IT Audit Consultant

Position: IT Audit Consultant
Location: Onsite - Jackson, MS
Duration: 3 Years plus
Job Summary

• Provide audit and compliance support to prepare for, respond to, and track internal and external IT audits.
• Coordinate with agency personnel, technical staff, and documentation resources to ensure accurate and timely audit deliverables.
• Assist in planning, coordinating, and supporting information technology audits.
• Prepare and coordinate audit responses and submit required evidence.
• Develop and track Corrective Action Plans (CAPs), Plans of Action and Milestones (POA&Ms), Safeguard and Security Reports, security assessment responses, and audit status reports.
• Track audit findings through remediation and closure, ensuring issues are resolved.
• Work with business units and technical staff to gather supporting documentation.
• Identify and address documentation gaps by facilitating development or revision of policies, standards, procedures, and governance documents.
• Review submitted evidence to ensure completeness, consistency, and compliance with requirements.
• Monitor remediation activities and provide regular status reports to management.
• Assist in implementing and documenting corrective actions.
• Maintain organized audit documentation repositories.
• Support periodic compliance assessments and conduct internal compliance reviews.
• Assist with risk assessments and prepare compliance reports.

• Knowledge of information security governance, IT audit processes, risk management, control assessments, NIST Cybersecurity Framework, NIST SP 800-53, IRS Publication 1075, CAPs, POA&Ms, audit evidence collection, compliance collection, documentation, and security control implementation.

• Experience supporting IRS, SSA, or OSA audits.
• Relevant certifications such as CISA, CGRC, CISSP, CRISC, Security+, or equivalent.