SOC Audit Lead; REMOTE

Koniag IT Systems, LLC, a Koniag Government Services company , is seeking a SOC 1 Audit Lead to support KITS and our government customer. The position is remote.

Benefits include medical, dental, and vision insurance, 401(k) retirement plan, paid time off, paid parental leave, life and disability insurance, flexible spending accounts, commuter benefits and tuition reimbursement.

• medical
• dental
• vision insurance
• 401(k) retirement plan
• paid time off
• paid parental leave
• life and disability insurance
• flexible spending accounts
• commuter benefits
• tuition reimbursement

Koniag IT Systems, LLC (KITS), a Koniag Government Services (KGS) company, is seeking an experienced SOC 1 Audit Lead to support the Department of the Air Force (DAF) Identity, Credential, and Access Management (ICAM) Program Management Office (PMO). This position serves as the accountable lead for audit-readiness planning, Government coordination, and technical findings under a SOC 1 (SSAE 18) audit-readiness and remediation engagement.

The ideal candidate brings financial-audit rigor and DoD/DoW FIAR experience, combined with the ability to operate within a structurally firewalled advisory function that is organizationally separate from teams that build and operate the controls under examination. This position requires the ability to obtain and maintain a position of trust/public trust determination and a CAC with NIPRNet access to support KITS and our government customer.

The SOC 1 Audit Lead will serve as the primary interface between KITS, the DAF ICAM PMO, and the Independent Public Accountant (IPA), operating through a firewalled reporting chain separate from Operations & Support (O&S), Development, and Enablement teams.

Principal responsibilities will include but are not limited to:

• Lead audit-readiness planning, control universe development, and audit calendar management for annual SOC 1 Type 1 and Type 2 examinations.
• Serve as the accountable owner of the bifurcated monthly SOC 1 Status Report (CDRL D002), delivered directly to the Program Manager and Contracting Officer, bypassing the delivery-side Program Manager.
• Provide a single, controlled intake point for inquiries from the IPA, OIG, GAO, and third-party auditors; log, scope, assign, and track all requests to closure.
• Coordinate and facilitate auditor walkthroughs, orientation sessions, and evidence presentations.
• Maintain the readiness dashboard covering control status, artifact status, open gaps, testing progress, PBC readiness, and NFR/CAP status.
• Present options, data, test results, and technical findings to the Government while preserving the Government's decision authority over control adequacy, risk acceptance, and audit strategy.
• Oversee compliance with the OCI Mitigation Plan (D007), including personnel isolation, NDA administration, and annual firewall certification.
• Escalate firewall breaches or audit-readiness risks to the PCO/COR within required notification windows.
• Coordinate review of upstream service-provider SOC reports (e.g., Okta, AWS) with the ICAM Controls SME.

Education and Experience:

Required:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Information Systems, or related field from an accredited college or university.
• 8+ years of experience in SOC 1/SSAE 18 audit readiness, IT audit, or financial-controls compliance, including direct service-organization audit experience.
• Demonstrated experience with DoD/DoW Financial Improvement and Audit Remediation (FIAR) methodology or equivalent federal audit remediation frameworks.
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), or equivalent credential.

Required Skills and

Competencies:

• Exceptional written and oral communication skills, with the ability to translate technical audit findings for…