Internal Audit Lead - IT Systems and Controls

About the role

Lambda, The Superintelligence Cloud, is a leader in AI cloud infrastructure serving tens of thousands of customers. Our customers range from AI researchers to enterprises and hyperscalers. Lambda's mission is to make compute as ubiquitous as electricity and give everyone the power of superintelligence. If you'd like to build the world's best AI cloud, join us.

Responsibilities

• We are seeking an experienced Internal Audit Lead – IT Systems and Controls to join our Internal Audit function, reporting directly to the Head of Internal Audit.
• This role will take ownership of SOX IT controls testing and assurance activities, with a strong emphasis on IT General Controls (ITGCs), IT Automated Controls, and Key Report testing.
• In addition, the role will contribute to broader IT and data-focused internal audit projects and advisory initiatives, driving value-added insights and strengthening the overall governance and internal controls environment.
• This is a leadership level role that combines hands-on testing and evaluation with leadership, oversight, and stakeholder engagement.

Requirements

• We are seeking an experienced Internal Audit Lead – IT Systems and Controls to join our Internal Audit function, reporting directly to the Head of Internal Audit.
• This role will take ownership of SOX IT controls testing and assurance activities, with a strong emphasis on IT General Controls (ITGCs), IT Automated Controls, and Key Report testing.
• In addition, the role will contribute to broader IT and data-focused internal audit projects and advisory initiatives, driving value-added insights and strengthening the overall governance and internal controls environment.
• This is a leadership level role that combines hands-on testing and evaluation with leadership, oversight, and stakeholder engagement.

Qualifications

• Education & Certification:
  • Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Accounting, or related field.
  • CISA, CISSP, or equivalent certification strongly preferred; CPA or CIA is a plus.
• Experience:
  • 10+ years of progressive experience in IT audit, IT risk, or IT SOX compliance, with at least 3+ years in a managerial or supervisory level role.
  • Big Four accounting firm or equivalent experience in Internal or External Audit or IT consulting practice.
  • Deep expertise in ITGCs, IT Automated Controls, key report testing, and their relevance to ICFR, Internal audit methodology and IIA standards.
  • Experience auditing or testing both homegrown business systems and third-party SaaS applications.
  • Familiarity with data governance, system implementation reviews, and cybersecurity risk assessments.
• Skills & Competencies:
  • Strong analytical and technical skills with the ability to evaluate IT and data risks across complex environments.
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to effectively engage with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
  • Pioneering ability to lead and review the work of internal teams and co-sourced resources.
  • Organized, detail-oriented, and able to manage multiple priorities in a dynamic environment.

Benefits

• Salary Range: $236K - $315K
• About Lambda: Founded in 2012, with 500+ employees, and growing fast. Our investors notably include TWG Global, US Innovative Technology Fund (USIT), Andra Capital, SGW, Andrej Karpathy, ARK Invest, Fincadia Advisors, G Squared, In-Q-Tel (IQT), KHK & Partners, NVIDIA, Pegatron, Supermicro, Wistron, Wiwynn, Gradient Ventures, Mercato Partners, SVB, 1517, and Crescent Cove. We have research papers accepted at top machine learning and graphics conferences, including NeurIPS, ICCV, SIGGRAPH, and TOG. Our values are publicly available: https://lambda.ai/careers. We offer generous cash & equity compensation, health, dental, and vision coverage for you and your dependents, wellness and commuter stipends for select roles, a 401k Plan with 2% company match (USA employees), and a flexible paid time off plan that we all actually use. Lambda is an Equal Opportunity employer. Applicants are considered without regard to race, color, religion, creed, national origin, age, sex, gender, marital status, sexual orientation and identity, genetic information, veteran status, citizenship, or any other factors prohibited by local, state, or federal law.