Senior Associate, IT Internal Audit

KPMG

$95K — $161K *
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 3+ years in IT risk, cybersecurity, internal audit or IT compliance; experience in a professional services firm preferred.
  • Bachelor's degree in a relevant field; CISA, CISM, CISSP, or CRISC certifications preferred.
  • Master's degree preferred; enterprise technology vendor certifications (IBM, Oracle, Microsoft, etc.) preferred.
  • Proficient in IT risk consulting and audit frameworks (e.g., COBIT, NIST CSF, SOX) with hands-on experience.
  • Understanding of IT risk management models and three lines-of-defense frameworks.
  • Familiarity with CI-CD pipelines and DevOps tools (Jenkins, GitHub, etc.) preferred.
  • Strong leadership and communication skills, with experience producing high-quality written reports.

Responsibilities

  • Design and manage client engagement activities in IT strategy, cybersecurity, and compliance risk areas.
  • Evaluate and enhance clients' IT processes and controls for industry compliance and security.
  • Develop and implement IT risk frameworks tailored to client needs.
  • Prepare executive summaries and final reports for client management; ensure adherence to audit standards.
  • Contribute to internal knowledge resources and practices, including research and thought leadership initiatives.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical and dental plans.
  • Vision coverage and life/disability insurance.
  • 401(k) plans to assist with retirement savings.
  • Personal Time Off and holiday breaks throughout the year.
  • Well-being benefits to support mental health.
Full Job Description
KPMG is currently seeking a Senior Associate, IT Internal Audit to join our Internal Audit & Controls practice.

Responsibilities :
  • Design, coordinate, and oversee the day-to-day activities related to client engagements in one or more areas such as, Information Technology (IT) strategy and transformation programs, agile software development/DevOps, business continuity and disaster recovery, cybersecurity, cloud providers and other third parties; data management/governance, emerging technology such as AI, automation (robotics, cognitive, and more), and projects,General IT controls (GITCs) and application controls testing, and regulatory/compliance requirements such as Sarbanes Oxley (SOX), FedRAMP and Payment Card Industry (PCI)Review clients' IT traditional and agile processes as well as tools for security, resiliency and DevOps controls against leading practice, industry, or client frameworks; assess capability maturity, identify gaps in design and execution of the controls, as well as communicate issues and recommendations to senior management
  • Work with client senior management to design, and implement new IT risk and control frameworks, sustainable solutions (including, applying knowledge of governance, risk and security tools), operating processes and people models to address key and evolving risks, as necessary
  • Complete comprehensive executive summarie, final reports, and deliver to client senior managemen; document and review engagement workpapers in accordance with KPMG requirements as well as common industry practice for internal audit and risk consulting client engagementsLead efforts in developing and contributing content to related KPMG knowledge bases and internal practice development initiatives, including but not limited to research, thought leadership, marketing collateral, and share forums/peer exchange materials

Qualifications :
  • Minimum three years of recent experience working within IT risk (first line or second line of defense), cybersecurity, internal audit or IT compliance function as an internal employee; similar role as part of a professional services firm
  • Bachelor's degree from an accreditted college/university in an appropriate field; CISA, CISM, CISSP, CRISC or similar certifications preferred;
  • Master's degree from an accredited college/university preferred; one or more enterprise technology vendor certifications from IBM, Oracle, Microsoft, Google, AWS, ServiceNow, GitHub, Artifactory, Atlassian, or GitLab preferred
  • Prior knowledge leading and executing IT risk consulting, IT process re-engineering, IT audit, and IT internal controls engagements, leveraging IT governance and control frameworks such as Control Objectives for Information and Related Technologies (COBIT), NIST Cybersecurity framework (CSF), NIST 800-53, IIA GTAG, Cloud Security Alliance, Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI), and Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) and proficiency in core requirements and methodologies for Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) internal control programs
  • Experience with IT risk management operating models, three lines-of-defense frameworks, integrated risk management practices, and/or risk intelligence capabilities
  • Understanding of commonly used enterprise technology infrastructure, Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI-CD) pipelines and DevOps management products/solutions from IBM, Oracle, Microsoft, Google, AWS, ServiceNow, Jenkins, GitHub, Artifactory, Atlassian, or GitLab preferred
  • Strong leadership and executive communication skills, technical knowledge, and the ability to write at a publication quality level in order to communicate findings and recommendations to the clients and senior management team
  • Must be authorized to work in the U.S. without the need for employment-based visa sponsorship now or in the future. KPMG LLP will not sponsor applicants for U.S. work visa status for this opportunity (no sponsorship is available for H-1B, L-1, TN, O-1, E-3, H-1B1, F-1, J-1, OPT, CPT or any other employment-based visa)Ability to travel as necessary


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