Senior IT Auditor

SPS Consulting LLC

• $95K — $115K *
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in IT, Computer Science, or related field
  • 2-5 years of IT audit experience
  • Familiarity with SOX 404, FISCAM, FISMA, and NIST guidelines
  • Experience conducting audits in the federal government sector
  • Proficiency in federal IT security tools
  • CISA, CISSP, or CPA certification is preferred

Responsibilities

  • Conduct reviews of system controls and applications.
  • Prepare clear and timely audit reports.
  • Discuss audit findings with senior audit team members.
  • Identify errors and control weaknesses in operations.
  • Advise management of risks and suggest corrective actions.
  • Support clients with FISCAM/FISMA compliance for various applications.
  • Document and assess IT control objectives according to NIST instructions.
  • Participate in audit meetings and present findings.
  • Facilitate client meetings and perform document walk-throughs.
  • Test controls for design effectiveness and operational reliability.
  • Assist in developing internal audit capabilities for ongoing readiness.
  • Implement financial reconciliation processes for audit readiness.

Benefits

  • Opportunities for professional certification support
  • Access to continuous learning and development programs
  • Engagement with diverse IT audit projects
  • Contribution to improving federal IT compliance practices
  • Collaborative work environment focused on technology and risk management
Full Job Description
Senior IT Auditor

Responsibilities include conducting reviews of general support system controls and applications, preparing reports in a clear and timely manner, discussing audit reviews with senior members of the audit team, identifying misstatements/errors, and control weaknesses within the audited operations. The position also requires the ability to identify where control weaknesses may exist and advise management of the risk/impacts in order to take the appropriate course of action to eliminate or manage the weaknesses identified. Likewise, the auditor will serve as a consultant, providing advice to management and technical professionals concerning technology, information security, and financial risk.

Responsibilities:
  • Provide FISCAM/FISMA policy and analysis support to client personnel for multiple applications and networks
  • Establish and implement organization policies in support of establishing efficient FISMA audits
  • Document the assessment of design and fairness of IT control objectives in compliance with latest NIST instructions
  • Participate in audit entrance/exit conferences and presenting audit findings
  • Provide insight to the client on the content of control objectives and activities
  • Perform document walk-through and facilitating client meetings
  • Perform document testing of controls, design, and operating effectiveness of controls
  • Communicate with other members of the team to plan the engagement and develop work program timelines, risk assessments and other planning documents
  • Assist the Command in developing internal audit capabilities for sustainment of audit readiness
  • Develop and implement automated and manual financial reconciliations to be used in audit-readiness sustainment
  • Assist the Command with accounting and budgeting policy, financial and feeder systems support, transactional support, process improvements, financial reporting, and program management support

Requirements:
  • Bachelor's Degree (Information Technology/Services/Systems, Computer Science or related discipline)
  • 2-5 year(s) of IT audit experience
  • Knowledge of SOX 404, FISCAM, FISMA and/or NIST special publication series
  • IT audit experience within the federal government
  • Experience with federal IT security tools
  • CISA, CISSP and/or CPA (preferred)

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