Manager Internal Audit IT

Responsibilities

Brightstar Lottery is seeking an IT Audit Manager to join our internal audit team in Providence, RI (hybrid). If you have a passion for understanding dynamic business processes supported by evolving IT systems, this role will offer a rare opportunity to dive into Brightstar’s Global Lottery products, solutions, and services. As a member of the internal audit team, you will lead and execute technology-focused audits with a strong emphasis on information security and IT risk management. You will be a contributor in making meaningful recommendations to technology and business partners to enhance processes, enabling them to achieve our objectives more efficiently, securely, and effectively.

The ideal candidate is an experienced information security professional who can dive into a variety of complex system architectures and operational processes, identify risks and the “what-could-go-wrong” (WCGWs), and ensure controls are appropriately designed and implemented to address these WCGWs. As an IT Audit Manager, you will play a critical role in evaluating the effectiveness of controls and procedures across our global operations.

You should be comfortable interacting with a diverse group of technical and business teams, as you will be working closely with them to get a deep understanding of the systems, processes, and communicating findings and recommendations

Position Summary

• Plan, conduct and/or lead complex IT audit engagements in areas of high risk to the Company, which may be global in nature, specifically evaluating processes in the areas of information security engineering, administration, and analysis.
  
  
• Lead risk-based audits of the organization’s cybersecurity practices, including performing risk assessments, process reviews, advisory services, and product engineering security reviews with minimal oversight

• Provide value-added insights and recommendations contributing to audit reports that will help to improve the security posture and operational efficiency of our corporate and cloud environments, as well as our lottery product.

• Prepare reports and other communications for management based upon audit results.
  
  
• Manage team of internal and contracted external resources tasked with execution of audit plan.
  
  
• Design, develop, and execute continuous audit and automation initiatives.

• Involvement in analytical projects considering trends, deviations, or analyses for risk assessment.
  
  
• Develop exceptional understanding of various business profiles within Brightstar Lottery.
  
  
• Build successful relationships interacting with cross-functional teams.
  
  

• Maintain professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; participating in professional societies.
  
  
• Mentor and provide leadership to IT audit staff personnel.
  
  
• Some domestic and international travel may be required.

Qualifications

• Minimum Experience Required: 6+ Years work experience in information security and/or information technology, auditing, IT governance risk and compliance, or related areas, preferably within the technology industry.  Big 4 Experience strongly preferred.
  
  
• Advanced knowledge of Control Framework CIS 8.1 is necessary, as well as a basic understanding of WLA SCS 2020, PCI DSS, and/or MUSL rules. Knowledge of Common Program Frameworks NIST CSF 2.0, NIS2, and GDPR are also necessary.

• 3-5 years of project or team lead experience
  
  

• Professional auditing certification such as IT certification from ISC² (CISSP, CCSP, SSCP) and/or ISACA (CISA, CGEIT, CRISC) is strongly preferred, although equivalent experience may substitute
  
  
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with all levels of the organization
  
  
• Prior experience auditing or administering SAP systems (ECC, CRM, HANA, S/4)

• Motivated self-starter with logical, yet creative mindset
  
  
• Strong analytical and research skills
  
  
• Developed negotiation skills or resolution of issues

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience auditing or working with Microsoft Azure, Linux/UNIX, LDAP, and IBM DB2 database environments, as well as knowledge of Azure cloud computing security and/or background in risk assessment/analysis/management surrounding the use of Machine Learning and Large Language Models (“artificial intelligence”).
  
  
• Experience working in or auditing decentralized, online processing environments

• PMP or similar project management certification

• Experience with ACL data analytics toolset, BluePrism robotics automation platform, and/or implementation of continuous auditing programs

Success Profile

• Leading Complexity
• Leading People
• Leading the Business
• Leading Self

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