Lead or support the end-to-end execution of complex engagements, with a focus on cybersecurity and technology, ensuring compliance with internal audit methodology, high-quality preparation and review of workpapers, and proper vetting of observations, including leading vetting calls with process owners. Communicate results and risk ratings to management and process owners in terms of business impact, not just the control failure.
Design and execute engagement programs across technology and cybersecurity domains, including general and advanced IT controls.
Use problem solving and critical thinking to independently perform due diligence on potential observations — identifying control deficiencies, process owners, and mitigating controls, evaluating risk implications, and drawing appropriate conclusions. Draft observations and audit reports that include mitigating factors and risk analysis.
Develop and advise on corrective action plans in accordance with IIA standards, and support management’s execution through to successful remediation.
Continuously reassess and adjust the scope of your engagements as risk shifts so the focus keeps pace with the business.
Support advisory engagements and special projects that provide proactive risk insight during major transformation initiatives — providing an early risk and controls perspective in the design phase rather than after the fact.
Collaborate with Enterprise Risk Management, Compliance, and other assurance providers to support an integrated view of enterprise risk.
Welcome and act on feedback from process owners following engagements to help enhance the value Internal Audit delivers.
Technology & AI
Adopt and use self-service data analytics tools (e.g., SQL/BigQuery, Qlik, Alteryx, or similar) and enterprise GenAI assistants, ensuring your use strengthens testing rigor and efficiency without compromising evidence standards.
Apply appropriate governance and control frameworks when your engagements touch AI-enabled or automated decision-making systems and know when to bring in specialist expertise.
Engagement Team leadership
Lead engagement teams day to day, directing assignments, reviewing work, and holding the team accountable to audit commitments and quality standards.
Coach and train Consultants, sharing technical expertise and promoting cybersecurity and software engineering skills, and provide timely, constructive feedback and clear direction throughout each engagement.
Delivering results
Proactively surface solutions to challenges and roadblocks impacting audit commitments, partnering with Senior Managers, Associate Directors, Senior Directors, and business stakeholders.
Manage multiple concurrent engagements with competing deliverables while balancing the needs of the business.
Actively participate in efficiency projects that drive departmental goal completion.
Continue to grow your knowledge and experience across emerging technology environments, platforms, and tools, and stay current on evolving internal audit practices and standards (e.g., IIA Global Internal Audit Standards), applying what you learn to your engagements and sharing it with the team.
What we're looking for…
You're a great teammate who enjoys collaborating with partners to achieve winning outcomes. You communicate openly across all levels to earn trust, and you listen carefully with the intent to understand. You apply sharp critical thinking to the details, and you don't stop at "what broke" — you ask why it happened and why it matters, connecting findings to real business and strategic impact. You operate with an AI-first, data-driven mindset, treating analytics and AI tools as a normal part of how the work gets done, and you translate technical findings into clear, business-focused recommendations that drive informed decisions.
You'll need to have
Bachelor's degree and four or more years of combined experience across Cybersecurity, Information Technology (IT), Auditing, Security & Privacy Services, Business Process Controls, IT Risk Management, SOX Advisory, or other related work.
Four or more years of relevant experience required, demonstrated through one or a combination of work and/or military experience, or specialized training.
Leadership skills, including strong judgment, problem-solving, and the ability to establish rapport, trust, and confidence with business stakeholders.
Experience coaching and developing team members.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including experience communicating audit findings to stakeholders.
Ability to lead discussions with technical teams and business stakeholders, and to learn new technology concepts on demand.
Demonstrated business acumen — able to connect audit findings to business context, priorities, and impact.
Sound judgment regarding auditor independence and objectivity, including awareness of potential conflicts when engagements span both advisory and assurance work.
Strong project management skills to independently manage and conduct multiple engagements and the engagement team simultaneously from beginning to end.
Solid comprehension of information technology general and advanced controls, key industry standard frameworks, and cybersecurity protocols, coupled with a deep understanding of audit processes.
Working knowledge of networks, cloud platforms, operating systems, servers, client/server architecture, system development, and Internet-related technology.
Working understanding of self-service data/analytics tools (e.g., SQL/BigQuery, Qlik, Alteryx, or similar) sufficient to apply them in your engagements and quality-review their use by your engagement team.
Familiarity with AI-enabled tools (e.g., Microsoft Copilot, Gemini, Claude, or similar enterprise GenAI assistants) and foundational understanding of AI governance considerations (e.g., NIST AI RMF), sufficient to apply them responsibly to support audit processes and contribute to team efficiency, and assess related operational/security risks.
Willingness and ability to travel up to approximately 10% of the time.
Even better if you have one or more of the following
A degree in Accounting, Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or other relevant field.
Prior work experience in a Public Accounting environment specializing in technology-based audits and cybersecurity.
Professional certification such as CISA, CISSP, CISM, CRISC, CSX-P, CIA, CPA, AAIA, AAISM, or AAIR.
Knowledge of industry frameworks and standards such as NIST Cybersecurity Framework, COBIT, ISO 27001/27002, and CIS Security Controls, and experience applying them in areas such as security governance, system hardening, penetration testing, or social engineering.
Understanding of network and system security and practices across all major computing areas (cloud, client/server, PC/LAN, VPN, DevOps) and Internet-related technology.
Hands-on experience performing data queries and visualizations.
Experience assessing AI-enabled or automated decision-making systems, and the data pipelines that feed them, for governance and control effectiveness.
Experience building or piloting agentic AI or automation solutions within an audit or risk function.
If Verizon and this role sound like a fit for you, we encourage you to apply even if you don't meet every “even better” qualification listed above.
Where you’ll be working
In this hybrid role, you'll have a defined work location that includes working from home and a minimum of three days per week in the office, which will be set by your manager. Employees are responsible for maintaining compliance with hybrid work policies.
Equal Employment Opportunity
Verizon is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to veteran status, disability or other legally protected characteristics.
Benefits and Compensation
Our benefits are designed to help you move forward in your career, and in areas of your life outside of Verizon. From health and wellness benefit options including: medical, dental, vision, short and long term disability, basic life insurance, supplemental life insurance, AD&D insurance, identity theft protection, pet insurance and group home & auto insurance. We also offer a matched 401(k) savings plan, up to 8 company paid holidays per year and up to 6 personal days per year, paid parental leave, adoption assistance and tuition assistance, plus other incentives, we’ve got you covered with our award-winning total rewards package. Depending on the role, employees have the opportunity to receive compensation in the form of premium pay such as overtime, shift differential, holiday pay, allowances, etc. Newly hired employees receive up to 15 days of vacation per year, which grows with additional service. For part-timers, your coverage will vary as you may be eligible for some of these benefits depending on your individual circumstances.
The salary will vary depending on your location and confirmed job-related skills and experience. This is an incentive based position with the potential to earn more. For part-time roles, your compensation will be adjusted to reflect your hours.
The annual salary range for the location(s) listed on this job requisition based on a full-time schedule is: $84,000.00 - $161,000.00.
