Technology Auditor Job Description
Technology auditor
provides security architecture advice in support of application development, infrastructure, and enterprise technology projects to ensure the integrity of the Eversource control system environment.
Technology Auditor Duties & Responsibilities
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Sample responsibilities for this position include:
Executing technology audits and/or working on special projects as requested by audit management
Lead and execute on many cross functional tasks
Previous IT auditing experience (Minimum 3 years) Additionally, a relevant certification is a big plus
Interact with senior management, and gain exposure to other areas of the bank
Delivery of an Audit plan which meets the needs of the stakeholders
Lead the testing of business systems/applications and other processes as per Audit policies, methodologies, and standards
Identify meaningful issues and track fieldwork and emerging issues to completion
Communicate well with clients and Audit team members
Engage in relevant training regarding audit, businesses, financial controls, and regulations
Complete audits within budgeted hours and target dates
Technology Auditor Qualifications
Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.
Licensing or Certifications for Technology Auditor
List any licenses or certifications required by the position: CISA, CISSP, CPA, CIA, FRM, CAMS, CGEIT, CISM, SOC, CCNA
Education for Technology Auditor
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the technology auditor job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Bachelor's and Master's Degree in Accounting, Computer Science, Management Information Systems, Technical, Auditing, Finance, Business, Education, Information Systems, Engineering
Skills for Technology Auditor
Desired skills for technology auditor include:
Operating systems
System development
Client/server architecture
Midrange platforms
Networks technology
Personal computers
Application reviews
ERP security and control reviews
Network operations
PCI compliance engagements
Desired experience for technology auditor includes:
Ensure the audit engagements maintain thorough and high quality results within defined audit plans and budgets
Where acting as an AIC, manage audit teams to deliver quality audit reports to IA Executives within the defined time period
Review and finalize audit reports prior to signoff by IACS Executives such that management fully understands the nature and extent of the risks and control gaps and is supportive of the need for action plans
Follow-up on audit deficiencies for timely completion of the management’s action plans
Maintain professional and effective client relationships by promoting mutual understandings of expectations, audit process, risks, controls, issues and trust
Provide technical expertise to ensure that server, network and security solutions are designed and operating effectively
Technology Auditor Examples
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Technology Auditor Job Description
Job Description Example
Our innovative and growing company is looking for a technology auditor. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for technology auditor
- Use appropriate judgment with regard to issue priority and communication
- Follow-up and validate sustainable resolution of issues on a timely basis
- Lead audit engagements covering the Asset Management businesses including risk assessments, audit planning, audit testing, control evaluation, report drafting and follow-up and verification of issue closure
- Review existing new projects, services, and procedures to ensure compliance with applicable requirements
- Prepare Information Technology IT audit projects
- Support and lead SOX compliance IT audits
- Execute tests on IT controls and various business controls
- Report and identify IT deficiencies
- Strong written and verbal communication on audit results and any process improvements for management team
- Develop IT controls for future processes
Qualifications for technology auditor
- Understanding of audit objectives and concepts, ,risks and controls assessment
- Adhere to the Internal Audit Methodology
- Participate or manage the audit execution of technology related audits within the portfolio and NIAP’s
- Ensure adherence to policies and procedures related to server, network, data center and disaster recovery
- Ability to anticipate technology and security requirements and identify sound controls for systems, processes and organizations
- Assist audit teams in achieving the management’s goal of compliance with Bank policies, standards, procedures, and various regulations and legislation
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Our company is growing rapidly and is searching for experienced candidates for the position of technology auditor. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for technology auditor
- Process documentation on IT processes and controls including control gaps and matrices
- Work closely with external auditor
- Participate in IT audit risk assessment, planning and audit scope development project execution as a critical team member on large, complex projects
- Assess audit findings including control weaknesses with an appropriate degree of professional skepticism, seeking to fully understand risks to the firm
- Interact with client management to assess audit findings including control weaknesses with an appropriate degree of professional skepticism
- Develop a wide network of contacts across the business to identify and work towards common goals
- Assesses results/impact of testing and identify deficiencies or concerns related to IT and business systems
- Participate in audit engagements covering Consumer and Community Banking technology including audit planning, audit testing, control evaluation, audit report drafting, and follow-up and verification of issue closure
- Development and adherence to assignment budgets and audit programs, and
- Performing internal audit procedures, including preparation of work papers, internal audit reports, management response evaluation, and recommendation (issue) follow-up
Qualifications for technology auditor
- Understanding of control frameworks, COBIT, ITIL, ISO17799, COSO, CMMI
- Understanding of technology-related regulatory requirements in Asia jurisdictions
