Are you looking for an opportunity to use your expertise in cloud technologies and recognizing IT Risks in a unique Technology Audit leadership role?
Our client, a leading Financial Services organization is seeking a career-minded IT professional with strong knowledge of AWS and cloud technologies, as well as the ability to communicate complex technology issues across all levels of the organization.
Area of expertise will include infrastructure, cloud, cybersecurity, and data analysis skills. This is a dynamic IT Audit and risk position in a very progressive organization, with a commitment to staying ahead of the curve in their public cloud adoption strategies, and utilizing the best controls to protect their systems and databases.
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Title : IT Audit Technical Specialist (Manager level)
Salary : $120,000 $140,000 + Bonus
Location : Hartford County, CT (Hybrid)
Key Responsibilities :
- Evaluate the organization’s public cloud adoption practices and strategies, risks, and recommend appropriate controls
- Utilize technical cloud expertise to play a key role in auditing and evaluating all aspects of the organization’s AWS program.
- Identify value-add improvement opportunities and control enhancements, effectively communicate audit issues and valuable recommendations in both technical and non-technical terms to Operational and IT management.
- Examine key operational and information technology / security processes, leverage critical thinking skill to identify risks and ensure appropriate controls have been designed, and develop corresponding test procedures.
- Furthers technical knowledge and demonstrates a strong understanding when completing assigned work related to emerging technology risks for existing and new technology implementation efforts.
- Participate on key phases of the audit from planning to reporting, including understanding the technologies under review, how IT enables business operations, scoping the audit, identifying risks and controls, designing and executing testing with minimal oversight, and assisting with audit report writing.
- Demonstrate technical understanding of data analysis concepts and practices, includes writing / QA’ing scripts, leveraging AI to assist as needed to source data.
- Effectively uses the department’s data analysis software to facilitate audit scoping and testing. Shares knowledge and experience with less experienced team members.
- Possesses an innovative mindset and contributes to process improvement initiatives, including establishment of continuous monitoring models across key IT controls and performance metric reporting.
- Take an active role in facilitating the training and development of less experienced and less technical team members
Qualifications :
- Bachelors in a technology related field. A Master’s Degree is a plus.
- 10+ years of experience in IT / Security audit or similar duration as an IT, cloud engineer, or Security professional
- Preference for professional certification in AWS and / or IT Audit certifications, such as CISA or CISSP
- Working knowledge of industry cyber frameworks / guidance (e.g., NIST CSF, CIS Critical Security Controls, etc.) as well as cyber regulations (e.
g., NY DFS, etc.) and an ability to assess against them.
- Strong knowledge of cloud technology / public cloud adoption preferred, as well as cybersecurity, DevSecOps, technology acquisitions, etc.
- Knowledge of risk assessment, risk and control self-assessments process enhancements, audit methodology, and audit execution.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, and a history of demonstrated courage, conflict management, customer focus, dealing with ambiguity, interpersonal savvy, organizational agility, perseverance, and problem solving.
- Strong critical thinking and analytical skillsets. Resourceful, adaptable, and able to effectively transition between priorities.