WGU Advancement

Senior Staff IT Security Auditor

WGU Advancement

full-time

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Location Type: Office

Location: Salt Lake CityUtahUnited States

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Salary

💰 $140,200 - $217,200 per year

Job Level

About the role

  • Lead multiple IT security audit engagements, including planning, scoping, testing, and reporting
  • Conduct advanced technical assessments across infrastructure, applications, cloud environments, and DevOps
  • Translate technical findings into clear business risks and present them to senior leaders
  • Serve as a trusted advisor to IT and business stakeholders, offering practical recommendations and guidance
  • Mentor junior team members through project execution and skill development
  • Apply and interpret frameworks including NIST, ISO 27001, COBIT, SOC 2, GLBA, PCI, and FERPA
  • Recommend improvements to audit methodologies, tools, automation, and processes

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in cybersecurity, information security, computer science, information systems, or related field
  • 9 years of professional IT security experience, including 4 years in internal security auditing
  • Demonstrated success leading complex audit engagements and influencing positive security outcomes
  • Strong technical knowledge across infrastructure, applications, and cloud platforms (AWS or Azure)
  • Proficiency with audit management tools, data analytics platforms, and automated testing solutions
Benefits
  • eligible for bonuses
  • medical, dental, vision, telehealth and mental healthcare
  • health savings account and flexible spending account
  • basic and voluntary life insurance
  • disability coverage
  • accident, critical illness and hospital indemnity supplemental coverages
  • legal and identity theft coverage
  • retirement savings plan
  • wellbeing program
  • discounted WGU tuition
  • flexible paid time off for rest and relaxation with no need for accrual
  • flexible paid sick time with no need for accrual
  • 11 paid holidays
  • other paid leaves, including up to 12 weeks of parental leave
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
IT security auditingtechnical assessmentscloud environmentsDevOpsaudit methodologiesdata analyticsautomated testinginfrastructure securityapplication securityrisk assessment
Soft Skills
leadershipmentoringcommunicationstakeholder managementproblem-solvinginfluencingadvisory skillsproject executionteam collaborationguidance