Job Title: IT Auditor
Duration: Contract to Permanent Hire
Location: Hybrid 2-3 days onsite - Des Moines, IA
Job Description:
A bachelor's degree and 8+ years of professional experience working with technology or auditing/assessing technology.
• A depth of Technology or Audit/Risk Technology experience included in but not limited to: IT Architecture, Information Security, or IT Governance.
• Demonstrate a depth and breadth of knowledge and understanding across the following technology areas and demonstrate a comprehensive understanding in how they enable Principal’s global business in an ever-changing operational, technical and regulatory environment.
• Technology Governance
• Application Design and Architecture
• Information Security
• Infrastructure - including Servers and Network
• Cloud
• Data and Analytics
• Demonstrate the ability to develop understanding in other critical subject areas such as finance and accounting.
• Demonstrate informal leadership, influence, and effective challenge skills, both internally focused within the team and externally directed to audit customers.
• Exposure and understanding to modern technology platforms and architectures including Cloud and Data Analytics environments.
• CISA, CISSP, CIA, CPA or other applicable certifications a plus.
• Proficiency in internal auditing principles and best practices, with specific working knowledge of NIST or other accepted frameworks, including COSO.
• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills to reflect relevant facts from audit execution with domestic and globally oriented teams
Responsibilities:
Support achievement of the organization's business objectives by performing risk-based assurance services throughout Principal’s global technology enterprise.
• Lead the execution of global integrated technology audits in accordance with established IIA standards. This includes delegating and overseeing audit work performed by other team members.
• Lead the examination and evaluation of Principal’s information technology infrastructure, applications, data, management, policies, procedures, and operational processes against recognized Principal standards or established policies. Evaluate technology controls to protect information technology assets to ensure integrity and information security are aligned with organizational goals and objectives.
• Identify and assess key risks, controls, and test plans for assurance activities with limited guidance.
• Present audit results in an objective and unbiased manner to stakeholders.
• Quickly assess which objectives are most impactful to company strategy, leverage professional judgement to align audit work to reflect on those objectives, and effectively escalate significant issues and risk exposures to appropriate levels of management.
• Evaluate and negotiate appropriate solutions to complex problems identified by assurance activities.
• Leverage data and analytics to drive additional insight and efficiency in the analysis of audit subjects.
• Lead and collaborate on multiple concurrent projects that have moderate to high complexity. Exhibits the ability to plan and prioritize within assigned projects.
• Develop and maintain excellent business relationships within Internal Audit and with the global Principal community.
