IT and Security Auditor

Every day, Global Payments makes it possible for millions of people to move money between buyers and sellers using our payments solutions for credit, debit, prepaid and merchant services.

Our worldwide team helps over 3 million companies, more than 1,300 financial institutions and over 600 million cardholders grow with confidence and achieve amazing results.

We are driven by our passion for success and we are proud to deliver best-in-class payment technology and software solutions.

Join our dynamic team and make your mark on the payments technology landscape of tomorrow.

Essential Responsibilities

Support controls testing for risk-based audits and support project team with all aspects of the audit lifecycle, including risk assessment, planning, client coordination, fieldwork, data analysis, workpaper documentation, reporting, and remediation validation, with direction from senior team members.

Willingness to learn and grow technical knowledge through team collaboration. Projects will include a strong focus on information technology and information security controls in executing integrated, risk-based audits to evaluate the design and effectiveness of internal controls.

The auditor will also focus on the integration of IT and business process risk considerations within the audit process.

Familiarity and understanding of technology control application in on-premise environments vs. increased automation of controls within cloud service provider (CSP) environments.

Understanding of IT managed processes, including technology architecture, system build and provisioning, configuration management, performance monitoring, incident management, change management, user access management, disaster recovery, etc.

Evaluate key information security risks including confidentiality, integrity and availability of technology components through review of security operational processes, such as vulnerability management, penetration testing, security logging and monitoring, security incident response, and defense in depth strategies.

Evaluate root cause factors for audit testing exceptions and recommend practical solutions that reduce risk and strengthen business processes and controls.

Ensure audit testing work papers are documented in a consistent and high quality manner while executing project tasks in adherence to established timelines.

Build and develop Internal Audit’s brand within the company through meaningful relationship building.

Enable continuous improvement of the Internal Audit department by identifying and communicating enhancement opportunities to department leadership.

Support the development of other team members within the Internal Audit department.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Audit and / or consulting experience in the following :

Information and data security for payment card data and publicly-identifiable information

Technology control application within cloud environments and usage of automated processes and cloud architectures such as CI / CD deployment pipelines, infrastructure-as-code, containerization, etc.

Application security, including segregation of duties and least privileged access

Technology infrastructure security, including mainframe, UNIX / LINUX, Windows, SQL Server and Oracle database

Systems development, project management and change management

IT infrastructure design, management and operations

Business continuity and technology resiliency including high availability and disaster recovery architecture

Integration of business process controls with supporting technologies. Business process workflow documentation, including identification of key risks and the corresponding business and technology controls

Ability to work in a complex and evolving environment.

Demonstrate strong project management and execution skills, including : prioritizing tasks, balancing workload, anticipating next steps, and adapting to change.

Tailor project approaches based on areas of key risks. Critically evaluate audit procedures to maximize the value of each audit project.

Strong communication and presentation skills with an ability to tailor communications to different audiences.

Pursue work with enthusiasm, energy, drive and team collaboration.

Establish and build effective relationships.

Collaborate with management and senior leadership to improve internal controls and processes.

Demonstrates ability to consider all team member’s input prior to decision making.

Proactively communicate issues with colleagues and obtain agreement on audit findings and practical recommendations with control owners prior to presentation to management.

Qualifications

1+ years of relevant audit and / or risk management experience.

Knowledge of auditing principles and practices, and the analysis and reporting of audit information.

Bachelor’s degree in Auditing, Business Management or Information Technology.

Merchant Acquiring / Payment Processing, Card Issuance, and Private-label Consumer Solutions industry experience preferred.

Familiarity with internal control frameworks, including COBIT, FFIEC, PCI DSS, Sarbanes-Oxley, ISO27001, and ITIL

Open to 10-15% travel requirement, including some potential international travel

Merchant Acquiring / Payment Processing, Card Issuance, and Private-label Consumer Solutions industry experience preferred.

CIA, CISA, CISM, CISSP or other relevant certifications are preferred

Big Four audit or risk advisory experience preferred