IT Internal Auditor - Senior Associate

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Job Description

Our team of trusted audit professionals evaluates every aspect of Fannie Mae's IT environment. From on-premises environments to cutting edge cloud services, our audits cover the broad range of exciting technologies Fannie Mae uses, providing a challenging environment with tremendous opportunities for personal growth.

Within IT Audit, the IT Audit Issue Follow-up team focuses on validating the remediation of significant IT related issues stemming from regulators, management self-identified issues, as well as audit identified issues. In this highly visible position as a valued colleague on our team, you will assist with planning, executing, and reporting the results of IT related issue validation while also monitoring the overall IT risk environment.

THE IMPACT YOU WILL MAKE

The IT Internal Auditor - Senior Associate role will offer you the flexibility to make each day your own while working alongside people who care so that you can deliver on the following responsibilities:

• Apply specialized technical expertise to opine on issue validation in often complex areas, such as cyber security, resiliency, and complex infrastructure environments both in the cloud and on-premises.
• Evaluate activities across the issue management lifecycle, providing proactive feedback on the progress of issue remediation and potential gaps in remediation.
• Use a risk-based approach to execute follow-up plans as appropriate and suggest areas requiring additional analysis.
• Provide day-to-day project management for assigned issues. Prepare high-quality work papers and other documentation, leveraging manger guidance as needed. Address work paper review comments in a timely manner.
• Conduct testing with autonomy while leveraging a focus on the highest risk areas.
• Perform data analytics and visualizations.
• Assist in creating regular points of view on overall issue remediation trends by compiling and analyzing relevant data.

• 2 years of experience in IT Audit, IT Risk Management, or Information Security.
• Ability to multi-task and adjust to changing priorities.
• Strong understanding of cloud technologies, such as Amazon Web Services.
• Exposure to cyber security.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Critical thinking and data analytics skills.
• Ability to perform data analytics and visualization using tools such as Power BI, Tableau, or Python.

• 4+ years of experience in IT Audit, IT Risk Management, or Information Security.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience. Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Systems, Data Science, Mathematics, or related area of study is preferred.
• One or more of the following certifications: CISA, CISSP, CEH, CRISC, CISM.