Guidehouse

Technology Consulting

ITSecurityAuditorSeniorConsultant

$135–185k ~AI est. Chantilly, Virginia, United States FULL TIME
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HIGH DEMAND

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The Brief

“IT Security Auditor – Senior Consultant at Guidehouse. Skills: IT Security Auditing, Federal IT Controls, Remediation Planning. Lead stakeholder engagement. Lead technical delivery”

Industry & Context.

Technology Consulting
Problems you'll solve

Root cause analysis; Problem solving

Eligibility Requirements

Up to 10% travel, Active Top Secret SCI, CI polygraph

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

3+ years IT consulting, Federal government consulting, Federal information security laws, Federal information assurance laws, Federal information assurance guidance, Bachelor's Degree Technical, Bachelor's Degree Business

Nice to Have

CISA certification, CISM certification, IT risk knowledge, IT controls knowledge, IT security reviews knowledge, FISMA experience, NIST SP 800 experience, FISCAM experience, OMB Circular A-123 assessments, Internal control assessments experience, Access management auditing, Account management auditing, Contingency planning auditing, Configuration management auditing, Audit logging auditing, Audit log monitoring

What You'll Do.

Lead stakeholder engagement

Lead technical delivery

Support federal agencies

Perform IT controls assessments

Perform program evaluations

Analyze IT control weaknesses

Develop remediation plans

Conduct IT controls assessments

Perform IT controls testing

Review documents and artifacts

Evaluate IT controls implementation

Evaluate IT controls effectiveness

Document IT controls testing

Summarize assessment results

Communicate assessment results

Provide subject matter expertise

Respond to IT security requests

Execute IT assessments

Mentor junior team members

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Client stakeholders; IT system personnel; Junior team members

Communication Scope

Client communication; Senior leadership communication

Process & Methodology

IT assessments, IT evaluations

Full Job Description

**_Job Family_ :** Technology Consulting ** _Travel Required_ :** Up to 10% **_Clearance Required_ :** Active Top Secret SCI with Polygraph ** _What You Will Do_ :** The Senior IT Security Auditor will lead stakeholder engagement and technical delivery for efforts supporting federal agencies with IT controls assessments and program evaluations. This is an ideal role for someone with an information security and assurance or IT audit background who is looking to utilize their skills to work with the federal government to analyze IT control weaknesses, identify root causes, and develop remediation plans. Responsibilities include some or all of the following: Performing assessments of IT controls using industry-standard guidance and leading best practices Conducting interviews and discussions with a variety of client stakeholders, including IT system personnel such as Information System Security Officers (ISSOs) and system administrators * Reviewing and analyzing documents and artifacts to assist in IT controls testing such as system security plans, SOPs, audit logs, configuration scans, and vulnerability scans * Evaluating the implementation and effectiveness of IT controls using provided artifacts against federal requirements, industry guidance, and leading best practices * Documenting the results of IT controls testing in a consistent and high-quality manner that would allow others to review and understand the results * Summarizing and communicating IT controls assessment results to a variety of client stakeholders, including senior leadership * Understanding and analyzing known IT control weaknesses, identifying root causes, and developing detailed remediation plans * Providing subject matter expertise to client personnel on a wide range of matters relating to IT security and assurance * Responding to ad-hoc IT security-related requests from client personnel * Planning and executing day-to-day activities of IT assessments and evaluations individually and for the tea

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