Auditor

• Audit of Application Program Interfaces Security Controls.
• Audit REST, GraphQL, and internal APIs for governance, and compliance with organizational standards.
• Audit of Database Security Controls (e.g., MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQL Server, Oracle) for data integrity, availability, and confidentiality.
• Assess compliance with regulatory and industry frameworks (e.g., SOC 2, ISO 27001, PCI DSS, HIPAA, GDPR).
• Evaluate API versioning, lifecycle management, and deprecation controls.
• Identify risks related to authentication, authorization, rate limiting, and input validation.
• Review protection mechanisms against common threats (e.g., injection attacks, broken object-level authorization).
• Evaluate encryption practices (in transit and at rest).
• Assess secrets management for database credentials and API keys.
• Review database patching, vulnerability management, and hardening practices.
• Assess data classification, retention, and deletion policies.
• Review database schema design, constraints, indexing, and referential integrity controls.
• Evaluate logging, monitoring, and audit trails for data access and changes.
• Verify segregation of duties for database administration and application access.
• Review backup, replication, and disaster recovery processes.
• Assess performance monitoring, capacity planning, and availability controls.
• Evaluate change management processes for schema and API changes.
• Review third-party API integrations and data-sharing agreements.
• Document audit findings with risk ratings and evidence.
• Provide clear, actionable remediation recommendations.
• Present findings to engineering, security, and data governance stakeholders.
• Track remediation progress and validate corrective actions.
• Participates in the other regular audits in the IT Audit Plan as assigned by the Head, IT Audit.

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API Auditor, Database Auditor