Audit Lead: IT Risk & Assurance Leader

Employees Retirement System of Texas; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Employees Retirement System of Texas is seeking an Audit Lead to plan, direct, and execute engagements across internal audit, including IT, operations, and governance. You will lead day-to-day audit teams, apply risk-based methodologies, and ensure timely, high-quality deliverables with strong stakeholder communication.

The role requires advanced knowledge of IT risks, audit standards, and the ability to mentor staff auditors while coordinating with management.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, business administration, public administration, information technology, or a related field.
• Five (5) years of experience in internal, external, or Information Technology auditing, or a related assurance/compliance field.
• Three (3) years of experience as an audit project manager or team lead.

Responsibilities

• Plans and scopes assigned engagements based on risk assessment and engagement objectives.
• Performs first-level review of staff workpapers, testing, and documentation to confirm sufficiency and quality of evidence obtained to support conclusions.
• Applies working knowledge across relevant technical areas to identify risk and design appropriate audit procedures; coordinates with subject-matter specialists when an engagement requires deeper technical expertise.
• Prepares or directs preparation of draft audit reports, ensuring findings are well supported, clearly communicated, and risk-prioritized.
• Applies the function's risk-based audit methodology and audit standards (IIA's Global Internal Audit Standards; GAO’s Government Auditing Standards throughout the engagement).
• Exercises independent, sound judgment to resolve engagement issues without requiring direction from the Audit Manager

Skills

Audit leadership

Risk-based auditing

IT auditing

Communication

Project management

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting/finance/IT or related field

Tools

CIA

CISA

COBIT

NIST CSF

GAO standards

Job description

Employees Retirement System of Texas is seeking an Audit Lead to plan, direct, and execute engagements across internal audit, including IT, operations, and governance. You will lead day-to-day audit teams, apply risk-based methodologies, and ensure timely, high-quality deliverables with strong stakeholder communication.

The role requires advanced knowledge of IT risks, audit standards, and the ability to mentor staff auditors while coordinating with management.