IT Auditor - Mid

Description

The IT Auditor-_Mid supports SEC ISS contract objectives by driving vulnerability assessment and audit remediation activities across SEC IT environments. This role performs business process engineering to strengthen how vulnerabilities are identified, documented, prioritized, and remediated. The position supports SEC OIT requirements for FISMA compliance, audit readiness, and corrective action execution for internal and external findings. The role also improves remediation workflows and documentation practices to reduce repeat findings and improve enterprise security posture.

Primary responsibilities

Vulnerability Assessment and Analysis

- Perform vulnerability assessments across SEC-supported systems and databases.

- Review and analyze vulnerability reports, validate findings, and assess severity and operational impact.

- Coordinate with infrastructure, application, and database teams to prioritize and remediate identified vulnerabilities.

- Maintain visibility into open vulnerabilities and track progress through remediation and closure.

Audit Remediation and Corrective Action Management

- Support remediation of audit findings from Inspector General iCFR, FISMA, GAO, and SEC OIT Security audits.

- Triage new findings to determine ownership, remediation path, and required resources.

- Develop and maintain corrective action plans and POA&M tracking to closure.

- Validate remediation evidence and document completed actions to support audit closeout.

Business Process Engineering and Control Improvement

- Perform business process engineering for remediation of vulnerabilities found during vulnerability assessments.

- Document remediation requirements, dependencies, and control updates needed to address findings.

- Align remediation activities with SEC change control practices, SOPs, and security policies.

- Identify process weaknesses and implement improvements to reduce introduction of new vulnerabilities.

Documentation, Reporting, and Stakeholder Coordination

- Record vulnerabilities, remediation tasks, and status updates in approved tracking/ticketing workflows.

- Produce recurring reports on remediation status, risk posture, and aging findings.

- Prepare audit artifacts and supporting documentation for compliance reviews and inspections.

- Communicate risks, issues, and remediation progress to SEC stakeholders and program leadership.

Required qualifications

Citizenship/Work Authorization: Must meet contract requirements.

Clearance: Ability to obtain and maintain SEC Public Trust (or higher if required).

Education: Bachelor's degree.

Experience:

- 8+ years of experience in IT auditing, vulnerability assessment, and audit remediation in enterprise IT environments.

- Minimum 5 years of related experience as an IT auditor performing vulnerability assessments and audit remediation, specializing in business process engineering.

- Experience assessing system and database vulnerabilities.

- Experience recording vulnerabilities and documenting requirements needed to remediate vulnerabilities.

Technical Skills:

- IT auditing focused on vulnerability assessments and audit remediation

- Business process engineering for remediation of vulnerabilities identified during vulnerability assessments

- System and database vulnerability assessment and analysis

- Vulnerability recording and remediation requirement documentation

Preferred qualifications

- Experience supporting SEC or other federal civilian agency cybersecurity/compliance programs.

- Working knowledge of NIST/FISMA risk management practices in regulated environments.

- Experience managing remediation against CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) timelines.

- Hands-on experience with enterprise ticketing/reporting platforms (e.g., ServiceNow) for audit and remediation workflows.

- Ability to coordinate cross-functional remediation across hybrid infrastructure, applications, and database platforms.

- CISA

- CISSP

- CGRC (CAP)

WORK ENVIRONMENT / OTHER

Operational Support: May require participation in on-call or surge support activities depending on operational needs.

Location: Telework

Travel: As required per contract direction.

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About Leidos

Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with 47,000 global employees, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $16.7 billion for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2025. For more information, visit www.Leidos.com.

Pay and Benefits

Pay and benefits are fundamental to any career decision. That's why we craft compensation packages that reflect the importance of the work we do for our customers. Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement. More details are available at www.leidos.com/careers/pay-benefits.

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Commitment to Non-Discrimination

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.

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