Senior Legislative IT Auditor I

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This recruitment may be used for multiple vacancies

BECOME PART OF AN ENTHUSIASTIC, ENERGETIC TEAM THAT IS PASSIONATE ABOUT GOOD GOVERNMENT

Senior Legislative IT Auditor If your career goal is to make a difference, and you are looking for a rewarding career that supports work/life balance, consider joining the dedicated professionals at the State of Colorado, Office of the State Auditor (OSA).

Our professional staff strives to support state government and the citizens of Colorado while providing a healthy and opportunity-based work environment for our staff.

If you are the successful candidate for this exciting opportunity you can expect to benefit from:

• Hybrid work location, with some work time at home and some work time at our central downtown location by the Capitol Building
• Outstanding opportunities for professional development and continued skills training
• Excellent work-life programs including flexible work schedule opportunities
• Engaged and dedicated leadership
• Eco-Pass for public transportation, as well as transportation reimbursements for parking, and bicycle commuters.
• Strong, secure, yet flexible retirement benefits including PERA Defined Benefit Plan or PERA Defined Contribution Plan, plus 401K and 457 plans
• Medical and dental health plans
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Life insurance options
• Limited travel required
• 11 paid holidays per year plus paid vacation and sick leave
• Automatic short and optional long - term disability coverage

The Colorado Office of the State Auditor (OSA) serves as the government accountability arm for the citizens of Colorado auditing state agencies, colleges, universities, and other recipients of state funds. Overseen by the State Auditor, the OSA is an independent, nonpartisan staff agency within Colorado’s Legislative Branch. The OSA’s mission is to improve government for the people of Colorado. We are committed to promoting economical, effective, ethical, and equitable government. Our audits focus on reducing costs, improving the quality of services, and ensuring the accuracy and integrity of information. We help the General Assembly fulfill its legislative oversight responsibilities by providing independent, objective, and thorough information about whether state agencies use their authority and public resources properly and in compliance with laws and regulations; whether government programs are achieving their objectives and desired outcomes; and whether state government services are provided effectively, efficiently, equitably, and ethically. The OSA employs approximately 80 professional staff organized into five divisions: Financial Audits, Performance Audits, IT Audits, Tax Expenditure Evaluations, and Local Government Audits. We are winners of National NLPES and NSAA awards for Excellence in Auditing, and winner of the Denver Business Journal’s Healthiest Employer Award.

Work Environment:

• Primarily work hours 8:00 am - 5:00 pm, Monday-Friday
• Hybrid - staff are required to work in office at least one day a week.

Requirements

Description of Job:

The Office of the State Auditor (OSA) currently has an opening for a full-time Senior IT Auditor I position in our IT Audit Division.

This position will be responsible for conducting risk-based IT performance audits to assess whether governmental IT and information security programs and systems are designed, implemented and operate effectively, in compliance with policies, procedures, laws, regulations, and/or industry leading practices.

The Senior IT Auditor I position will assist and perform all aspects of assigned IT performance audits, which include planning, fieldwork, findings development, report preparation and production, Legislative Audit Committee (LAC) presentations, audit file workpaper preparation, and follow-up work related to verifying implementation status of audit recommendations for audit status reporting.

The position will assist with or facilitate tasks including, but not limited to, the following, as applicable:

• Development of audit planning deliverables, including risk assessments, audit scopes, audit budgets and schedules;
• Execution of fieldwork procedures, including tests of design, implementation, and operating effectiveness of IT systems and information security related processes and controls;
• Development of written audit findings, recommendations, and reports drafts.

The position may assist with day-to-day operations of all stages of the IT audit process for specific, assigned audit projects in consultation with the IT audit manager and/or chief IT auditor.

The position must manage time effectively as well as be able to perform under heavy, diverse, and complex workloads to produce quality deliverables within established timeframes and deadlines.

The position may assist with administrative tasks related to IT audit contract monitoring.

The position may assist with training and coaching other IT audit staff, as it relates to audit processes, standards, and best practices, as well as operational IT or information security processes, controls, technologies, standards and practices.

The positions will provide such trainings through activities such as, on-the-job training sessions and informal or formal presentations and communications.

Other related IT audit functions and duties as deemed necessary

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

One (1) or more years’ of professional experience performing IT audits. This experience should include one year at the IT senior auditor level or equivalent.

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university, in a field of study relevant to information technology, information security/assurance, management information systems (MIS), computer science, computer engineering.

