Engagement Principal (Director – Audit and Technical Advisor Lead)

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Job Summary

Engagement Principal, Technology– Comcast Global Audit

Primary Responsibilities:
The Engagement Principal will partner with audit leads through planning, execution, and reporting by providing advanced technical expertise and analysis across multiple audits. With our standard engagement cadence and focus on diversifying our talent, Engagement Principal will gain broad exposure to our businesses and technologies. This Engagement Principal will work collaboratively with audit leaders and oversee technical advisors to provide detailed technical guidance across a diverse range of Comcast environments.

Job Description

Core Abilities:

What You Deliver

• Provides technical expertise and oversight across multiple audits and all aspects of the Internal Audit process including assessing risk, evaluating technical controls/operations, and evaluate issues related to the following but not limited to:

  • Cloud environments (i.e., AWS, AZURE)

  • Network (LAN and WLAN) Access Control and Authentication implementation design and configuration (i.e., Cisco ISE, RSA)

  • SIEM deployment and performance monitoring (i.e., Arcsight, Splunk)

  • Firewalls/VPNs/Proxies (i.e., Cisco, Palo Alto, Juniper, Bluecoat)

  • Linux Operating System security (i.e., RedHat/CentOS, Ubuntu, SuSE)

  • Windows Operating System security (i.e., Windows Server 2003/2008/2008R2/2012/2016 and Windows XP/Vista/7/8/10)

• Provides leadership, direction, and ongoing feedback for the technical advisors and engagement team to ensures that fieldwork is properly conducted and completed in accordance with the audit plan, staff is supervised, work is reviewed, and follow-up work is performed, as necessary; findings are communicated to internal audit and business management.

• Performs thorough inquiry and data analysis to understand complex security and technology operations and manages the planning efforts for the engagement timeframe and scope.

• Ensures the team applies appropriate audit procedures to the areas reviewed to ensure that controls are tested, and all significant risks are addressed.

• Contributes to the operation and management of the department in areas such as recruiting, staffing, scheduling, budgeting, organization performance metrics, presentations to management, and training.

• Leads inquiry and data analysis to understand security and technology operations, assess risk, and partners with engagement leads in developing project scope for complex process areas.

• Conducts and leads training sessions to educate broader team on key technical aspects.

• Provides expertise to less technical engagement teams, technical advisors and helps with understanding and executing upon technical concepts and standards.

• Takes on ad-hoc projects to improve (e.g., automate) technology audit testing.

• Contributes to overall planning efforts for multiple engagements regarding technical testing timeline and approach.

• Identifies opportunities for improvement to audit methodology, tools, and training.

• Consistent exercise of independent judgment and discretion in matters of significance.

• Regular, consistent and punctual attendance. Must be able to work nights and weekends, variable schedule(s) as necessary.

• 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 approximately 25%.

How You Partner

• Exhibits strong interpersonal skills including written and verbal communications, 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 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 the course of 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.

Skills

Communication, Internal Auditing, Internal Controls, Leadership

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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.

Certifications (if applicable)

Relative Work Experience

10 Years +

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