Senior Audit Project Manager - Information Security

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Job Description The Corporate Audit Services Senior Audit Project Manager (SAPM) is primarily responsible for leading staff in the completion of audit engagements with minimal supervision from managers, however there are no direct reports. The Senior Audit Project Manager is expected to monitor progress of audit engagements against plan and schedule, assess work performed by the audit engagement team, and provide coaching and on-the-job training for team members to ensure engagements are completed in conformance with internal audit policies and procedures.

Primary Responsibilities Independently lead and execute audit engagements, or supervise audit staff when applicable, ensuring timely delivery of high‑quality, well‑supported audit results.

Review and assess audit work to confirm accuracy, completeness, relevance, and adherence to internal audit policies, procedures, and IIA Standards.

Evaluate audit issues to ensure appropriate identification of risk exposures, root causes, and practical, effective management action plans.

Plan audit engagements by:

Understanding and documenting business processes

Identifying key risks and controls

Assessing control design and operating effectiveness

Developing audit programs that clearly support audit objectives

Support audit reporting and wrap‑up activities, including issue disposition and contribution to clear, concise, and well‑supported audit reports.

Monitor engagement progress against plan and schedule, proactively addressing risks to delivery and ensuring timely workpaper reviews.

Provide on‑the‑job coaching and technical guidance to audit staff, with emphasis on audit execution quality and credit risk subject‑matter application.

Collaborate across the three lines of defense and with other CAS audit teams to ensure coordinated, risk‑focused, and efficient audit coverage of credit‑related activities.

Perform other duties as assigned by management.

Basic Qualifications Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent work experience

Typically more than 10 years of applicable experience

Preferred Skills Undergraduate degree in a Technology, Cybersecurity or Engineering related field of concentration or equivalent combination of training and experience. Professional certification (e.g., CISSP, CISM, CISA, CIA, AWS Cloud Practitioner, Microsoft Azure Administrator) or advanced degree (e.g., MS in Technology/Information Security, MBA) is a plus.

Strong Project management and execution skills, including prioritizing tasks, balancing workload between multiple projects, anticipating next steps, adapting to changing situations and project scope.

Agile/Continuous Deployment/Continuous Delivery/Dev Sec Ops , Secure Software Development AI security, API and Cloud Migration experience

Advanced data analytics and visualization acumen

Strong knowledge of IT Frameworks (e.g., COBIT, ITIL, NIST, FEDRAMP, PCI-DSS, AGILE, AWS Well Architected Framework etc.

Technical knowledge of at least two cybersecurity domains: API, Secure Cloud Architecture, Deployment models, data encryption/tokenization, cryptography, vulnerability and configuration management, Zero Trust, Network Segmentation, authentication/authorization protocols. Hands-on experience in at least one of…