Assurit
Senior IT Auditor
Assurit Cybersecurity
About The Role We are looking for a Senior IT Auditor with deep experience assessing IT controls, identifying risks, and evaluating the effectiveness of security and technology environments. This role is responsible for performing complex audit activities across a wide range of platforms—including operating systems, databases, applications, and supporting infrastructure. The Senior IT Auditor will help identify control gaps, recommend corrective actions, and support audit documentation to ensure compliance, efficiency, and secure operations. This position plays a critical role in strengthening technology governance and ensuring that systems operate securely, reliably, and in alignment with recognized IT standards and best practices.
Location Periodic onsite work at various locations throughout the State of Maryland.
Key Responsibilities
Evaluate IT controls across diverse systems and platforms, identifying gaps and recommending risk-based improvements.
Review security configurations, installation procedures, and control environments for operating systems, databases, applications, and supporting technologies.
Identify process or technical problems and propose effective remediation strategies.
Develop audit plans, prepare audit test procedures, and perform audit testing aligned with established methodologies.
Analyze audit results, determine control effectiveness, and document findings with clarity and precision.
Produce structured audit workpapers, findings, and supporting documentation to ensure efficient, repeatable, and compliant reviews.
Collaborate with stakeholders to explain audit observations, discuss risk implications, and validate corrective actions.
Apply recognized IT audit, security, and control frameworks to support audit execution and reporting.
Assist in the continuous enhancement of audit strategies, methodologies, and tools.
Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Accounting, Business, or related field; or equivalent professional experience.
7+ years of hands‑on experience conducting IT audits in enterprise, government, or regulated environments.
Strong knowledge of generally accepted IT audit standards, principles, and practices (e.g., GAO FISCAM, NIST, COBIT, ISO, FISMA).
Proficiency evaluating IT security and control practices, including access management, configuration management, change management, and incident response.
Experience auditing diverse technology platforms such as Windows, Linux, databases, and enterprise applications.
Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills with the ability to assess complex environments and translate findings into actionable insights.
Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to produce clear audit documentation.
Strong organizational abilities, attention to detail, and experience preparing structured audit workpapers.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience with federal government audits, FISMA assessments, or OIG audit support.
Familiarity with conducting control testing aligned with NIST SP 800‑53A, FISCAM, or SOX.
Experience using automated audit or GRC tools.
Professional audit or security certifications such as:
CISA
CISSP
CIA
CGEIT
CRISC
CPA (IT‑related experience)
Equal Opportunity Employer Assurit is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.
Apply To apply for this job, email your resume to
denise.pho@assurit.com .
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About The Role We are looking for a Senior IT Auditor with deep experience assessing IT controls, identifying risks, and evaluating the effectiveness of security and technology environments. This role is responsible for performing complex audit activities across a wide range of platforms—including operating systems, databases, applications, and supporting infrastructure. The Senior IT Auditor will help identify control gaps, recommend corrective actions, and support audit documentation to ensure compliance, efficiency, and secure operations. This position plays a critical role in strengthening technology governance and ensuring that systems operate securely, reliably, and in alignment with recognized IT standards and best practices.
Location Periodic onsite work at various locations throughout the State of Maryland.
Key Responsibilities
Evaluate IT controls across diverse systems and platforms, identifying gaps and recommending risk-based improvements.
Review security configurations, installation procedures, and control environments for operating systems, databases, applications, and supporting technologies.
Identify process or technical problems and propose effective remediation strategies.
Develop audit plans, prepare audit test procedures, and perform audit testing aligned with established methodologies.
Analyze audit results, determine control effectiveness, and document findings with clarity and precision.
Produce structured audit workpapers, findings, and supporting documentation to ensure efficient, repeatable, and compliant reviews.
Collaborate with stakeholders to explain audit observations, discuss risk implications, and validate corrective actions.
Apply recognized IT audit, security, and control frameworks to support audit execution and reporting.
Assist in the continuous enhancement of audit strategies, methodologies, and tools.
Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Accounting, Business, or related field; or equivalent professional experience.
7+ years of hands‑on experience conducting IT audits in enterprise, government, or regulated environments.
Strong knowledge of generally accepted IT audit standards, principles, and practices (e.g., GAO FISCAM, NIST, COBIT, ISO, FISMA).
Proficiency evaluating IT security and control practices, including access management, configuration management, change management, and incident response.
Experience auditing diverse technology platforms such as Windows, Linux, databases, and enterprise applications.
Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills with the ability to assess complex environments and translate findings into actionable insights.
Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to produce clear audit documentation.
Strong organizational abilities, attention to detail, and experience preparing structured audit workpapers.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience with federal government audits, FISMA assessments, or OIG audit support.
Familiarity with conducting control testing aligned with NIST SP 800‑53A, FISCAM, or SOX.
Experience using automated audit or GRC tools.
Professional audit or security certifications such as:
CISA
CISSP
CIA
CGEIT
CRISC
CPA (IT‑related experience)
Equal Opportunity Employer Assurit is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.
Apply To apply for this job, email your resume to
denise.pho@assurit.com .
#J-18808-Ljbffr