Remote Cyber Lead Auditor & Testing Strategist

Socket.dev; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Ardent is seeking a Cyber Lead Auditor / Test Lead to provide independent technical leadership for a cybersecurity assurance program for the state of Florida. The role involves converting OCIG objectives into defensible testing strategies, supervising evidence collection, and ensuring findings are supported and traceable across a multi-agency environment.

The candidate will design testing strategies, oversee QA reviews, and lead knowledge transfer so OCIG and OIG staff can reuse procedures.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in cybersecurity, information assurance, audit, information systems, or related discipline.
• Proven professional certifications such as CISSP, CISA, PMP, CEH, or other relevant certifications.
• 10 years of progressive cybersecurity experience including operations, incident response, vulnerability management, or audit support.
• 5 years supporting or conducting audits, compliance reviews, or assurance work in government or regulated environments.
• Ability to design defensible test procedures and communicate technical results to senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead ingestion and analysis of agency documentation and remediation plans.
• Develop Agency Risk Understanding Memorandum and testing priorities.
• Design testing strategies with detailed procedures, thresholds, and escalation paths.
• Map procedures to NIST CSF DE.AE, DE.DP, PR.AC and applicable criteria.
• Ensure testing stays within authorization and complies with Rules of Engagement.
• Review evidence for relevance, reliability, and traceability.

Skills

Cybersecurity experience

Audit experience

Stakeholder communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in cybersecurity or related field

Tools

Active Directory

Cloud platforms

APIs

Web applications

Databases

SIEM/EDR

Vulnerability scanners

Evidence repositories

Job description

Ardent is seeking a Cyber Lead Auditor / Test Lead to provide independent technical leadership for a cybersecurity assurance program for the state of Florida. The role involves converting OCIG objectives into defensible testing strategies, supervising evidence collection, and ensuring findings are supported and traceable across a multi-agency environment.

The candidate will design testing strategies, oversee QA reviews, and lead knowledge transfer so OCIG and OIG staff can reuse procedures.