Req ID: 138942
Region: Americas
Country: USA
State/Province: Texas
City: Plano
Summary
Celestica is the brand behind the brands you love in cutting-edge technology solutions, partnering with some of the world's largest companies across diverse sectors like tech, enterprise, communications, automotive, aerospace & defense, HealthTech, industrial & smart energy, capital equipment, consumer, and robotics. Within this high-tech global landscape, our leadership relies on IT Internal Audit to objectively evaluate risk management controls and provide value-added recommendations that maintain our world-class standards. As the Consultant, Internal Audit, IT you apply your expertise in IT systems and infrastructure to ensure the adequacy and reliability of internal controls. You tackle problems requiring evaluation of data and security factors to minimize risk exposure. Operating as a Level 10 leader, you have the autonomy to deliver on team goals, influence management on significant technology issues, and resolve conflicts with tact and diplomacy across our global operations in the Americas, Europe, and Asia.
Responsibilities
- Strategic IT Audit Leadership: Lead and conduct comprehensive IT audits and reviews of systems, applications, and IT processes. You are responsible for audits involving new acquisitions and the implementation of emerging technology audits with no prior history or background.
- Security & Infrastructure Oversight: Conduct IT security audits across applications (ERP/SAP, Shop-floor, Quality systems), networks, operating systems, and databases. You evaluate security vulnerabilities and coordinate audit scopes with business units and external security experts. You will also lead assessments of NIST SP 800-171 and Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) compliance.
- Risk Management Advisory: Provide IT management with guidance on IT risk management, specifically regarding application and infrastructure security. You design risk and control matrices based on evaluations of underlying business risks.
- SOX & Compliance Testing: Perform and review SOX effectiveness testing of IT key controls. You oversee the testing of IT General Controls (ITGC), application controls, and key reports identified during the walkthrough process.
- Systems Implementation Reviews: Perform pre- and post-implementation reviews of major system enhancements or new global deployments to ensure control integrity from the design phase through to go-live.
- Stakeholder & Relationship Management: Interface with senior managers on issues related to your area of IT expertise. You coordinate with management to formulate action plans and lead follow-up activities to verify the resolution of identified deficiencies.
- Annual Audit Planning: Participate in the formulation of the annual audit plan, defining the scope, purpose, and objectives of IT-specific audits. You act as a liaison to outsourced internal auditors and provide IT support to operational auditors.
- Liaison & Influence: Interact with and influence management on significant IT and security issues, ensuring that cost-effective solutions are implemented to improve controls and enhance business operations.
Critical Skills
The ideal candidate for this role will have:
- IT Control Knowledge: Experience in IT General Controls (ITGC) related to logical/physical security, change management, business continuity, and network layers.
- Technical Infrastructure Knowledge: Understanding of complex IT infrastructures, including cloud-based solutions (Google Cloud, Azure, and AWS platforms) and networking (firewalls, routers, active directory).
- Information Security Expertise: Knowledge of security standards (ISO-27000 series), frameworks (COBIT, NIST, COSO), and the current enterprise threat landscape as it relates to global manufacturing.
- ERP Proficiency: Experience auditing SAP or similar integrated business applications and their interfaces is a plus.
- Analytical Problem Solving: Ability to evaluate diverse factors and build business cases to provide high-impact recommendations to senior leadership.
- Communication & Diplomacy: Ability to communicate findings to "busy" auditees and management with tact, ensuring a collaborative approach to remediation.
Education
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business Administration, or Accounting is required.
- CISA (Certified Information Systems Auditor) or CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professional) designation is required.
Experience
- Typically requires 6-8 years of applicable experience in IT audit, information security, or IT risk management, preferably within a global manufacturing environment.
- Experience conducting cybersecurity assessments, audits, or compliance evaluations
- Working knowledge of NIST SP 800-171, CMMC 2.0 framework, and related DoD cybersecurity policy
- Familiarity with cloud environments (e.g., GovCloud, Microsoft 365 GCCC High) and their CMMC implications
- Proven track record of managing or supporting IT audits and providing recommendations to senior leadership.
Notes
This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities of the position. Employees are held accountable for all duties of the job. Job duties and the % of time identified for any function are subject to change at any time.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
Celestica's policy on equal employment opportunity prohibits discrimination based on race, color, creed, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, marital status, veteran or disability status, or other characteristics protected by law.
This policy applies to hiring, promotion, discharge, pay, fringe benefits, job training, classification, referral and other aspects of employment and also states that retaliation against a person who files a charge of discrimination, participates in a discrimination proceeding, or otherwise opposes an unlawful employment practice will not be tolerated. All information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
COMPANY OVERVIEW: Celestica, Inc. (NYSE: CLS; TSX: CLS) is a technology leader dedicated to driving customer success and market advancements. With deep expertise in design, engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, and platform solutions, Celestica enables critical data center infrastructure for AI, cloud, and hybrid cloud and advances technologies in high-growth markets. With a talented team and a strategic global network, Celestica helps its customers achieve competitive advantages.
Today, Celestica delivers innovative supply chain solutions globally to customers in strategic two operating and reporting segments: Advanced Technology Solutions (ATS) and Connectivity and Cloud Solutions (CC):
ATS: This segment serves customers in complex, regulated and high-reliability markets such as Industrial & Smart Energy, Aerospace & Defense, Semiconductor Capital Equipment, and HealthTech. It is engineering led, with deep expertise in design, manufacturing and lifecycle solutions.
CCS: This segment focuses on high-performance technology solutions and services for the data center, serving hyperscalers, digital native customers and enterprises. Celestica's Platform Solutions offering provides innovative and customizable computing, storage and networking solutions enabling AI-driven growth.
Built on a legacy of trust and performance, Celestica has earned its reputation by delivering results in complex and fast-changing markets. Celestica exceeds customer expectations by identifying trends and staying ahead of the curve. Backed by comprehensive capabilities and a global network across North America, Europe and Asia, Celestica helps customers gain competitive advantage with the quality, flexibility and resiliency they need to respond quickly to shifts in demand. Guided by a bold vision to accelerate market advancements, Celestica delivers innovative solutions and technologies that turn complexity into opportunity. Anchored in teamwork and commitment, Celestica strives to be the most trusted partner to its customers and colleagues worldwide.
Celestica would like to thank all applicants, however, only qualified applicants will be contacted.
Celestica does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruitment agencies or fee based recruitment services.
This location is a US ITAR facility and these positions will involve the release of export controlled goods either directly to employees or through the employee's movement within the facility. As such, Celestica will require necessary information from all applicants upon an applicant's acceptance of employment to determine if any export control exemptions or licenses must be filed.
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