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in computer information systems or industry related studies
- CISA, CIA, CISSP, SSCP, CAMS, CISM, GIAC, PMP or other industry related designations highly desirable
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office Word, Excel and PowerPoint, including Excel formulas
- Demonstrated proficiency of technology auditing control disciplines including both thorough and general knowledge in relevant areas of technical specialization
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Our growing company is looking to fill the role of technology auditor. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for technology auditor
- Participate in planning and audit scope development project execution as a critical team member on complex technology-related assessments
- Assess audit findings / gaps including control weaknesses with an appropriate degree of professional skepticism, seeking to fully understand risks to the firm
- Coordinate execution of audits with other audit teams
- Tests layers of systems for information technology effectiveness and managerial control by assessing IT components of platforms and applications against internal standards, policies, procedures, and IT standards and frameworks
- Completes regulatory compliance test work by coordinating with process owners to identify and test controls, validate process documentation, analyze information technology and business information to identify improvement opportunities
- Builds and supports relationships and partnerships with key stakeholders
- Communicates with key stakeholders and Audit Services Group management to confirm audit observations by producing audit documents and work papers, documents observations and recommendations for management review and presentations, and assists with the resolution of key stakeholder and team issues
- Reviews management action plans and submits recommendations to Audit Services Group management
- Participate in audits and special projects as needed
- Provide consulting services on system issues as assigned
Qualifications for technology auditor
- Degreed in IT, IS or Business
- 1+ years’ of IT Audit experience in public accounting or healthcare
- Public, Corporate or Blend
- Auditing Standards
- Audit Interviewing
- ACL and SAP Extraction Software
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Our growing company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of technology auditor. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for technology auditor
- To be an ambassador for IA, demonstrating professional behaviours and helping to build on the reputation and integrity of the function
- Monitoring and supervising risk compensation controls
- Planning, preparing, co-ordinating and executing audits to evaluate the adequacy and effectiveness of technology controls within the IT department
- Acting as natural role model and reference point for the peer group
- Effectively complete the assigned tasks and report the progress of assigned tasks accurately to the Manager- IT Internal Audit and other supervisory level personnel
- Assist in the completion of tasks and projects as they relate to the risk-based IT audit plan for all activities of the company
- Work with control owners throughout the company on documentation that supports compliance with various laws and industry requirements and specifically information security related requirements
- Develop recommendations to improve the IT control environment
- Execute individual audit tasks in accordance with the audit plan and with the Standards for the Professional Practice of Internal Auditing of The Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA)
- Assist in the evaluations of governance practices, among others to include authorizations, management reviews, policies and procedures, code of conduct, segregation of duties, system access rights, and compliance with accounting standards
Qualifications for technology auditor
- Some knowledge of products and services provided within an Asset Management business
- Understanding of IT SOX risk assessment, controls, and testing
- Significant, demonstrable experience of IT auditing in an Operations context
- Ability to evaluate situations and people based on facts
- Proficient understanding of IT general controls (security, change management, disaster backup recovery, data center)
- Working knowledge of SAP modules and functionality within a manufacturing environment
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Our growing company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of technology auditor. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for technology auditor
- Provide supporting information for reporting of results of internal audit activities and tracking of open audit issues
- Provide supporting information for audit reports, including action plans to achieve visible improvements to internal controls, risk management, and processes
- Stay current with latest information security trends and the professional standards of internal auditing (e.g., legal and compliance requirements)
- Work closely with audit seniors and team members to develop the scope and audit approach assigned audits to ensure we focus on the right risks and hold the business accountable to the appropriate level of risk mitigation
- Build relationships with business
- Covering Vendor IT platforms and infrastructure, facilities and supporting processes
- Reviewing complex risk scenarios relating to data integrity and leakage, cyber-threats, service resilience and recovery
- Managing service delivery
- Monitoring of the IT components of services provided to the Bank
- Acting as part of a Subject Matter Expert (SME) team within Group Audit
Qualifications for technology auditor
- Strong knowledge of evaluating risk and controls associated with Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems – SAP R/3 (All modules) and SAP GRC, People Soft (HRIS), JD Edwards, Oracle
- Strong knowledge of NIST Security Framework
- Experience in auditing SAP systems, specifically ECC/BI/GRC modules
- Proficient in auditing application controls environment – HFM, SAP, Quantum, JD Edwards, Business Warehouse (BW)
- Technical expertise associated with large scale project implementation audits
- Sound technical knowledge on working with Enterprise Collaboration Platforms (Google Applications, Lotus Notes, Microsoft Share Point and others)