Senior IT Auditor
A world class financial services company in Newark, New Jersey seeks a Senior IT Auditor - Infrastructure. An opportunity is currently available for an experienced IT professional within our Internal Audit Department. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to work in a fast-paced, highly diversified financial environment and gain exposure to a variety of information technology platforms to assess risk, and plan and execute audits.
As an Information Technology Auditor focusing on infrastructure reviews, this individual will have the opportunity to perform audits of general system and application controls in the Company's distributed and mainframe environments as part of an Audit Team within the Firm's Corporate Center Audit Team. He / She will assist in auditing areas associated with the Company's Global Business Technology Solutions and Enterprise Solutions and Financial Systems areas. The position participates in all aspects of the audit including the planning, control analysis, testing, issue development, and reporting phases. This individual will be expected to engage in dialogue with business / IT management and various control partners to identify and assess risks and controls.
The ideal candidate should have 3-6 years of experience in information technology audit or information technology functions such as: network administration, web application development, information security or mainframe security. A Bachelor's Degree or Graduate Degree in Business, Information Systems, or Computer Science is required. Big 4 public accounting experience is a plus.
Specific Requirements Include:
- Experience working with distributed environments (Windows, Active Directory, UNIX, and Linux), mainframe application environments (MVS, CICS, TSO, and RACF), Lotus Notes infrastructure, Relational Database Management Systems (mainframe and distributed), web applications (Java, HTML, WebSphere, and TCP/IP), network administration (TCP/IP, Firewalls and Routers / Switches), Telephony (PBX and CMS), or information security
- Knowledge of risks associated with technology; logical and application security; general application controls; and systems development methodology
- Understanding of risk assessment, control analysis, and audit methodology is preferred, but is not required
- Strong project management and analytical skills
- Ability to multi-task and manage competing priorities
- Strong written and oral communication skills
- Ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with management, external auditors, and other control partners to analyze business risks and controls
- A Master's degree in Technology is a plus, but is not required
- Certification is a plus, but is not required to include one or more of the following: CISA, CISSP, CISM or CIA
This position is based in Newark, New Jersey; however audit fieldwork will require some travel within the state of New Jersey (Roseland and Woodbridge) as well as limited travel to other domestic locations. Expected out-of-state travel is 5-10%.