IT Audit Director – Cyber, AI and Cloud

Veracity Software Inc

🇺🇸 United States

On-site

Manager or above

1 week ago

AI
AWS
Power BI
Tableau
Plotly
Seaborn
Python
SciPy
NumPy
PySpark
Risk Management
Data Visualization
CISA
CISSP
CEH
CRISC
CISM

1 week ago

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Job Title: IT Audit Director – Cyber, AI and Cloud
Location: Reston, Virginia / Washington, DC
Work Arrangement: Hybrid – Minimum 3 days/week in office
Employment Type: Full Time

TheIT Audit Director – Cyber, AI and Cloud will lead complex, hands-on IT audits focused oncybersecurity, artificial intelligence, cloud infrastructure, resiliency, and related technologies within our complex technology environment.

This is a hands-on leadership role within a small team. The Director will own audits from planning through execution and reporting, including technical testing, walkthroughs, risk assessment, audit reporting, and presentation of findings to management. The role also provides coaching and mentoring to audit staff and contributes to annual audit planning and emerging-risk perspectives.

The ideal candidate combines substantialIT audit experience with deep technical expertise and can communicate effectively with technical business and technology leaders.

Key Responsibilities
IT Audit Leadership & Execution

Lead and own complex IT audits from planning through final reporting.
Direct audits covering:
- Cybersecurity
- Artificial Intelligence
- Cloud infrastructure
- Technology resiliency
- IT governance
- Operating systems and platforms
Identify technology risks and assess their potential organizational impact.
Develop and adjust audit plans based on risk assessment and emerging issues.
Conduct hands-on technical testing of complex technology environments.
Participate in technical walkthroughs with business and technology teams.
Develop innovative audit testing approaches focused on high-risk areas.
Prepare audit reports and communicate findings to management.
Present audit results and recommendations to business and technology leaders.

Cyber, AI & Cloud

Apply specialized technical knowledge to audit complex technology environments.
Evaluate cybersecurity risks and controls.
AuditAI solutions and associated risks.
Apply knowledge ofagentic AI architectures and risks.
Assess cloud infrastructure technologies, including environments such asAmazon Web Services (AWS).
Develop points of view on emergingAI, cyber, technology, and resiliency risks.
Identify opportunities to use AI, automation, and data analytics to improve audit execution.

Data Analytics

Identify opportunities to use data analytics in audit testing.
Design and implement data visualizations.
Analyze various datasets to identify risks, trends, and meaningful insights.
Use visualization tools such as:
- Power BI
- Tableau
- Plotly
- Seaborn
Apply Python and related analytics technologies, includingSciPy, NumPy, and/or PySpark.

Team Leadership & Coaching

Provide day-to-day project management oversight and guidance to IT auditors.
Coach and mentor audit staff.
Provide constructive feedback and review audit work.
Set direction and develop innovative testing approaches.
Help junior staff develop data analytics, automation, AI, and technical audit capabilities.
Inspire team members to develop innovative approaches to audit execution.

Audit Planning & Stakeholder Management

Participate in annual audit planning.
Help identify current and emerging IT risks that should be addressed in the annual audit plan.
Build and maintain relationships with business partners and technology leaders.
Provide Internal Audit expertise and advice to business partner managers and staff.
Communicate effectively with technical experts using appropriate technical terminology.
Collaborate with auditors, management, business stakeholders, and technology teams.

Required Qualifications

8+ years of experience in IT Audit, IT Risk Management, or Information Security.
Expert knowledge of at least one of the following:
- Cybersecurity
- Artificial Intelligence
- Cloud Infrastructure
Strongproject management skills.
Prior experiencecoaching and providing feedback to audit staff.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Ability to communicate effectively with technical experts.
Strong critical-thinking skills.
Strong data analytics capabilities, including:
- Data visualization
- Power BI, Tableau, Plotly, Seaborn, or similar
- Python
- SciPy, NumPy, and/or PySpark
Experience usingAI solutions to improve audit effectiveness and efficiency.
Demonstrated experienceauditing AI solutions and related risks.
Knowledge ofagentic AI architectures and associated risks.
Ability and curiosity to learn and responsibly apply emerging technologies.

Preferred Qualifications

10+ years of IT Audit, IT Risk Management, or Information Security experience.
5+ years of IT Audit experience.
Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
Master's degree and/or MBA in:
- Computer Science
- Information Systems
- Cybersecurity
- Mathematics
- Related field
One or more of the following certifications:
- CISA
- CISSP
- CEH
- CRISC
- CISM
Experience performing internal audit within alarge, complex organization.
Experience in large financial institutions, major technology companies, pharmaceutical organizations, or similarly complex enterprises.

IT Audit Director – Cyber, AI and Cloud · Veracity Software Inc

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