Senior Information Technology (IT) Auditor


Job Description

IT Auditors are responsible for auditing information systems, platforms, IT infrastructure and operating procedures in accordance with established professional standards. IT Auditors evaluate IT infrastructure in terms of risk to the organization reviewed and assist management in the establishment of the appropriate controls. They determine and recommend improvements in current risk management controls and implementation of system changes or upgrades.

• Be adept at assessing complex information systems and identifying risks which warrant audit attention.
• Apply information systems control concepts in a wide variety of technology settings and appropriately assess the exposures resulting from ineffective or missing control practices.
• Be adept at evaluating information system audit results from management's perspective, even when defined criteria or standards do not exist.
• Provide appropriate levels of supervision and quality assurance review to ensure that work performed by others is competently performed and meets established standards for documentation, thoroughness, accuracy, etc.
• Be effective in evaluating overall audit results, weighing the relevancy, accuracy, and perspective of conclusions against the accumulated audit evidence both for individual technology processes as well as for the technology application as a whole.
• Be effective in communicating audit results, both verbally and in writing, so they are persuasive, placed in the appropriate context, and understood by the recipient.
• Interact effectively with a wide variety of people in a wide variety of settings.
• Perform a variety of complicated tasks and handle multiple assignments simultaneously.
• Exhibit creativity and innovation in recommending improvements to departmental audit practices and processes and encouraging those behaviors in others.
  

Skill and Designation Requirements

The position requires:

• Bachelor's degree with IT or business emphasis
• 4 to 8 years of information system audit experience or a combination of information systems and audit experience
• Demonstrated skills in leading complex information systems audits
• Effective interpersonal skills
• Effective verbal and written communications skills
• Critical thinking and analytical skills
• Have or pursuing a CPA, CIA, CISA, CISSP certification

To Apply

For consideration please email a Word formatted resume to:

Catherine Hentges

314.983.1343

Brown Smith Wallace, LLC
        Attn: Catherine Hentges
        1050 N. Lindbergh Blvd.
        St. Louis, MO 63132

Date Posted: 8/31/07