Audit Coordination and Management Lead

Steampunk•McLean, VA

About The Position

We are seeking an Audit Coordination and Management Lead responsible for planning, coordinating, and overseeing enterprise audit activities across a large, complex federal IT environment. This role serves as the primary liaison between auditors, Service Areas, cybersecurity teams, and federal leadership to ensure successful execution of internal and external audits while supporting enterprise compliance initiatives. The Audit Coordination and Management Lead provides oversight of audit planning, artifact collection, stakeholder engagement, findings management, remediation tracking, and continuous process improvement. This role also develops reporting, documentation, and governance processes that strengthen audit readiness and ensure compliance with applicable federal regulations and security frameworks.

Requirements

Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government Security Clearance.
Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Information Technology, Information Systems, Business Administration, Public Administration, or a related field (or equivalent combination of education and experience).
Minimum of 5 years of experience supporting audit coordination, compliance, governance, or IT security documentation activities.
Experience supporting federal audits, including OMB A-123, OIG SOC 1, FISMA, FISCAM, GAO, or similar federal audit engagements.
Experience developing audit strategies, detailed audit task plans, schedules, and execution timelines.
Experience collecting, organizing, validating, quality reviewing, and tracking audit artifacts, documentation, and supporting evidence.
Experience coordinating activities across auditors, Service Areas, leadership, and cross-functional stakeholders.
Experience reviewing audit findings, drafting management responses, developing POA&Ms, and tracking remediation activities through closure.
Experience conducting post-audit analysis, facilitating lessons learned sessions, and identifying process, SOP, and governance improvements.
Experience developing real-time dashboards, executive reporting, and operational metrics supporting audit status, findings, remediation progress, and R/Y/G indicators.
Experience developing and maintaining audit response standard operating procedures (SOPs) and supporting documentation to address regulatory and organizational changes.
Strong understanding of IT controls, federal compliance frameworks, and cross-organizational coordination.
Excellent organizational, written, verbal, and executive communication skills with the ability to manage multiple concurrent audits and competing priorities.

Nice To Haves

Strong understanding of NIST SP 800-53 controls and FISMA requirements.
Experience supporting enterprise governance, risk registers, and compliance documentation.
Experience implementing automation solutions that improve audit reporting, artifact management, and audit workflow processes.
One or more of the following certifications: CISA, CISM, CISSP, ISO 9001, CompTIA Security+

Responsibilities

Plan, coordinate, and oversee enterprise audit activities supporting OMB A-123, OIG SOC 1, FISMA, FISCAM, GAO, and other federal audits.
Develop audit strategies, detailed audit task plans, schedules, and milestones to ensure successful audit execution.
Serve as the primary liaison between auditors, Service Areas, cybersecurity teams, and federal leadership throughout the audit lifecycle.
Coordinate audit planning meetings and ensure Service Areas understand audit objectives, requirements, deliverables, and timelines.
Collect, organize, validate, quality review, and track audit artifacts, documentation, and supporting evidence prior to submission.
Monitor audit requests and coordinate responses across multiple Service Areas to ensure timely and accurate delivery of audit materials.
Review audit findings, validate observations, draft management responses, and coordinate development of Plans of Action and Milestones (POA&Ms).
Track remediation activities through closure and provide regular status updates to leadership and stakeholders.
Conduct post-audit analysis and facilitate lessons learned sessions to identify opportunities for process, governance, and standard operating procedure (SOP) improvements.
Develop and maintain real-time dashboards and executive reporting that provide visibility into audit status, findings, remediation progress, and R/Y/G performance indicators.
Support automation initiatives that improve audit tracking, reporting, documentation management, and audit data updates.
Develop, maintain, and update audit response SOPs, templates, and supporting documentation to reflect regulatory and organizational changes.
Collaborate with compliance, cybersecurity, and operational teams to strengthen enterprise audit readiness and governance processes.
Stay current on evolving federal audit requirements, compliance standards, and cybersecurity governance best practices.