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Reston, Virginia
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Posted about 15 hours ago
Title: IT Audit Director AI, Cyber & Cloud (hands on Audit experience)
Location: This is a hybrid position requiring at least three days per week onsite in either Reston, Virginia or Washington, DC
Attached is a form with info to find the right candidate
We are seeking an experienced IT Audit Director specializing in AI, cybersecurity, cloud infrastructure, and emerging technology risk to join a highly technical internal audit team within a large, complex enterprise environment.
This is a hands-on leadership role for someone who can operate at both the Director and technical practitioner level. You will personally lead and execute complex technology audits while also coaching team members, developing audit strategies, communicating findings to senior management, and helping shape the organization's approach to emerging technology risks.
The ideal candidate combines strong internal IT audit experience with deep technical knowledge of cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, cloud infrastructure, systems architecture, or information security.
This is not a traditional ITGC/SOX-focused audit position. We are looking for someone who can engage directly with engineers, security professionals, architects, AI teams, and technology leaders and comfortably discuss highly technical environments and risks.
What You'll Do
You will own and lead complex technology audits across areas including:
Artificial intelligence and emerging AI technologies
Cybersecurity and information security
Cloud infrastructure and architecture
Technology resiliency
Systems architecture and infrastructure
Emerging technology and enterprise technology risk
Responsibilities include:
Plan, lead, and execute complex internal IT audits from initial risk assessment through final reporting.
Perform hands-on technical testing and analysis rather than solely overseeing audit teams.
Conduct technical walkthroughs with engineering, cybersecurity, infrastructure, cloud, and AI teams.
Assess technology architecture, controls, vulnerabilities, and emerging risks.
Develop audit objectives, testing strategies, work programs, and risk-based audit approaches.
Prepare clear, concise audit reports and communicate findings and recommendations to management.
Present complex technical risks in a way that both technical and non-technical stakeholders can understand.
Contribute to annual technology audit planning and risk assessments.
Develop points of view on emerging AI, cyber, cloud, and technology risks.
Coach, mentor, and provide meaningful feedback to audit team members.
Use data analytics, automation, and AI to improve audit quality, effectiveness, and efficiency.
Partner with technology executives, technical SMEs, auditors, risk teams, and business stakeholders.
Required Qualifications
8+ years of experience in IT Audit, IT Risk Management, Information Security, or closely related technology risk disciplines.
Significant internal audit experience within a large, complex organization.
Deep technical expertise in at least one or more of the following:
Cybersecurity
Artificial intelligence
Cloud infrastructure
AWS or comparable cloud platforms
Information security
Systems/infrastructure architecture
Demonstrated experience leading complex, technically focused IT audits.
Ability to personally perform technical audit work while simultaneously leading engagements and teams.
Strong project management skills with experience managing multiple stakeholders and complex audit engagements.
Formal people management experience, including coaching, mentoring, and providing performance feedback.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Ability to communicate credibly with highly technical engineers, architects, cybersecurity professionals, and technology executives.
AI & Emerging Technology Experience
Candidates should bring hands-on experience with AI from both an audit and technology-risk perspective, including:
Experience auditing AI solutions, platforms, models, or related technology risks.
Understanding of AI governance, security, controls, and emerging risk considerations.
Knowledge of agentic AI architectures and associated risks.
Experience using AI solutions to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of audit execution.
Ability to evaluate rapidly evolving AI technologies and translate technical developments into meaningful audit and enterprise risk considerations.
Data Analytics & Technical Skills
Strong data analytics capabilities are important for this role, including:
Experience identifying, designing, and implementing meaningful data visualizations.
Experience with visualization tools such as Power BI, Tableau, Plotly, or similar platforms.
Coding and data analysis experience using Python and related libraries or technologies such as:
NumPy
SciPy
PySpark
Ability to use data analytics to identify risk, test controls, analyze large data sets, and improve audit execution.
Location: This is a hybrid position requiring at least three days per week onsite in either Reston, Virginia or Washington, DC
Attached is a form with info to find the right candidate
We are seeking an experienced IT Audit Director specializing in AI, cybersecurity, cloud infrastructure, and emerging technology risk to join a highly technical internal audit team within a large, complex enterprise environment.
This is a hands-on leadership role for someone who can operate at both the Director and technical practitioner level. You will personally lead and execute complex technology audits while also coaching team members, developing audit strategies, communicating findings to senior management, and helping shape the organization's approach to emerging technology risks.
The ideal candidate combines strong internal IT audit experience with deep technical knowledge of cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, cloud infrastructure, systems architecture, or information security.
This is not a traditional ITGC/SOX-focused audit position. We are looking for someone who can engage directly with engineers, security professionals, architects, AI teams, and technology leaders and comfortably discuss highly technical environments and risks.
What You'll Do
You will own and lead complex technology audits across areas including:
Artificial intelligence and emerging AI technologies
Cybersecurity and information security
Cloud infrastructure and architecture
Technology resiliency
Systems architecture and infrastructure
Emerging technology and enterprise technology risk
Responsibilities include:
Plan, lead, and execute complex internal IT audits from initial risk assessment through final reporting.
Perform hands-on technical testing and analysis rather than solely overseeing audit teams.
Conduct technical walkthroughs with engineering, cybersecurity, infrastructure, cloud, and AI teams.
Assess technology architecture, controls, vulnerabilities, and emerging risks.
Develop audit objectives, testing strategies, work programs, and risk-based audit approaches.
Prepare clear, concise audit reports and communicate findings and recommendations to management.
