Overall Assignment Description: The primary duties of the Functional Specialist/Advisor will be to support IT audit management activities as they relate to recurring audits/inspections (e.g. Federal Information System Modernization Act (FISMA), Financial Statement Audit (FSA), and ad-hoc OIG inspections

Duties Include: The Contractor shall:

· Support the IT Audit Management Team (ITAM) function by independently managing detailed review of audit evidence, quality of audit responses, and audit remediation efforts to coordinate audit processes successfully.

· Support the audit lifecycles by ensuring timely and efficient receipt, coordination, tracking, remediation, responses and reporting.

· Track and maintain information system vulnerabilities and important audit correspondences, and coordinate with internal and external organizations to satisfy internal and external audit

· Support the OMB A-123 internal controls over systems testing to complete the Statement of Assurance by performing IT control testing and assessing compliance with regulations, policies and procedures.

· Create written communications to update NGA’s Audit Committee members and A/CIO leadership to ensure findings are mapped to corrective actions and audit remediation efforts.

· Provide coordination and collaboration support for audits, audit responses and status updates to CIO-T leadership for signature and approval, and to schedule meetings with stakeholders to track the status of audit findings and recommendations.

· Provide analysis, reports, and metrics to CIO-T leadership concerning the status of findings.

· Recommend best practices and develop implementation plans for process improvement opportunities.

Required Skills:

· Experience: 7-10 years of experience in a distinct functional or cross-functional business area (i.e. Information Technology, Information Assurance, Cyber Security, or Engineering). Experience may be broad-based crossing multiple markets (i.e., Government or industry) and

shall include relevant knowledge of IT audit and assessment tools, methodologies and best practices.

· Working knowledge of OMB Circular A-123 FISMA and FSA requirements.

· Experience in coordinating activities associated with IT audits and mitigating identified vulnerabilities.

· Education: Bachelor’s Degree within a related field (e.g. Information Technology, Information Assurance, Cyber Security, or Engineering).