Overview
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Job Details
Title: IT Auditor – Local to Texas
Location: Austin, TX (Hybrid/Onsite)
Duration: 6 – 18 Months Contract
Qualifications
· Cybersecurity frameworks and compliance: Proven experience auditing controls against NIST, ISO 27001, PCI-DSS, or SOC 2 standards, with working knowledge of current data protection laws, regulatory compliance, and third-party risk management practices.
· Technical IT auditing: Strong ability to evaluate security controls such as network protection, identity access management, endpoint security, and incident response across modern IT environments.
· Communication and reporting: Experienced in drafting audit reports, presenting findings to executive and legal stakeholders, and engaging vendors constructively.
· Analytical and investigative thinking: Demonstrated ability to identify security gaps, assess risk impact, and make sound, evidence-based recommendations.
· Third-party/vendor risk auditing: Hands-on experience conducting cybersecurity audits of external vendors, including due diligence, contract compliance, and risk assessments.
· Policy and documentation review: Skilled at reviewing and validating security documentation, procedures, and control implementation for accuracy and completeness.
Preferred
· Cloud cybersecurity auditing: Experience auditing vendor environments hosted in AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud, including cloud-native controls and shared responsibility models.
· Incident response and breach assessment: Familiarity with analyzing vendor incident response plans, reviewing past breaches, and evaluating remediation practices.
· Contract interpretation and SLA compliance: Ability to interpret legal and technical language in vendor contracts to ensure proper implementation of SLAs, IT, and cybersecurity obligations.
· Government or regulated industry experience: Background in auditing technology vendors serving courts.
· Presentation to executives: Experience summarizing technical findings for non-technical audiences, including C-suite executives or legal counsel.
· Certifications: At least one relevant certification (CISA, CISSP, CRISC, or ISO 27001 Lead Auditor).
Thanks & Regards
Rocky Thomas | M9 Consulting, Inc
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