External Audit Consultant

Federal Staffing Solutions•Washington, WA

2d•Remote

About The Position

Federal Staffing Solutions is seeking an External Audit Consultant to work remotely, supporting a client in the United States. This role is within the Information Security & Privacy Branch of the Division of Information Technology. The primary focus is to provide compliance and information security support in preparation for annual FISMA audits, conduct independent verification and validation of current policies and procedures, and assist with remediation of process improvements. The consultant will also support ongoing IV&V assessments and audit activities.

Requirements

Experience with cloud and on-premis applications desirable.
Simultaneously works on several complex assignments requiring analysis of intricately related complex variables.
Experience with leading and successfully developing audit and security related system documentation and requirements desired.
Must have at least ten years of progressively responsible experience in the information technology arena as an IT auditor, IT security analyst, IT manager, business analyst, system administrator or a combination of these.
Possess clear, concise, and effective verbal and written communication and project management skills needed for functioning in an unstructured matrix management environment.
Experience with assessing financial systems leveraging NIST 800 series, or FISMA Compliance strongly desired.
CISSP or CISA certification strongly desired.
US Citizen
MUST HAVE EXPERIENCE WORKING FOR A FINANCIAL SERVICES GOVERNMENT AGENCY

Nice To Haves

Experience with cloud and on-premis applications
Experience with leading and successfully developing audit and security related system documentation and requirements
Experience with assessing financial systems leveraging NIST 800 series, or FISMA Compliance
CISSP or CISA certification

Responsibilities

Participates in the process to evaluate, develop, maintain, and update the technology compliance program.
Advises the technology support officer and technology managers on compliance, information security, and internal controls.
Prepares the technology departments for the yearly FISMA audits.
Assist in developing required documents in support of internal FISMA reviews.
Develop solutions with team members to minimize vulnerabilities.
Advises the technology officer of compliance issues and recommends solutions.
Provides a weekly status report to the COR documenting concerns, issues, risks, and progress.
Recommends and helps implement automated solutions in the areas of compliance, auditing, and vulnerability detection for the branch.
Designs, tests, and implements audit mechanisms to detect non-compliance and to support evaluations of evidentiary materials.
Ensures proper audit trails are recorded.
Creates audit and monitoring reports used by the team, as directed.
Thoroughly assess and validate the audit findings for identified systems of record against Board policies.
Document findings and recommendations.
Crosswalk the evidence and latest Board Information Security Program (BISP) against the CISA and FedRamp standards and procedures and document the results.
Provide recommendations, develop action plans, and help implement capabilities to improve compliance and security practices.
Document updates to compliance related policies, processes, procedures, and/or standards as directed.