Cyber Security Auditor, Internal Audit

Google – Chicago, IL, USA;
Sunnyvale, CA, USA.

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By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following:
Chicago, IL, USA;
Sunnyvale, CA, USA.

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Accounting, Finance or equivalent practical experience.
• 4 years of experience in internal audit, risk or compliance roles.
• Experience working with relational database analysis (e.g., SQL).
• Experience supporting technical audits that utilize programming and SQL.

• Maintains CISSP, CCSP, PMP, CRISC, CISA, or other related security certifications.
• Experience testing controls to determine compliance with NIST, FedRAMP, ISO 27000 series, PCI‑DSS, SOC 2, CCM or other security frameworks.
• Experience performing risk assessments, designing or implementing internal controls, auditing platforms, hardware, and devices, content moderation, online advertising, cloud technologies, content licensing, e‑commerce, privacy, security, AI, or regulatory compliance.
• Understanding of coding in Python, Java, C++ or comparable language, evaluating for risk and design.
• Ability to navigate ambiguity, manage, coordinate multiple projects simultaneously in a fast‑paced, deadline‑driven environment, accept ownership and accountability of the process and deliver commitments.

As a part of the Internal Audit team, your mission is to focus on reducing risk across the Alphabet. You will do this by monitoring the risk environment across the Alphabet and providing insights to enable effective risk management, work closely with teams and leadership to achieve a strong control environment that enhances and protects organizational value. You will serve as one of the company’s various lines of defense for staffing and developing our team to be control experts who deliver objective and reliable results.

As a member of the team, you will advise the business and engineering groups to identify areas of cyber‑security risk and make valuable recommendations on controls. You will have the opportunity to influence change and decisions for business initiatives including product launches and system implementations. You will enjoy working in a dynamic environment, passion…

You will execute audit programs and procedures for key security controls that mitigate risk to Alphabet/Google and its Users.

Individual pay is determined by factors including job‑related skills, experience and relevant education or training.

US: $124,000 – $178,000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits.

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• Build close working relationships with Security and Safety teams to understand the information security risk profile of a function, service, or product area and apply this knowledge to audit planning and execution.
• Design and execute audit programs and procedures to test and provide in‑depth analysis on the design and operating effectiveness of key security controls that mitigate risks to Alphabet/Google and its Users at scale.
• Analyze audit results to draw meaningful conclusions and provide practical, risk‑based, data‑driven, and actionable recommendations for improvement.
• Prepare detailed audit reports summarizing scope, procedures, findings and recommendations.
• Manage relationships with stakeholders relevant to areas of domain expertise (e.g., core, security, engineering) and leverage to gain meaningful risk insights to influence the Audit Risk Universe and engagement and service offering prioritization.

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