Senior IT Auditor: Cyber Risk & IT Controls

Lincoln Financial Group; Charlotte, Northern (NC, KY); Hybrid; USD 95,000 - 152,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Leadership development

Tuition assistance

Financial counseling

Job summary

Lincoln Financial Group in Charlotte seeks an IT Audit professional to lead end-to-end IT risk assessments across cybersecurity, cloud, and infrastructure. You will partner with internal teams and co-source partners to apply Lincoln's IT IA methodology and deliver audit outcomes.

The role offers a hybrid schedule with three days in the office, a clear career progression, and a comprehensive benefits package including leadership development, tuition assistance, and financial counseling.

Qualifications

• Expertise in IT disciplines including cybersecurity, hardware, networking, cloud environments, firewalls, servers, database management systems, operating systems, disaster recovery, identity and access management, incident management, vulnerability management, risk assessment, IT governance, and system development.
• 4+ years of IT audit and/or information technology experience aligned with responsibilities for this position.
• Certifications/Licensures: CISA, CISSP and/or CIA.
• Knowledge of internal controls, IT risk, and regulatory/compliance frameworks (ITIL, NIST, COBIT, NY DFS, CCPA/CPRA, SEC, PCI DSS, etc.).
• Demonstrates problem solving, root-cause analysis, and critical-thinking to assess complex IT environments.
• Demonstrates relationship management and organizational skills to independently manage engagements.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• 4 Year / Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or related IT field.

Responsibilities

• Plan audit engagements, identify inherent risks and control objectives, perform risk assessments and identify IT-related risks based on objectives, regulations, and threats.
• Conduct end-to-end audit engagements, perform testing, facilitate meetings, and document results according to internal audit methodology.
• Perform advisory reviews by assessing project governance, risks, controls, and implementation activities.
• Support integrated audits by evaluating IT risks and controls relevant to audit objectives.
• Demonstrate IT expertise across cybersecurity, hardware, networking, cloud, identity management, incident management, and more.
• Provide IT SME, audit knowledge, and judgment to assess business processes and risks.
• Prepare detailed audit reports, lead closing meetings, ensure audit documentation conforms to standards.
• Monitor issue remediation, retesting, and closure status.

Skills

Cybersecurity

Networking

Cloud environments

Risk assessment

IT governance

System development

Incident management

IAM

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT/CS

Job description

Lincoln Financial Group in Charlotte seeks an IT Audit professional to lead end-to-end IT risk assessments across cybersecurity, cloud, and infrastructure. You will partner with internal teams and co-source partners to apply Lincoln's IT IA methodology and deliver audit outcomes.

The role offers a hybrid schedule with three days in the office, a clear career progression, and a comprehensive benefits package including leadership development, tuition assistance, and financial counseling.