IT Audit Intern

Your Platform

Activision Blizzard plays a central role in the creation of epic entertainment by supporting our interactive gaming brands and studios with a diverse range of career opportunities across corporate functions such as Marketing, Communications, Legal, Human Resources, Finance and Supply Chain.

Based in Soho, the cultural heart of London’s West End with a vast array of classic record shops and leading film companies, media offices and great restaurants. Regent’s Park is close enough for a lunchtime run, as are the delights of Piccadilly Circus and the shopping mecca of Oxford Street. It is conveniently walking distance from a number of London tube stations and mainline train stations.

To learn more, check us out at www.activisionblizzard.com or on at @ATVI_AB.

Your Mission

This is a very rare opportunity to join a dynamic IT audit team, providing objective assurance on ABK’s organisation’s risk management, governance and internal control processes.

This role will give an intern a platform to develop practical IT Auditing knowledge and skills.

We expect hard work and passion from the successful candidate and commit ourselves to giving you real duties and training/mentoring with a goal to springboard you into a career in IT Audit.

Priorities can often change in a fast-paced environment like ours, so this role includes, but is not limited to, the following responsibilities:

• Test IT controls for Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) compliance across the group

• Assist in risk-based planning for IT and finance-integrated audits

• Support end-to-end IT audits of cybersecurity, privacy, applications, underlying infrastructure, and other technologies supporting business processes

• Develop data analytics knowledge and intelligently applying this to develop RPA, continuous monitoring, and operational audits across the group

• Work with the business and technology stakeholders to provide assurance on key projects and critical change activities

• Work with process owners to develop solutions to issues and provide guidance on areas of change within the business

• Develop IT security and audit knowledge through on-the-job experience and training

• Build a good working knowledge of the gaming industry, especially across ABKs divisions/businesses, from mobile platforms to AAA publishing

This role will initially be remote due to lockdown requirements and candidates can benefit from flexible working arrangements once we return to the office.

Player Profile

Minimum Requirements:

• Should hold or study towards a university degree of at least 2:1 or equivalent

• A familiarity with the basics of IT infrastructure and security

• A passion to develop knowledge of IT security, compliance and risk

• Operating in a fast-changing environment and industry; you should be keen to constantly learn and have an analytical view of the business

• The successful candidate will work across the group, being exposed to multiple businesses, departments and teams. As such they should be confident at presenting and communicating to new audiences

• Able to self-motivate, prioritise work and meet deadlines

• Strong communication skills and natural curiosity

Our World

Activision Blizzard, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATVI), is one of the world's largest and most successful interactive entertainment companies and is at the intersection of media, technology and entertainment. We are home to some of the most beloved entertainment franchises including Call of Duty®, World of Warcraft®, Overwatch®, Diablo®, Candy Crush™ and Bubble Witch™. Our combined entertainment network delights hundreds of millions of monthly active users in 196 countries, making us the largest gaming network on the planet!

Our ability to build immersive and innovative worlds is only enhanced by diverse teams working in an inclusive environment. We aspire to have a culture where everyone can thrive in order to connect and engage the world through epic entertainment. We provide a suite of benefits that promote physical, emotional and financial well-being for ‘Every World’ - we’ve got our employees covered!

Activision is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, protected veteran status, or any other basis protected by applicable law and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.