Title: IT Audit Manager

State Role Title: Audit Services Manager II

Hiring Range: $125,000 - $135,000

Pay Band: 6

Agency: VA Information Tech Agency

Location: VA Information Technologies

Agency Website: https://www.vita.virginia.gov/

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

The Virginia Information Technologies Agency (VITA) is excited to offer a competitive opportunity to serve as an IT Audit Manager with the Commonwealth Security and Risk Management (CSRM) Division.

The IT Audit Manager is responsible for planning, coordinating, and overseeing multiple information technology audits concurrently while ensuring compliance with applicable laws, regulations, policies, and security standards.

This role has a significant impact on the effectiveness, credibility, and financial responsibility of the agency, programs, customer service, and public relations.

The IT Audit Manager supervises a team of professional IT auditors and works closely with the CITSAS Director to ensure audits are conducted in accordance with Government Auditing Standards and departmental policies.

The IT Audit Manager evaluates risk management and security controls across customer agencies while ensuring audit activities are completed on schedule, within budget, and with minimal operational disruption. This includes monitoring progress, addressing potential obstacles, and communicating issues to audit leadership as needed.

This role exercises significant independent judgement in decision making, program administration, and interpretation of rules and regulations. Audit reports for agency management are clear, concise, and require minimal revisions before final issuance as decisions may result in a significant impact on the financial resources, goodwill, and appropriate use of the Commonwealth’s resources.

The manager ensures agencies are kept informed throughout the audit process through regular communication and bi-weekly status updates.

Join VITA at The Boulders in Richmond, VA, where innovation meets impact! As the Commonwealth’s leading IT agency, we’re connecting, protecting, innovating, and powering Virginia’s digital future through collaboration, creativity, and purpose. Our team thrives in a vibrant, customer-focused environment that values growth, accountability, and forward thinking — all while making technology work for every corner of Virginia.

Minimum Qualifications

Considerable experience working as a Supervising Auditor for an Audit or Accounting firm following Generally Accepted Government Auditing Standards (Yellow Book) and/or in an internal audit department following the International Professional Practices Framework (Red Book).

Considerable experience supervising and/or performing audits against COV Information Security Standard SEC530 and/or NIST 800-53.

Considerable experience evaluating controls over IT infrastructure, operating systems, network components, and business applications.

Experience working with internal and external stakeholders.

Experience meeting deadlines.

Considerable experience supervising and training audit staff members.

Considerable experience writing audit reports and presenting results to stakeholders.

Experience executing a Yellow Book system of quality control or Red Book quality assurance and improvement program to ensure an audit team maintains compliance with auditing requirements.

Experience using automated audit software.

Additional Considerations

Currently hold one or both of the following certifications: Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), Certified Public Accountant (CPA).

Special Instructions

You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.

This position is eligible for one (1) day telework.

Applicants must consent to a fingerprint background check.

The Commonwealth of Virginia welcomes all applicants authorized to work in the United States.

Sponsorship is not provided; therefore, applicants must be a citizen or national of the U.S., a Lawful Permanent Resident, or an alien authorized to work.

State applications and/or resumes will only be accepted as submitted online by 11:55 p.m. on the closing date through the state applicant tracking system. We will not accept applications, resumes, cover letters, etc. in any other format. Please refer to “Your Application” in your PageUp account to check the status of your application for this position. The decision to interview an applicant is based on the information provided in the application and/or resume.

Reasonable accommodations are available to persons with disabilities during the application and/or interview processes per the Americans with Disabilities Act.

VITA is a “Virginia Values Veterans” (V3) official certified state agency that provides hiring preference to Veterans and Members of the Virginia National Guard in support of Executive Order 29, (2010). If you are a Veteran or Virginia National Guard Member, we encourage you to apply and receive preference in the hiring process. AmeriCorps, Peace Corps and other national service alumni also are encouraged to apply.

Contact Information

Name: VITA Human Resources

Phone: Recruitment@vita.virginia.gov

Email: Recruitment@vita.virginia.gov

In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at 800-552-5019.

Note: Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1, 2022- February 29, 2024, can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.

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