Senior IT Auditor

About Northern Trust:

Northern Trust, a Fortune 500 company, is a globally recognized, award-winning financial institution that has been in continuous operation since 1889.

Northern Trust is proud to provide innovative financial services and guidance to the world’s most successful individuals, families, and institutions by remaining true to our enduring principles of service, expertise, and integrity. With more than 130 years of financial experience and over 22,000 partners, we serve the world’s most sophisticated clients using leading technology and exceptional service.

Role

The Senior IT Auditor, Information Technology (IT), is responsible for conducting and documenting audits throughout the Corporation. This role leads audit project teams, which includes providing oversight to the audit team and communicating results of the engagement to management. The Senior IT Auditor provides technical expertise and training to auditors within the engagement audit team and works closely with Audit Managers to confirm the scope of the audit and to devise an appropriate testing approach to be performed during the engagement.

Principal Responsibilities

Leadership and Management

• Establishes and develop strong working relationships and open communication with key stakeholders

• Provides training, coaching, and auditing expertise to the audit team

• Accountable for own assignments and holding others accountable for theirs including proactively managing expectations

Audit Methodology

• Identify technology and cyber risk controls within processes

• Lead internal audit projects related to IT controls, information security / cyber, pre/post system implementation, IT governance, and operational areas; drive consistency of methodology

• Assists with the development of the audit budget and/or timeframe for how the audit will be completed based on the objective and risk of the areas covered within the engagement

• Finalizes planning documents and conducts first level review of planning documents as required

• Coordinates with other audit teams (business unit, regional, and specialist) to ensure evaluations of related areas occur timely and cover key areas within the audit

• Demonstrates professional scepticism and comfort with questioning how certain processes are being performed in order to facilitate making improvements

• Applies analytical skills to review information, perform assessments of the audit results, and evaluate the adequacy of controls

• Reviews the work papers of the audit team members ensuring that departmental standards have been met

• Communicates the audit status to business unit stakeholders and Audit Services management

• Drafts findings and recommendations for the purpose of status updates, memos, and audit reports

• Maintain technical competence by ongoing training, seeking development opportunities and applying new knowledge to daily work assignments

Skills / Experience

• Knowledge of audit procedures and technical security and control standards usually obtained through related work experience and a four-year degree program is required to perform system audits

• Solid understanding of IT and Cybersecurity controls 

• Skills as needed to perform testing of design and operational effectiveness of application controls (e.g., Interface and Application Security Controls)

• Skills as needed to perform testing of design and operational effectiveness of information security and Cybersecurity controls (e.g., Penetration Testing, SecOps, Security Information and Event Monitoring, Data Security, Vulnerability Management, Insider Threat) 

• Knowledge of systems software applications and databases common to the mainframe and distributed environments, such as UNIX, iSeries, and Windows is a plus

• Understanding of networks, routers, and firewalls is also a plus

• Understanding of newer technologies (e.g., Containers, Kubernetes, CI/CD) and cloud infrastructure (e.g., AWS, MS Azure) is a plus  

• Knowledge and awareness of NIST Cyber Security Framework, SANS, and Center for Internet Security (CIS) benchmarks is a plus 

• Certified Information System Audit (CISA) certification is preferred.  Additional certifications such as Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), or other related certifications is a plus

Experience

• Minimum of 6-8 years of IT auditing and systems experience

• Strong people management and leadership skills

• Self-starter with an ability to self-motivate

• Strong leadership and organizational skills are required

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

• Highly numerate with strong organizational and problem-solving skills with attention to detail

• Ability to proactively assess issues, identify solutions and problem solve

• Ability to react and respond on a timely basis

• Ability to adapt and react positively in a changing and dynamic work environment

• Ability to work under pressure and to deliver to tight deadlines

• Ability to develop relationships with diverse groups and various levels of technology and non-technology personnel

• Flexibility, multi-tasking, creative thinking, good business judgment skills are required to meet strict deadlines and manage other projects

• Proficiency in Word and Excel a plus

• Must be a team player and able to work under pressure during peak periods

Please note that this role may require the successful candidate to travel to other NT locations as required.

Working with Us:

As a Northern Trust partner, greater achievements await. You will be part of a flexible and collaborative work culture in an organization where financial strength and stability is an asset that emboldens us to explore new ideas.

Movement within the organization is encouraged, senior leaders are accessible, and you can take pride in working for a company committed to assisting the communities we serve! Join a workplace with a greater purpose.

We’d love to learn more about how your interests and experience could be a fit with one of the world’s most admired and sustainable companies! Build your career with us and apply today. #MadeForGreater

Reasonable accommodation

Northern Trust is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please email our HR Service Center at MyHRHelp@ntrs.com.

We hope you’re excited about the role and the opportunity to work with us. We value an inclusive workplace and understand flexibility means different things to different people.

Apply today and talk to us about your flexible working requirements and together we can achieve greater.