Cybersecurity Audit Liaison Senior Associate
Full Time
Alexandria, VA 22314
Posted
Job description
Overview:
Responsibilities:
Employee Polygraph Protection Act (EPPA)
Exclusively focused on the Government, Kearney & Company provides financial services, including auditing, consulting, and technology services. Our commitment to our employees and clients as well as to dedication and trust, critical values to our Firm, have led to Kearney’s recognition as one of the leading accounting firms in the country. Based on our employees’ feedback, we are also consistently rated a Best Place to Work. Employment at Kearney means a flexible, collaborative, and open-minded work environment. We hope it is your “first easy decision.” Learn more at www.kearneyco.com/careers.
Responsibilities:
Kearney & Company is seeking a Cybersecurity Audit Liaison Senior Associate to join our team! Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Analyze auditor or assessor requests, identify appropriate documentation in coordination with control owners, and review response for appropriateness and compliance
- Organize, monitor, and follow up on audit requests to provide timely responses
- Communicate delays and risks with management
- Perform review of Plans of Action and Milestones (POA&Ms) to determine sufficiency to remediate findings
- Perform independent verification and validation (IV&V) of audit finding remediation and clearly document results for management review
- Organize, monitor, and follow up on delayed audit finding remediation
- Exercises intermediate knowledge in the use of technologies/systems
- With supervisor assistance and oversight, prepare for and lead meetings with control owners
- Performs other consulting duties, as needed
- Maintains all continuing Government and non-Government educational requirements, including GAGAS requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field
- Minimum two years of experience performing external IT security assessments or audit liaison support for external IT security assessments
- Minimum one year of external assessment workpaper writing experience, under CIGIE or GAGAS fieldwork requirements
- Minimum two years of federal client experience and requisite understanding of key NIST publications
- Professional communication skills and clear business writing
- Willing to work on-site at least one day a week in either Alexandria, VA or Bethesda, MD
- Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. security clearance (requires U.S. citizenship)
Preferred:
- OIG FISMA assessment experience
- ACL or HighBond experience
- Professional certification: CISSP, CISA, Security+
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Work location is subject to change based on client requirements.
Kearney & Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer and will consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, creed, genetic information, religion, national origin, ethnicity, gender; gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical condition, age, disability or handicap, servicemember status, relationship or association with a protected veteran, and any other category protected by Federal, state, or local law. Click here to learn more.
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Kearney & Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer and will consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, creed, genetic information, religion, national origin, ethnicity, gender; gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical condition, age, disability or handicap, servicemember status, relationship or association with a protected veteran, and any other category protected by Federal, state, or local law. Click here to learn more.
If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, regarding accessibility of our website, a modification or adjustment of the job application or interview process due to a disability, please call 703-236-2391 or email accommodations@kearneyco.com. Please be advised that this contact information is for accommodation requests only and cannot be used to inquire about the status of an application.
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
FMLA is designed to help employees balance their work and family responsibilities by allowing them to take reasonable unpaid leave for certain family and medical reasons. Kearney & Company provides eligible employees with up to 12 weeks of unpaid, job-protected leave per year. Military family leave is available for up to 26 weeks under FMLA. Click here to learn more.
Employee Polygraph Protection Act (EPPA)
The EPPA prohibits most private employers from using lie detector tests either for pre-employment screening or during the course of employment. Kearney & Company adheres all provisions of the EPPA. Click here to learn more.
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