IT Audit Graduate Programme 2027- DUR/JHB/CPT

Deloitte South Africa, one of the world's leading professional services firms, is recruiting ambitious graduates for its prestigious IT Audit Graduate Programme 2027 — available across Durban, Johannesburg, and Cape Town.

This is a structured two-year graduate development programme within Deloitte's Assurance Services division, specifically focused on IT Audit, Data Analytics (DA), and Controls Assurance (CA). You will rotate across three specialisation areas — IT Audit, Data Analytics Assurance, and Controls Assurance — before selecting your area of specialisation.

From day one, you will be deployed on real client engagements at leading South African and global organisations, working alongside experienced Deloitte professionals and gaining exposure to enterprise-level risk assessment, General IT Controls (GITC) testing, application controls, data migration reviews, and technology risk advisory. Deloitte serves four out of five Fortune Global 500® companies across 150+ countries — making this one of the most valuable career-launching opportunities available to South African IT and accounting graduates.

An in-person Assessment Centre will be held at the Johannesburg office between May and July. Due to high application volumes, candidates may only receive feedback later in 2026.

Key Responsibilities

• Deploy on client engagements and support delivery of IT audit and assurance services at client premises

• Perform technical risk assessments to evaluate clients' current IT risk profile

• Execute business cycle review audit programmes for automated controls, interface controls, IPE & IUC testing

• Test General IT Controls (GITCs) across core operating systems including Windows AD and Unix/Linux

• Run and interpret ACTT reports and related IT audit tools

• Support Project Assurance reviews, Strategic Technology Risk assessments, and Data Migration reviews

• Contribute to Internal Audit and Specialised Technology engagements

• Analyse business processes and respond to client and team requests with urgency and accountability

Job Location: Durban (KwaZulu-Natal) | Johannesburg (Gauteng) | Cape Town (Western Cape) — 3 Locations

Job Type: Graduate Programme (2-Year Fixed-Term Contract) | Hybrid

Salary: R17,600 – R23,400 per month (Salary not specified by employer — estimated based on Deloitte South Africa audit trainee market data. Source: Glassdoor South Africa, March 2026)

• Appropriate Bachelor's Degree or equivalent with a minimum academic average of 65% in one of the following fields:

  • Internal Audit (Honours)

  • Accounting and Finance

  • Risk Management

  • Legal & Governance

  • BSc Computer Science / Information Technology

  • BSc Mathematics / Statistics

• No prior work experience required (candidates with less than 2 years post-graduation experience will be prioritised)

• Strong analytical and problem-solving ability

• Ability to work in a fast-paced, high-performance professional environment

Advantageous

• Postgraduate qualification

• Specialisation in IT, Computer Science, Technology, Business Analysis, Mathematics, Statistics, Cloud, or Coding

Required Documents — Attach to Your Application

• Curriculum Vitae (CV)

• Certified copy of South African ID document

• Certified copy of Matric Certificate and Tertiary Qualification

• Certified copy of University Academic Transcripts