous monitoring, risk assessments, and the overall implementation of Internal Audit Methodology
Undertake audit assignments, draft and consolidate audit findings and reports for review by the Chief Auditor, whom you report to, and facilitate finding tracking and validate closure of findings
Review and provide expert thoughts on management action plans provided by stakeholders, helping them develop robust remediation plans
Participate in ad-hoc projects and special inquiries
Communicate openly with business, functional and IT management and other internal stakeholders; keep them informed of potential issues and escalates problems/delays accordingly
Develop and maintain broad regulatory knowledge/ experience. Ensure you continually stay aware of the business/industry changes and the possible effect on the team's audit plan, audit methodology and risk assessments

Your experience, skills and knowledge

University degree in computer science, mathematics, engineering, economics, accounting, or related field
Professional certification such as CISA,CISSP, CCAK, CCS, CISM, CIA, ACA, etc.
You have worked as IT auditor within financial services, professional practice (ideally Big4), or a technology related industry, with a minimum of 5 years’ experience
Demonstrable experience in auditing either software development and application management lifecycle, security, and vendor processes, or IT infrastructure (databases, servers), or Cloud Management, or Cyber Security, or a hybrid combination out of all mentioned.
Experience in leading Technology audit work either as a standalone Technology audit or as part of wider integrated business or operations audit approach
Ability to pro-actively multitask assignments, prioritise workloads and operate in a structured manner, especially under pressure of timelines and management feedback
Strong analytical and both verbal and written communication skills together with the ability to very clearly articulate control deficiencies and related risks
A firm commitment to maintaining the highest professional and ethical standards - and the ability to professionally uphold and demonstrate them when challenged
Willingness to constantly improve yourself, team and stakeholders (e.g. via training)
Experience or affinity with blockchain / digital assets is an advantage but no must

The benefits offered

25 days annual leave a yearin addition to bank holiday entitlement (additional days annual leave, capped at 30 days)
BUPA Private medical care: Individual
BUPA Private Dental care: Individual
Pension matched up to 10%
Home Working Energy Supports scheme

If you think you have everything we're looking for and more, then we'd love you to apply for the opportunity.

Copper is an equal opportunity employer. We embrace diversity and equal opportunities in a serious way. We are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives and skills. The more inclusive we are, the better our work will be. So bring us your experience, perspectives and skills. It is in our differences that we will continue to grow and ensure Copper is transforming how institutional investors engage with digital assets.