*Please note that an active CISA certification or attainment of CISA certification is expected within 18 months of hire date.

Substitutions:
Progressively responsible for IT audit work, which provided the same kind, amount and level of knowledge acquired in the required education may substitute for the bachelor's degree on a year- for-year basis

Preferred Qualifications in addition to the Minimum Qualifications:

• Professional IT auditing experience, which includes either IT general controls experience across information security, systems development, change management, or computer operations processes, or IT risk-based auditing across any number of IT and information security process areas, technologies, or services.
• Knowledge of, or experience with, Generally Accepted Government Auditing Standards (i.e., the Yellow Book) and other internal control standards, such as Green Book or COSO.
• Knowledge of, or experience with, relevant IT auditing standards, frameworks, and regulations, such as COBIT, IIA GTAGs, FISCAM, NIST SP 800-53, ISO/IEC 27001, HIPAA, PCI, Sarbanes-Oxley 404, etc.
• CISM, CISSP, or other IT audit related certifications.
• Commitment to ongoing career development, including audit project management skills.
• Strong critical thinking and problem solving skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work well under deadlines and heavy workloads.
• Excellent written and verbal skills.
• Competency with Microsoft Windows and Office applications, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Knowledge of, or experience with, audit management software and electronic audit workpaper packages.

Conditions of Employment:

Must submit to and successfully pass a pre-employment background check. The OSA conducts background checks for all final candidates being considered for employment.

Background checks may include, but are not limited to, criminal history, national sex offender search, and motor vehicle history.

State employee transfer applicants must disclose any corrective actions within the last 2 years and must currently be in good standing.

Must be a Colorado resident.

Appeal Rights:
If you receive notice that you have been eliminated from consideration for the position, you may protest the action by filing an appeal with the State Personnel Board/State Personnel Director within 10 days from the date you receive notice of the elimination. Also, if you wish to challenge the selection and comparative analysis process, you may file an appeal with the State Personnel Board/State Personnel Director within 10 days from the receipt of notice or knowledge of the action you are challenging. Refer to Chapters 4 and 8 of the State Personnel Board Rules and Personnel Director's Administrative Procedures, 4 CCR 801, for more information about the appeals process. The State Personnel Board Rules and Personnel Director's Administrative Procedures are available at www.colorado.gov/spb. A standard appeal form is available at: www.colorado.gov/spb. If you appeal, your appeal must be submitted in writing on the official appeal form, signed by you or your representative, and received at the following address within 10 days of your receipt of notice or knowledge of the action: Colorado State Personnel Board/State Personnel Director, Attn: Appeals Processing, 1525 Sherman Street, 4th Floor, Denver, CO 80203. Fax: 303-866-5038. Phone: 303-866-3300. The ten-day deadline and these appeal procedures also apply to all charges of discrimination.

Additional Information

WHAT YOU NEED TO APPLY:
The following application materials are required for ALL applicants to be considered for the position:

• Cover letter - Your cover letter should provide a summary of why you want to work for the Colorado Office of the State Auditor and why the position appeals to you. Please also include how your previous experience demonstrates that you meet the minimum qualifications for this position.
• Resume
• Transcripts - An unofficial copy of transcripts must be submitted at the time of application. Transcripts from colleges or universities outside the United States must be assessed for U.S. equivalency by a NACES educational credential evaluation service.

Equity, Diversity and Inclusion The State of Colorado believes that equity, diversity, and inclusion drive our success, and we encourage candidates from all identities, backgrounds, and abilities to apply.

The State of Colorado is an equal opportunity employer committed to building inclusive, innovative work environments with employees who reflect our communities and enthusiastically serve them.

Therefore, in all aspects of the employment process, we provide employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, medical condition related to pregnancy, creed, ancestry, national origin, marital status, genetic information, or military status (with preference given to military veterans), or any other protected status in accordance with applicable law.

The Office of the State Auditor is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals.

As part of this commitment, our agency will assist individuals who have a disability with any reasonable accommodation requests related to employment, including completing the application process, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, participating in the employee selection process, and/or to perform essential job functions where the requested accommodation does not impose an undue hardship.

If you have a disability and require reasonable accommodation to ensure you have a positive experience applying or interviewing for this position, please direct your inquiries to our ADAAA Coordinator, Vicky Lane, at vicky.lane@coleg.gov or call (303) 869-2805