Senior Manager Technology and Cybersecurity Audit

About the position When you join Verizon, you want more out of a career. A place to share your ideas freely — even if they're daring or different. Where the true you can learn, grow, and thrive. At Verizon, we power and empower how people live, work and play by connecting them to what brings them joy. We do what we love — driving innovation, creativity, and impact in the world. Our V Team is a community of people who anticipate, lead, and believe that listening is where learning begins. In crisis and in celebration, we come together — lifting our communities and building trust in how we show up, everywhere & always. Want in? Join the #VTeamLife. As a Technology/Cybersecurity Internal Audit Senior Manager, you will play a critical role in executing and managing audit projects, coaching staff, conducting training, assisting daily assignments, overseeing and incorporating industry expertise and knowledge into internal audit control frameworks, improving testing methodology, ensuring consistency in evidence standards, developing tools and testing environments, and promoting cybersecurity and software engineering skills within the team. You will support our efforts through providing objective evaluations of our technology and cybersecurity processes to make us better. The work you perform is critical to reducing risk and providing solutions that protect our company, our employees and our shareholders.

Responsibilities

• Oversee end to end process of complex Technology/Cybersecurity Audits ensuring execution on audit commitments and compliance to methodology.
• Develop and grow junior staff members and conduct quality review of audit work papers.
• Communicate audit results to executive management.
• Identify internal control deficiencies, evaluate their risk implications, and advise management.
• Assist in executing corrective recommendations for deficiencies identified.
• Communicate challenges and roadblocks impacting audit commitments with senior management.
• Participate in departmental administrative responsibilities and drive completion of selected departmental goals.
• Grow knowledge and experience while working with a variety of emerging technology environments, platforms, applications and tools/utilities.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree and six or more years of experience in Information Technology (IT), Auditing, Security & Privacy Services, Business Process Controls, IT Risk Management, SOX Advisory, or other related work.
• Ability to lead discussions with technical teams and business stakeholders.
• Deep understanding of operational audit processes in accordance with the International Standards for the Professional Practice of Internal Auditing (IIA Standards).
• Solid comprehension of information technology general and advanced controls, key industry standard frameworks, and cybersecurity protocols.
• Proficiency in basic data queries and executive summary data visualizations using tools like SQL, Google Data Studio, Tableau, Alteryx, Qlik, etc.
• Strong knowledge of networks, operating systems, servers, personal computers, system development, client/server architecture.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills to summarize audit results and communicate findings to management.
• Strong project management skills to manage and conduct audits with minimal supervision.
• Willingness to travel up to approximately 25% of the time.

Nice-to-haves

• A degree in Accounting, Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or other relevant field.
• Professional certifications such as Certified Information System Auditor (CISA), Cybersecurity Practitioner Certification (CSX-P), Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Certified Internal Audit (CIA), or Certified Public Accountant (CPA).
• Risk Management experience (performing assessments, designing controls, managing enterprise control frameworks).
• Knowledgeable across a wide spectrum of frameworks and standards such as NIST Cyber Security Framework, COBIT, ISO 27001/27002, and CIS Security Controls.
• In-depth knowledge of network and system security and practices across all major-computing areas (cloud, client/server, PC/LAN, VPN, DevOps) and Internet related technology.
• Prior work experience in a Public Accounting environment specializing in technology-based audits and cybersecurity.
• Prior work experience in first, second, or third line of defense organizations focused on cybersecurity.

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