Senior IT Auditor

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Job summary

The Office of the Auditor General of Ontario in Toronto is seeking a Senior IT Auditor to provide technical expertise to audit teams and support risk-based IT audit engagements across financial and performance audits. The role emphasizes IT control assessment, data analytics and collaboration with teams.

You will perform risk assessments, review SOC reports, conduct interviews, develop audit programs and coordinate activities, leveraging cloud, ERP and privacy knowledge to strengthen audit

Qualifications

• Three years of related cybersecurity and IT auditing experience.
• University degree and/or CIA, CISA or CISSP certification.
• Knowledge of auditing principles, risk assessment, CAS, GAAS and IT control frameworks.
• Experience auditing ERP and cloud environments and third-party providers.

Responsibilities

• Perform risk assessments identifying technology risks affecting financial reporting and operations.
• Assess IT general controls, application controls, interfaces and data migrations.
• Review SOC reports and third-party controls and assess impact on audit risk.
• Conduct interviews, walkthroughs, research and develop audit programs.
• Identify control deficiencies and provide evidence-based findings and recommendations.
• Use data analytics to detect anomalies, trends and risk areas.
• Research developments in auditing standards, cybersecurity, privacy and cloud computing.
• Coordinate audit activities and guide junior staff and interns.

Skills

Cybersecurity

IT auditing

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Project management

Interviews/negotiation

Education

University degree or professional qualification (CIA/CISA/CISSP)

Tools

SAP

Oracle

Workday

Microsoft Dynamics

IDEA

ACL

Alteryx

Job description

Apply By:Friday, November 13, 2026 11:59 pm EST

Office of the Auditor General of Ontario

Division:

IT Audit

City:

Toronto

Position(s) language:

Job term:

1 Permanent

Job code:

Auditor Gen-IC9 - Auditor Gen-IC9

$86,379.00 - $127,288.00 Per year

The Office of the Auditor General of Ontario (OAGO) is recruiting a highly motivated professional interested in making a difference for the benefit of the members of the Legislative Assembly and the people of Ontario. The OAGO is an independent office of the Legislative Assembly that conducts performance and financial statement audits of the provincial government, its ministries and agencies. We also audit organizations in the broader public sector that receive provincial funding.

The successful candidate will provide technical expertise to audit teams and support risk-based IT audit engagements for financial statement audits, performance audits and other assurance activities.

About the job

What can I expect to do in this role?

As a Senior IT Auditor, you will:

• Perform risk assessments to identify technology risks affecting financial reporting, business operations and government program delivery.
• Assess IT general controls, application controls, interfaces, data migrations and system implementation projects.
• Review SOC reports and related assurance documentation and assess the effect of third-party control deficiencies on audit risk and reliance.
• Conduct interviews, process walkthroughs and research; develop audit programs, execute procedures and prepare working papers and draft reports.
• Identify control deficiencies and develop practical, evidence-based findings and recommendations.
• Use data analytics and computer-assisted audit techniques to identify anomalies, trends and areas of risk.
• Research developments in auditing standards, cybersecurity, privacy, data governance, cloud computing, artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies.
• Coordinate assigned audit activities and provide guidance to junior staff and co-op students, where applicable.

What you bring to the team

You will qualify for this position by demonstrating:

• A minimum of three years of related experience in cybersecurity and IT auditing, including IT projects, databases or computer systems.
• Relevant university degree and/or a professional qualification such as CIA, CISA or CISSP.
• Strong knowledge of auditing principles, risk-assessment methodologies, CAS, GAAS, IIA Standards and leading IT control frameworks.
• Experience auditing ERP and cloud environments, complex technology infrastructure, SOC reports and third-party service providers.
• Experience assessing technology-transformation initiatives, including implementations, migrations, cloud adoption, vendor solutions, data conversion and privacy impacts.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, project-management, interviewing, negotiation and communication skills.
• Ability to communicate effectively across organizational levels.
• Ability to travel as a core requirement of the position.

Asset qualifications:

• Experience with SAP, Oracle, Workday or Microsoft Dynamics environments.
• Knowledge of IDEA, ACL or Alteryx.

What's in it for you?

• A modern organization with a flexible hybrid work model with in-office attendance at a minimum of 3 days per week.
• Work with an innovative and high-performing organization committed to creating a positive organizational culture.
• A defined benefit pension plan, comprehensive health plan, and life and disability insurance.
• Healthcare spending account.
• Maternity and parental leave top-up benefits.

Commitment to diversity, inclusion, accessibility, and anti-racism:

We are committed to building a workforce that reflects Ontario's varied communities and promoting a diverse, anti-racist, inclusive, accessible, merit-based, respectful and equitable workplace.

We invite all interested individuals to apply, and encourage applications from people with disabilities, racialised individuals, including Indigenous and Black applicants, as well as people from a diversity of ethnic and cultural origins, sexual orientations, gender identities and expressions.

We offer accommodation in all aspects of employment, including the recruitment process, consistent with the requirements of Ontario's Human Rights Code . If you require a disability-related accommodation to participate in the recruitment process, please contact the recruitment team at [e-mail] , who will respond to you within 72 hours.

We also believe in the importance of providing services to Ontarians in both official languages and encourage interested bilingual candidates to apply, particularly for public-facing positions.

Notes

Canadian Police Information Centre (CPIC) Screening

• Prior to an offer of employment, the top applicant(s) will be required to undergo screening by the Canadian Police Information Centre (CPIC).

Qualified List Information

• A list of qualified candidates will be established for the Senior IT Auditor position and will remain in effect for twelve (12) months from the date it is created. Qualified candidates may be considered for future permanent and/or temporary vacancies in this position.

Information collection notice

We are collecting your personal information to assess how well you meet the qualifications for employment with the Ontario Public Service, and for related recruitment purposes. The collection of personal information is necessary to the proper administration of OPS Careers, which is an authorized common service in accordance with s. 6 of the Ministry of Government Services Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. M.25.

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