Guidehouse

IT Security Auditor – Senior Consultant

Guidehouse$90K — $130K *
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Active TS/SCI security clearance with CI polygraph
  • Bachelor's degree in a technical or business field
  • 3+ years of IT consulting experience, specifically with federal clients
  • Familiarity with federal information security laws like FISMA and NIST SP 800
  • Strong understanding of IT controls and risk management

Responsibilities

  • Lead stakeholder engagement for IT controls assessments
  • Conduct interviews with IT system personnel and stakeholders
  • Analyze IT documents for assessments, including security plans and logs
  • Evaluate IT controls against federal requirements and best practices
  • Document findings and communicate results to client stakeholders
  • Identify root causes of IT control weaknesses and develop remediation plans
  • Mentor junior team members on IT controls testing

Benefits

  • Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance
  • Personal and Family Sick Time & Company Paid Holidays
  • Discretionary variable incentive bonus eligibility
  • Parental Leave and Adoption Assistance
  • 401(k) Retirement Plan
  • Basic Life & Supplemental Life Insurance
  • Health Savings Account & Flexible Spending Accounts
  • Short-Term & Long-Term Disability Coverage
  • Student Loan PayDown Program
  • Tuition Reimbursement & Learning Opportunities
  • Skills Development & Certifications
  • Employee Referral Program
  • Corporate Sponsored Events & Community Outreach
  • Emergency Back-Up Childcare Program
  • Mobility Stipend
Full Job Description

Job Family:

Technology Consulting


Travel Required:

Up to 10%


Clearance Required:

Active Top Secret SCI with Polygraph

What You Will Do:

The Senior IT Security Auditor will lead stakeholder engagement and technical delivery for efforts supporting federal agencies with IT controls assessments and program evaluations. This is an ideal role for someone with an information security and assurance or IT audit background who is looking to utilize their skills to work with the federal government to analyze IT control weaknesses, identify root causes, and develop remediation plans.

Responsibilities include some or all of the following:

Performing assessments of IT controls using industry-standard guidance and leading best practices

Conducting interviews and discussions with a variety of client stakeholders, including IT system personnel such as Information System Security Officers (ISSOs) and system administrators

  • Reviewing and analyzing documents and artifacts to assist in IT controls testing such as system security plans, SOPs, audit logs, configuration scans, and vulnerability scans

  • Evaluating the implementation and effectiveness of IT controls using provided artifacts against federal requirements, industry guidance, and leading best practices

  • Documenting the results of IT controls testing in a consistent and high-quality manner that would allow others to review and understand the results

  • Summarizing and communicating IT controls assessment results to a variety of client stakeholders, including senior leadership

  • Understanding and analyzing known IT control weaknesses, identifying root causes, and developing detailed remediation plans

  • Providing subject matter expertise to client personnel on a wide range of matters relating to IT security and assurance

  • Responding to ad-hoc IT security-related requests from client personnel

  • Planning and executing day-to-day activities of IT assessments and evaluations individually and for the team

  • Mentoring junior team members in day-to-day IT controls testing responsibilities

What You Will Need:

  • An ACTIVE and MAINTAINED TS/SCI Federal or DoD securityclearance with a COUNTERINTELLIGENCE (CI) polygraph

  • Bachelors Degree in a Technical or Business field

  • THREE (3) + years' experience providing IT consulting. Experience should include but not be limited to:

    • Experience in consulting with the federal government to include senior government clients
    • Understanding and knowledge of federal information security and assurance laws, requirements, and guidance (i.e. FISMA, NIST SP 800, FISCAM)


What Would Be Nice To Have:

  • Relevant certification such as the Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) or Certified Information Security Manager (CISM)

  • Demonstrated knowledge and experience in IT risk and controls through IT audits, IT controls assessments, or IT security reviews

  • Demonstrated ability and working knowledge of: FISMA, NIST SP 800 series, FISCAM, other relevant federal information assurance laws, regulations, and guidance

  • Experience performing: FISMA, OMB Circular A-123, or similar internal control assessments

  • Experience implementing or auditing access and account management principles, including authorization, provisioning, recertification, and separation of duties

  • Experience implementing or auditing contingency planning principles, including backups, testing of backups, and alternate processing sites

  • Experience implementing or auditing configuration management principles, including configuration baseline concepts, baseline deviations, baseline maintenance, change control, and monitoring, and industry-accepted configuration settings such as DISA STIGs

  • Experience performing audit logging and monitoring, including generation of audit logs, use of audit log aggregation and analysis tools, and audit log monitoring and review


What We Offer:

Guidehouse offers a comprehensive, total rewards package that includes competitive compensation and a flexible benefits package that reflects our commitment to creating a diverse and supportive workplace.

Benefits include:

  • Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance

  • Personal and Family Sick Time & Company Paid Holidays

  • Position may be eligible for a discretionary variable incentive bonus

  • Parental Leave and Adoption Assistance

  • 401(k) Retirement Plan

  • Basic Life & Supplemental Life

  • Health Savings Account, Dental/Vision & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts

  • Short-Term & Long-Term Disability

  • Student Loan PayDown

  • Tuition Reimbursement, Personal Development & Learning Opportunities

  • Skills Development & Certifications

  • Employee Referral Program

  • Corporate Sponsored Events & Community Outreach

  • Emergency Back-Up Childcare Program

  • Mobility Stipend

About Guidehouse

Guidehouse is a management consulting firm headquartered in Washington, D.C. The firm provides consulting services to clients in the public and commercial sectors, with a focus on energy, financial services, healthcare, national security, and aerospace and defense. Guidehouse was founded in 2018 as a spin-off from PwC. The firm has over 7,000 employees and operates in more than 50 locations worldwide.
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