Director, IT Audit: Cyber, AI & Cloud Leadership

Cephas Consultancy Services Private Limited; Reston (VA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Cephas Consultancy Services Private Limited in Reston, Virginia, United States is seeking an IT Audit Director – Cyber, AI and Cloud to lead audits across AI, cyber security and cloud platforms. This full-time role is based in Reston or the DC area, reporting into the IT Audit leadership.

You will own audits, guide planning, execution and reporting, and coach junior staff while building strong partnerships with business units.

Qualifications

• 8 years of experience in IT Audit, IT Risk Management, or Information Security.
• Expert knowledge of cyber security, artificial intelligence, or cloud infrastructure technologies, such as Amazon Web Services.
• Prior experience coaching and providing feedback to audit staff.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Ability to speak to technical experts in their technical languages.
• Critical thinking skills.
• Strong skills in identifying, designing, and implementing visualizations of various data sets.
• Experience with visualization tools (Power BI, Tableau, Plotly, Seaborn).
• Coding skills and experience with data analytics related languages, such as Python (including SciPy, NumPy, and/or PySpark).
• Experience using AI solutions to increase effectiveness and efficiency as part of day-to-day audit execution.
• Demonstrated work auditing AI solutions and related risks.
• Knowledge of agentic AI architectures and risks.
• Shows curiosity and adaptability in learning and responsibly applying new technologies, including artificial intelligence, to reimagine how we work.

Responsibilities

• Direct and oversee audits in complex areas like AI, cyber security, resiliency, and cloud infrastructure.
• Identify risks and assess potential impact to develop and adjust audit plans.
• Participate in annual planning to develop Audit plans focused on top IT risks.
• Provide day-to-day project management oversight of other IT Auditors, including coaching and guidance.
• Be hands-on and conduct testing of highly complex topics with autonomy and focus on high-risk areas.
• Create regular viewpoints on top risks such as AI, cyber, or resiliency.
• Inspire team members to innovate and generate meaningful insights.
• Coach junior staff and share internal audit knowledge with business partners.
• Ideate innovative data analytics, automation, and AI approaches for testing.

Skills

IT Audit Leadership

Cyber Security

AI & Cloud

Data Visualization

Python & Data Analytics

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Master’s degree / MBA in CS/IS/Cyber Security or related

Tools

Power BI

Tableau

Plotly

Seaborn

Python (SciPy, NumPy, PySpark)

Job description

Cephas Consultancy Services Private Limited in Reston, Virginia, United States is seeking an IT Audit Director – Cyber, AI and Cloud to lead audits across AI, cyber security and cloud platforms. This full-time role is based in Reston or the DC area, reporting into the IT Audit leadership.

You will own audits, guide planning, execution and reporting, and coach junior staff while building strong partnerships with business units.