Sr. IT Auditor, Corporate Technology & Cybersecurity - HYBRID at First American in Santa Ana, CA

Job description

Who We Are Join a team that puts its People First! Since 1889, First American (NYSE: FAF) has held an unwavering belief in its people. They are passionate about what they do, and we are equally passionate about fostering an environment where all feel welcome, supported, and empowered to be innovative and reach their full potential. Our inclusive, people-first culture has earned our company numerous accolades, including being named to the Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For® list for eleven consecutive years. We have also earned awards as a best place to work for women, diversity and LGBTQ+ employees, and have been included on more than 50 regional best places to work lists. First American will always strive to be a great place to work, for all. For more information, please visit www.careers.firstam.com. What We Do Leads day-to-day planning and fieldwork for assigned technology and cybersecurity audits within Manager-approved objectives and scope. Coordinates audit procedures, guides Staff auditors, reviews testing and workpapers, and develops clear, evidence-based conclusions for Manager review. Essential Functions Lead day-to-day planning and fieldwork for assigned audits, including walkthroughs, risk and control mapping, test procedures, sampling, work allocation, milestones, and status reporting. Work with the Manager to refine objectives and scope. Identify dependencies, system boundaries, shared services, relevant regulations, and program components that could leave material risks unaddressed; raise proposed scope changes promptly. Coordinate day-to-day discussions with control owners, technical SMEs, and project stakeholders. Run walkthroughs, clarify evidence requests, resolve routine questions, and elevate sensitive or executive-level matters to the Manager. Guide Staff auditors in completing test procedures, collecting and validating evidence, documenting results, and following up on exceptions. Review workpapers for accuracy, traceability, and alignment with the approved test approach. Perform assigned audit procedures, including process walkthroughs, control assessment, population validation, sample selection, evidence inspection, reperformance, and follow-up testing. Test controls in one or more technology programs, such as threat intelligence, security operations, incident response, endpoint and network security, data protection, penetration testing, application security, vulnerability and patch management, IAM, cloud, IT operations, change management, Secure SDLC, or business continuity and disaster recovery. Inspect security-technology configurations and supporting evidence. Compare sampled settings and rules to approved baselines and requirements; assess logging, monitoring, access, changes, encryption, certificates, and documented exceptions as applicable. Assess whether evidence is relevant, reliable, complete, and consistent with the control objective. Identify gaps, contradictory information, or scope limitations and discuss them promptly with the Lead. Document procedures performed, evidence reviewed, sample details, results, exceptions, and conclusions in clear, traceable workpapers that meet Internal Audit quality standards. Participate in walkthroughs and client discussions; explain evidence needs and testing questions professionally and follow up on outstanding items. Analyze exceptions to understand their cause, impact, extent, and possible compensating controls. Support development of observations and practical recommendations. Use data analysis, scripts, and audit tools where appropriate to validate populations, identify anomalies, and improve testing coverage. Help prepare status updates, report content, issue validation, and examination support materials; incorporate review comments and maintain organized audit files. Maintain project status, risks, issues, dependencies, and deliverables. Keep work on schedule and raise resource or access constraints early. Draft audit findings, recommendations