Senior IT & Cybersecurity Audit Lead

First American Financial Corporation; Santa Ana (CA); On-site; USD 129,000 - 172,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision benefits

401k

PTO

Job summary

First American Financial Corporation in Santa Ana, California, seeks a senior IT/cybersecurity audit leader to drive risk assessments, audit planning, and executive communications. You will guide audits across cloud, network, data protection, and identity controls, mentoring teams and delivering high-stakes reports to leadership.

The role emphasizes strong leadership, regulatory knowledge, and hands-on audit expertise in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• 8+ years leading IT or cybersecurity audits with client leadership interaction.
• Hands-on security-configuration audit experience with firewalls, SIEM, cloud security.
• Strong executive presence, negotiation, writing and presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead executive-level discussions with technology, security, risk, and finance leaders.
• Direct audits across technology and cybersecurity programs identified in the profile.
• Coach auditors, build capability, and improve audit methods and analytics.

Skills

IT audit leadership

Cybersecurity audits

Executive communication

Risk assessment

Cloud security knowledge

Education

CISA or equivalent

Tools

AuditBoard

Power BI

ServiceNow

Jira

SailPoint

Job description

First American Financial Corporation in Santa Ana, California, seeks a senior IT/cybersecurity audit leader to drive risk assessments, audit planning, and executive communications. You will guide audits across cloud, network, data protection, and identity controls, mentoring teams and delivering high-stakes reports to leadership.

The role emphasizes strong leadership, regulatory knowledge, and hands-on audit expertise in a fast-paced environment.