Okta
Senior IT Internal Auditor
San Francisco, California · Senior
Sponsorship not specified$117k-$161kDetected 1 day ago
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About the role
- Secure Every Identity, from AI to Human Identity is the key to unlocking the potential of AI.
- This is an opportunity to do career-defining work.
- Company Description Okta is the foundation for secure connections between people and technology.
Responsibilities
- Okta secures AI by building the trusted, neutral infrastructure that enables organizations to safely embrace this new era.
- This work requires a relentless drive to solve complex challenges with real-world stakes.
- As a Senior IT Internal Auditor, you will serve as a technical lead and subject matter resource on an agile, high-impact team operating across complex, technology, cybersecurity, and AI-related audit engagements.
- Reporting to the Internal Audit Manager, you will independently drive audit execution across Technology Data & Insights (TDI), Security, Engineering, and cross-functional business stakeholders - with minimal supervision.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math), Accounting, or a related field
- 3-6 years of audit experience with a focus on technology, cybersecurity, or related field
- 2+ years of audit experience in diverse technology environments (e.g. operating systems, networks, public/private cloud, third-party cloud-based applications and platforms)
- 2+ years of audit experience with technology operational processes (e.g. software development lifecycle, system integration and monitoring, data protection, identity and access management)
- Experience assessing emerging AI risks (e.g. generative AI, ML models, automated decisioning, AI-enabled third-party services)
- Demonstrated ability to execute complex audit engagements independently, with minimal supervisory oversight
- Proven ability to identify and articulate systemic root causes of control deficiencies, linking causes to the business processes that generated them
- Technical expertise in IT systems including infrastructure, cybersecurity, and familiarity with IT governance frameworks (e.g. NIST CSF, COBIT, ISO 27001)
- Strong analytical and critical thinking skills, with proficiency in analyzing complex data and extracting meaningful insights
- Proficiency in data analytics tools (e.g., SQL, Python, Tableau, Power BI, or equivalent) and familiarity with AI-assisted audit tools (e.g., Claude, NotebookLM, Gemini)
Nice to have
- Audit Planning & Risk Assessment
- Apply professional judgment in setting audit objectives, sequencing fieldwork, and managing competing priorities across simultaneous engagements
- Audit Fieldwork & Testing
- requiring minimal editorial revision
- Leverage data analytics, AI tools, and emerging technologies to enhance audit efficiency, automate workpapers, and evaluate AI/ML controls and governance
- Contribute to the identification and documentation of process improvements within the Internal Audit methodology, templates, and testing procedures
- Reporting & Remediation
- Pinpoint systemic root causes of control weaknesses and associate those causes with the specific business processes that generated or permitted them - going beyond symptom identification
Skills
- Company Description
- Okta is the foundation for secure connections between people and technology.
- It integrates directly with an organization's existing directories and identity systems.
Compensation
- The annual base salary range for this position for candidates located in the
- The annual base salary range for this position for candidates located in California (excluding
- $117,000 - $160,600 USD
- Below is the annual base salary range for candidates located in California (excluding San Francisco Bay Area), Colorado, Illinois, New York and Washington.
Company info
- We are looking for builders and owners who operate with speed and urgency and execute with excellence.
- We're all in on this mission.
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