Audit Coordination and Management Lead

Unissant; Bethesda (MD); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

EOE

Job summary

Unissant, Inc. is seeking an Audit Coordination and Management Lead to organize and steer audit activities across enterprise systems for federal programs.

The role emphasizes coordinating stakeholders, documenting actions, and maintaining audit artifacts to ensure readiness. The ideal candidate has 5+ years in audit coordination or IT security documentation, with knowledge of OMB A-123, SOC 1/FISMA, FISCAM, GAO, and strong communication skills for executive audiences.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years supporting audit coordination, compliance, governance, or IT security documentation activities.
• Experience supporting federal audits (OMB A-123, OIG SOC 1/FISMA, FISCAM, GAO or similar).
• Strong understanding of IT controls, federal compliance frameworks, risk registers, and governance practices.

Responsibilities

• Plan, coordinate, and oversee audit-related activities across enterprise systems and stakeholder groups.
• Support internal and external audit efforts by organizing timelines, responsibilities, documentation, and communications.
• Collect, validate, track, and manage audit artifacts for timely submission.

Skills

Audit coordination

IT security documentation

Federal audit support

Executive briefing

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Master's Degree (preferred)

Tools

CISA

CISM

CISSP

ISO 9001

Security+

Job description

Unissant, Inc. delivers innovative capabilities to the agencies that keep our nation healthy and safe. We apply our domain expertise, data acumen, and technology know-how to achieve breakthrough results for our clients. Working collaboratively, we advance missions and careers through a focus on honesty, integrity, and dependability. We continuously look for talent, excited to join that effort. To learn more about our exciting organization, please visit us at www.unissant.com.

Audit Coordination and Management Lead

The ideal candidate is an organized and solutions-oriented audit and compliance professional with experience supporting federal audit activities in complex technology environments. This individual excels at coordinating stakeholders, managing documentation, tracking remediation, and helping teams stay audit-ready through strong communication, structure, and follow-through.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Plan, coordinate, and oversee audit-related activities across enterprise systems and stakeholder groups.
• Support internal and external audit efforts by organizing timelines, responsibilities, documentation, and communications.
• Collect, validate, track, and manage audit artifacts to help ensure quality, consistency, and timely submission.
• Coordinate meetings between auditors, leadership, and stakeholders and support follow-up actions as needed.
• Review audit findings, support management responses, and track remediation through POA&M activities.
• Maintain dashboards, reporting tools, SOPs, and process documentation that strengthen audit readiness and governance maturity.
• Support lessons learned and continuous improvement efforts following audit activities.

Work Experience and Job Skills:

• Minimum of 5 years of experience supporting audit coordination, compliance, governance, or IT security documentation activities.
• Experience supporting federal audits such as OMB A-123, OIG SOC 1/FISMA, FISCAM, GAO, or similar oversight activities.
• Strong understanding of IT controls, federal compliance frameworks, risk registers, and enterprise governance practices.
• Excellent organizational, communication, and executive-briefing skills.
• Ability to manage multiple concurrent audits, deadlines, and cross-functional stakeholder relationships.

Education:

• Bachelor's Degree is required. Preferred field of study in Information Systems, Cybersecurity, Business Administration, Public Administration, Accounting, or related field of study.
• Master's Degree in a relevant field of study preferred.

Certificates, Licenses and Registrations:

• Desired certifications include CISA, CISM, CISSP, ISO 9001, and Security+.

Communication Skills:

• Excellent verbal and written skills, ability to present proposals and performance data, comfortable interfacing all levels of organization.
• Ability to write clear and concise creative content in a highly confidential manner.
• Ability to translate technical, operational, and compliance-related information into clear messaging for executive, technical, and non-technical audiences.

Clearance Requirements:

• Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance.

Travel:

• Work under this task order is expected to be performed primarily remotely at the contractor's non-Federally controlled facility.
• Key personnel are expected to work onsite in Bethesda, Maryland two days per week, with onsite schedules and working hours subject to approval by Federal staff.
• Additional onsite meetings or temporary support within Federally controlled facilities may be required based on program needs.

Environmental Requirements:

• Mainly a routine office environment.
• May be required to lift up to ten (10) pounds
• Flexible in working extended hours

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by the individual(s) assigned to this position. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, and skills required. Unissant management reserves the right to modify, add, or remove duties and to assign other duties as necessary. In addition, where applicable and available, reasonable accommodation(s) may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions of this position.

Please note: Candidate(s) will be required to go through pre-employment screening.

Unissant, Inc. is a proud Equal Opportunity Employer! (EOE; M/F/Disability/Vets)