Location
Philadelphia, PA | United States
Job description
Job Summary
The Technical Advisor will partner with quarterly audit teams through planning, execution, and reporting by providing advanced technical expertise and analysis across multiple audit activities. With our standard engagement cadence and focus on diversifying our talent, Advisors will gain broad exposure to our businesses and technologies. Advisors will work collaboratively with audit teams to provide detailed technical Network guidance across a diverse range of Comcast environments on a quarterly basis.
Core Responsibilities
- Provides Subject Matter Expertise across all aspects of the Internal Audit process including assessing risk, evaluating technical controls/operations, and partnering with engagement teams to identify and evaluate issues related to the following:
- Network (LAN and WLAN) Access Control and Authentication implementation design and configuration
- IDS/IPS solutions/Firewalls/VPNs/Proxies
- Network resiliency and redundancy (including technical disaster recovery)
- Cloud environments (i.e., AWS, AZURE)
- Active Directory/LDAP architecture
- Virtualization and hyperconverged technologies (i.e., VMware, Nutanix)
- Backup and Storage (i.e., Netapp, EMC)
- Review of administrative scripts (i.e., PowerShell, Bash, Python)
- Linux Operating System security (i.e., RedHat/CentOS, Ubuntu)
- Windows Operating System security
- SDLC (Agile and Waterfall) processes and secure code development
- Continuous Integration/ Continuous Development (CI/CD)
- Web application stability and security
- Leads inquiry and data analysis to understand security and technology operations, assess risk, and partner with engagement teams in developing project scope for complex process areas.
- Contributes to overall planning efforts for multiple engagements regarding technical testing timeline and approach.
- Ensures the team applies appropriate audit procedures to the areas reviewed so that controls are tested, and all significant risks are addressed.
- Examines records, documents, methods, policies, costs, and other factors to determine if areas are conducting operations in accordance with established policies/procedures, best practices, information security frameworks, COBIT controls, and governmental and legal requirements.
- Formulates appropriate conclusions based on technical analysis. Combines knowledge of Company operations with testing results to determine the overall impact to the technical environment.
- Writes clear and meaningful audit comments and recommendations for action by management.
- Provides expertise to less technical engagement teams and helps with understanding and executing upon technical concepts and standards.
- Evaluates audit findings, recommends solutions for correcting control weaknesses, and prioritizes areas for management focus.
- Identifies opportunities for improvement to audit methodology, tools, and training.
- Supports department objectives and performs other duties and responsibilities, as assigned.
How You Deliver
- Demonstrates the ability to quickly relate complex business processes, applications, data, and organizations to identify and resolve business issues.
- Stays current on relevant business risks (e.g., current events, audit trends, emerging technologies, cyber security, etc.) and determines where appropriate to apply to engagements.
- Performs effectively as a project leader across complex engagements.
- Shows flexibility in prioritizing and completing tasks. Exercises consistent judgment and discretion in matters of significance.
- Exhibits willingness to tackle new areas and challenging topics.
- Demonstrates the ability to work in a complex, dynamic, and fast-paced environment.
- Acts in accordance with stated CGA and company policies and practices and maintains the highest degree of integrity in all activities and interactions.
- Displays regular, consistent, and punctual attendance. Able to work nights and weekends, variable schedule(s), as necessary. Out-of-town travel is approximately 40%.
How You Partner
- Exhibits strong interpersonal skills including written and verbal communication, and an ability to collaborate with others.
- Shows respect to other team members and clients in all interactions.
- Demonstrates a willingness to assist other team members in areas outside of direct assignments, when necessary.
- Collaborates in a virtual environment to complete projects with team members in various locations.
- Develops business partnerships proactively.
- Partners with internal CGA teams (e.g., FinOps, SOX, and Data) across engagement activities.
- Includes business partners in engagement activities (e.g., CISO, Legal, Human Resources, Security, and Business Assurance), as needed.
How You Develop
- Utilizes available resources and tools to research and expand knowledge to enhance work product.
- Exhibits a commitment to continuously self-improve by working with leadership to leverage strengths and focus on areas of development.
- Gains knowledge of basic data analytics and cyber security concepts and applies to engagements.
- Exhibits desire to be a business expert within the Center of Excellence and provides assistance to Company management, as necessary.
- Assists less experienced team members with furthering their own development during engagements.
- Develops an enterprise risk mindset by applying relevant business risks (e.g., current events, audit trends, cyber security, etc.)
Employees at all levels are expected to:
- Understand our Operating Principles; make them the guidelines for how you do your job.
- Own the customer experience - think and act in ways that put our customers first, give them seamless digital options at every touchpoint, and make them promoters of our products and services.
- Know your stuff - be enthusiastic learners, users and advocates of our game-changing technology, products and services, especially our digital tools and experiences.
- Win as a team - make big things happen by working together and being open to new ideas.
- Be an active part of the Net Promoter System - a way of working that brings more employee and customer feedback into the company - by joining huddles, making call backs and helping us elevate opportunities to do better for our customers.
- Drive results and growth.
- Respect and promote inclusion & diversity.
- Do what's right for each other, our customers, investors and our communities.
Disclaimer:
- This information has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this role. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications.
Comcast is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable law.
Education
Bachelor's Degree
While possessing the stated degree is preferred, Comcast also may consider applicants who hold some combination of coursework and experience, or who have extensive related professional experience.
Relevant Work Experience
5-7 Years
Base pay is one part of the Total Rewards that Comcast provides to compensate and recognize employees for their work. Most sales positions are eligible for a Commission under the terms of an applicable plan, while most non-sales positions are eligible for a Bonus. Additionally, Comcast provides best-in-class Benefits. We believe that benefits should connect you to the support you need when it matters most, and should help you care for those who matter most. That’s why we provide an array of options, expert guidance and always-on tools, that are personalized to meet the needs of your reality – to help support you physically, financially and emotionally through the big milestones and in your everyday life. Please visit the compensation and benefits summary on our careers site for more details.
Base pay is one part of the Total Rewards that Comcast provides to compensate and recognize employees for their work. Most sales positions are eligible for a Commission under the terms of an applicable plan, while most non-sales positions are eligible for a Bonus. Additionally, Comcast provides best-in-class Benefits. We believe that benefits should connect you to the support you need when it matters most, and should help you care for those who matter most. That’s why we provide an array of options, expert guidance and always-on tools, that are personalized to meet the needs of your reality – to help support you physically, financially and emotionally through the big milestones and in your everyday life. Please visit the compensation and benefits summary on our careers site for more details.
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