Present complex technical risks in a way that both technical and non-technical stakeholders can understand.
Contribute to annual technology audit planning and risk assessments.
Develop points of view on emerging AI, cyber, cloud, and technology risks.
Coach, mentor, and provide meaningful feedback to audit team members.
Use data analytics, automation, and AI to improve audit quality, effectiveness, and efficiency.
Partner with technology executives, technical SMEs, auditors, risk teams, and business stakeholders.
Required Qualifications
8+ years of experience in IT Audit, IT Risk Management, Information Security, or closely related technology risk disciplines.
Significant internal audit experience within a large, complex organization.
Deep technical expertise in at least one or more of the following:
Cybersecurity
Artificial intelligence
Cloud infrastructure
AWS or comparable cloud platforms
Information security
Systems/infrastructure architecture
Demonstrated experience leading complex, technically focused IT audits.
Ability to personally perform technical audit work while simultaneously leading engagements and teams.
Strong project management skills with experience managing multiple stakeholders and complex audit engagements.
Formal people management experience, including coaching, mentoring, and providing performance feedback.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Ability to communicate credibly with highly technical engineers, architects, cybersecurity professionals, and technology executives.
AI & Emerging Technology Experience
Candidates should bring hands-on experience with AI from both an audit and technology-risk perspective, including:
Experience auditing AI solutions, platforms, models, or related technology risks.
Understanding of AI governance, security, controls, and emerging risk considerations.
Knowledge of agentic AI architectures and associated risks.
Experience using AI solutions to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of audit execution.
Ability to evaluate rapidly evolving AI technologies and translate technical developments into meaningful audit and enterprise risk considerations.
Data Analytics & Technical Skills
Strong data analytics capabilities are important for this role, including:
Experience identifying, designing, and implementing meaningful data visualizations.
Experience with visualization tools such as Power BI, Tableau, Plotly, or similar platforms.
Coding and data analysis experience using Python and related libraries or technologies such as:
NumPy
SciPy
PySpark
Ability to use data analytics to identify risk, test controls, analyze large data sets, and improve audit execution.
IT Audit Director (Cyber, Cloud & AI)
Macpower Digital Assets Edge Private Limited
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Reston, Virginia
Basic
Posted about 15 hours ago
ROLE OVERVIEW:
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
Minimum Required Experiences & Skills:
- In this compelling leadership position, you will lead efforts examining and analyzing every aspect of the IT environment. Focused on cutting-edge cloud services, our audits cover a broad range of exciting technologies, providing a challenging environment with tremendous opportunities for personal growth.
- Within IT Audit, the infrastructure team focuses on evaluating complex environments of IT processes, systems, and services. We conduct audits focused on highly visible topics, such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), cyber security, IT Governance, resiliency, and the management of various operating systems and platforms. In this position, you will take ownership over audits and reviews, setting direction and being hands-on throughout planning, executing, and reporting while coaching and mentoring team members.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Audit Leadership & Oversight: Apply specialized technical expertise to direct and oversee audits in complex areas, such as AI, cyber security, resiliency, and cloud infrastructure environments.
- Risk Assessment & Planning: Identify risks and assess their potential impact to develop and adjust audit plans. Participate in annual planning focusing on top current and emerging IT risks.
- Project Management & Mentorship: Provide day-to-day project management oversight, direction, and coaching to other IT Auditors. Develop innovative test approaches and review work.
- Hands-on Testing: Conduct testing of highly complex technical topics with autonomy and a keen focus on high-risk areas.
- Insights & Innovation: Create regular points of view on top risks (AI, cyber, resiliency) and inspire team members to innovate new ways of working and generating meaningful insights.
- Relationship Management: Build and maintain relationships with business partners, providing advice and sharing Internal Audit knowledge with managers and staff.
- Data Analytics & AI Integration: Ideate innovative ways of using data analytics, automation, and AI to perform testing while helping junior staff develop related skills.
Minimum Required Experiences & Skills:
- Experience: 8+ years of experience in IT Audit, IT Risk Management, or Information Security.
- Technical Knowledge: Expert knowledge of cyber security, artificial intelligence, or cloud infrastructure technologies (e.g., Amazon Web Services).
- Core Competencies: Strong project management skills, critical thinking, adaptability, and prior experience coaching/providing feedback to audit staff.
- Communication: Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to speak to technical experts in their technical languages.
- Data Analytics Skills:
- Strong skills in identifying, designing, and implementing visualizations of various data sets.
- Experience with visualization tools (e.g., Power BI, Tableau, Plotly, Seaborn).
- Coding skills and experience with data analytics-related languages, such as Python (including SciPy, NumPy, and/or PySpark).
- AI Skills:
- Experience using AI solutions to increase effectiveness and efficiency in day-to-day audit execution.
- Demonstrated work auditing AI solutions and related risks.
- Knowledge of agentic AI architectures and risks.
- 10+ years of experience in IT Audit, IT Risk Management, or Information Security (with at least 5+ years specifically in IT Audit).
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience; Master's degree or MBA in Computer Science, Information Systems, Cyber Security, Mathematics, or a related field is preferred.
- Certifications: One or more of CISA, CISSP, CEH, CRISC, or CISM.
- Rapidly learn the business and enterprise technology landscape for auditing purposes (AI, Cloud, and Cyber).
- Successfully lead complex IT audits from planning to reporting, conducting technical testing, participating in walkthroughs, assessing risks, presenting findings to management, and contributing to annual audit strategies.