Defense & Security, IT Risk and Controls Consultant

About the role

The IT Risk and Controls Consultant supports stakeholder engagement and technical delivery for efforts supporting client organizations with IT controls audit/assessments, remediation, and other related support. The role involves direct interaction with clients and other organizational stakeholders to support IT internal control efforts.

Responsibilities

• Perform rigorous audits/assessments of IT controls using industry-standard guidance and leading practices
• Conduct walkthrough interviews and maintain communication with a variety of client stakeholders, including system personnel such as system and database administrators
• Request, obtain, review, and analyze a variety of artifacts to assist in executing IT controls testing such as security plans, SOPs, system screenshots, and system configuration settings
• Evaluate the design and operating effectiveness of IT controls using provided artifacts, industry-standard guidance, leading practices, and professional judgment
• Document the results of IT controls test work in a consistent and high-quality manner that would allow a reviewer to repeat the test and reach the same conclusion
• Summarize and communicate IT controls assessment results to a variety of client stakeholders, including senior leadership personnel
• Plan and execute day-to-day activities of IT controls assessments individually and for the team
• Work with client personnel to understand and analyze known IT control weaknesses, identify root causes, and develop detailed, robust remediation plans
• Provide subject matter expertise to client personnel on all matters relating to IT controls and respond to ad-hoc IT controls requests from client personnel
• Develop documents to support internal control assessment planning decisions and control identification
• Support the development of corrective action plans to resolve material weaknesses, significant deficiencies, and control deficiencies
• Assess incremental financial system modernization efforts as well as in-production and in-development environments with regards to audit readiness and future risks
• Prepare presentations, briefing materials, standard operating procedures, frequently asked questions, guides, and white papers that effectively support organizational efforts to promote awareness and understanding of OMB A-123 and internal controls

Requirements

• Must be able to OBTAIN and MAINTAIN a Federal or DoD "PUBLIC TRUST"; candidates must obtain approved adjudication of their PUBLIC TRUST prior to onboarding with Guidehouse.
• Bachelor's Degree
• TWO (2) or more years' experience in IT controls, audit, assessment, AND/OR remediation

Qualifications

• Master's Degree
• Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) certification
• Demonstrates knowledge and experience in IT risk and controls through IT audits, IT control assessments, and IT security reviews
• Experience supporting an internal control program
• Experience performing IT audits, OMB Circular A-123 or similar internal control assessments, and/or remediating and implementing IT controls
• Experience testing or remediating some or all of the following IT controls topic areas:
• Access and account management, including authorization, provisioning, recertification, and separation
• Segregation of duties, including identifying and defining segregation of duties risks and conflicts, preventive and detective segregation of duties controls, and understanding the difference between segregation of duties and least privilege
• Technical account management controls, such as password length, complexity, and expiration
• Audit logging and monitoring, including generation of audit logs, use of audit log aggregation and analysis tools, and audit log monitoring and review
• Configuration management, including configuration baseline concepts, baseline deviations, baseline maintenance, monitoring for ongoing compliance with a baseline, and industry-accepted baselines such as DISA STIGs and CIS benchmarks
• Change management, including authorization, development, testing, and deployment of changes
• Contingency planning, including backups, testing of backups, and alternate site

Skills

• Knowledge of IT risk and controls through IT audits, IT control assessments, and IT security reviews
• Experience with IT audits, OMB Circular A-123 or similar internal control assessments, and/or remediating and implementing IT controls
• Experience testing or remediating some or all of the following IT controls topic areas:
• Access and account management, including authorization, provisioning, recertification, and separation
• Segregation of duties, including identifying and defining segregation of duties risks and conflicts, preventive and detective segregation of duties controls, and understanding the difference between segregation of duties and least privilege
• Technical account management controls, such as password length, complexity, and expiration
• Audit logging and monitoring, including generation of audit logs, use of audit log aggregation and analysis tools, and audit log monitoring and review
• Configuration management, including configuration baseline concepts, baseline deviations, baseline maintenance, monitoring for ongoing compliance with a baseline, and industry-accepted baselines such as DISA STIGs and CIS benchmarks
• Change management, including authorization, development, testing, and deployment of changes
• Contingency planning, including backups, testing of backups, and alternate site

Benefits

• Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance
• Personal and Family Sick Time & Company Paid Holidays
• Position may be eligible for a discretionary variable incentive bonus
• Parental Leave and Adoption Assistance
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Basic Life & Supplemental Life
• Health Savings Account, Dental/Vision & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
• Student Loan PayDown
• Tuition Reimbursement, Personal Development & Learning Opportunities
• Skills Development & Certifications
• Employee Referral Program
• Corporate Sponsored Events & Community Outreach
• Emergency Back-Up Childcare Program
• Mobility Stipend

Pay

Competitive compensation and a flexible benefits package that reflects our commitment to creating a diverse and supportive workplace.

Schedule

Full-time position with occasional travel up to 10%.*

*Travel is required up to 10% of the time.