Technology Audit Manager

Verizon•Alpharetta, GA

5d•$84,000 - $161,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The Technology Audit Manager serves as a trusted advisor and business partner, providing objective risk insight and leading or supporting risk-based internal audit and advisory engagements, primarily across technology and cybersecurity. The role collaborates with business leaders and assurance partners, strengthens testing methodologies and evidence standards, and communicates findings in terms of business impact. The manager leads engagement teams, reviews work, coaches team members, and manages multiple engagements from planning through remediation. The role also supports transformation initiatives with proactive risk and controls advice, applies data analytics and enterprise GenAI tools responsibly, and evaluates governance and control considerations for AI-enabled or automated systems. This is a hybrid role with a defined work location, including work from home and at least three days per week in the office. Travel may be required up to approximately 10% of the time.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree and four or more years of combined experience across cybersecurity, IT, auditing, Security & Privacy Services, business process controls, IT risk management, SOX advisory, or related work.
Four or more years of relevant experience, demonstrated through work and/or military experience or specialized training.
Leadership skills, including sound judgment, problem-solving, and the ability to establish rapport, trust, and confidence with business stakeholders.
Experience coaching and developing team members.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including communicating audit findings to stakeholders.
Ability to lead discussions with technical teams and business stakeholders and learn new technology concepts on demand.
Business acumen and ability to connect audit findings to business context, priorities, and impact.
Sound judgment regarding auditor independence and objectivity, including awareness of potential conflicts when engagements span advisory and assurance work.
Strong project management skills and ability to independently manage multiple engagements and engagement teams from beginning to end.
Solid understanding of IT general and advanced controls, industry-standard frameworks, cybersecurity protocols, and audit processes.
Working knowledge of networks, cloud platforms, operating systems, servers, client/server architecture, system development, and Internet-related technology.
Working understanding of self-service data and analytics tools, such as SQL/BigQuery, Qlik, Alteryx, or similar, sufficient to apply them and quality-review their use by the engagement team.
Familiarity with enterprise GenAI assistants such as Microsoft Copilot, Gemini, or Claude, and foundational understanding of AI governance considerations such as NIST AI RMF.
Willingness and ability to travel up to approximately 10% of the time.

Nice To Haves

Degree in Accounting, Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or another relevant field.
Prior experience in public accounting specializing in technology-based audits and cybersecurity.
Professional certification such as CISA, CISSP, CISM, CRISC, CSX-P, CIA, CPA, AAIA, AAISM, or AAIR.
Knowledge of frameworks and standards such as NIST Cybersecurity Framework, COBIT, ISO 27001/27002, and CIS Security Controls, and experience applying them to security governance, system hardening, penetration testing, or social engineering.
Understanding of network and system security practices across cloud, client/server, PC/LAN, VPN, DevOps, and Internet-related technology.
Hands-on experience performing data queries and visualizations.
Experience assessing AI-enabled or automated decision-making systems and their data pipelines for governance and control effectiveness.
Experience building or piloting agentic AI or automation solutions within an audit or risk function.

Responsibilities

Design risk-based engagements and recommend audit, advisory, or blended approaches focused on the areas of highest risk.
Lead or support end-to-end complex technology and cybersecurity engagements, ensuring compliance with internal audit methodology and quality standards.
Design and execute engagement programs across technology and cybersecurity domains, including general and advanced IT controls.
Prepare and review workpapers, vet observations with process owners, and communicate results and risk ratings in terms of business impact.
Investigate potential observations, identify control deficiencies, process owners, and mitigating controls, assess risk, and draft observations and audit reports.
Develop corrective action plans in accordance with IIA standards and support management through successful remediation.
Reassess engagement scope as risks change and support advisory engagements and special projects, including major transformation initiatives.
Collaborate with Enterprise Risk Management, Compliance, and other assurance providers to support an integrated view of enterprise risk.
Use self-service analytics tools and enterprise GenAI assistants to support efficient, rigorous testing while preserving evidence standards.
Apply appropriate governance and control frameworks to engagements involving AI-enabled or automated decision-making systems, and involve specialists when needed.
Lead engagement teams day to day, assign and review work, and hold teams accountable for commitments and quality.
Coach and train Consultants, share technical expertise, and provide timely constructive feedback and direction.
Surface solutions to challenges affecting audit commitments and partner with senior audit leaders and business stakeholders.
Manage multiple concurrent engagements with competing deliverables and participate in departmental efficiency projects.
Stay current with emerging technologies and internal audit practices and standards, and apply and share relevant learning.
Act on feedback from process owners to improve the value delivered by Internal Audit.

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision insurance
Short- and long-term disability insurance
Basic and supplemental life insurance
AD&D insurance
Identity theft protection
Pet insurance
Group home and auto insurance
Matched 401(k) savings plan
Up to 8 company-paid holidays per year
Up to 6 personal days per year
Paid parental leave
Adoption assistance
Tuition assistance
Incentives and total rewards
Up to 15 days of vacation per year for newly hired employees, increasing with service
Potential premium pay, including overtime, shift differential, holiday pay, or allowances, depending on the role