IT Auditor

Job Req ID: 5002- Description:

- **Aramco energizes the world economy.**

Aramco occupies a unique position in the global energy industry. We are the world's largest producer of hydrocarbons (oil and gas), with the lowest upstream carbon intensity of any major producer.

With our significant investment in technology and infrastructure, we strive to maximize the value of the energy we produce for the world along with a commitment to enhance Aramco’s value to society.

Headquartered in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and with offices around the world, we combine market discipline with a generations’ spanning view of the future, born of our nine decades experience as responsible stewards of the Kingdom’s vast hydrocarbon resources. This responsibility has driven us to deliver significant societal and economic benefits to not just the Kingdom, but also to a vast number of communities, economies, and countries that rely on the vital and reliable energy that we supply.

We are one of the most profitable companies in the world, as well as amongst the top five global companies by market capitalization.

**Position Description**:
We are seeking a Lead IT Auditor to join the Information Systems Audits Division within Internal Auditing, to be based at our corporate headquarters in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, with expertise in infrastructure, network and cyber security.

Internal Auditing is an independent and objective assurance and consulting activity designed to add value and improve the operations of Saudi Aramco. Internal Auditing helps the organization to accomplish its objectives by bringing a systematic and disciplined approach to evaluate and improve the effectiveness of the organization’s risk management, control, and governance processes. Internal Auditing provides members of management and the Board of Directors with analyses, recommendations, and information concerning the activities reviewed.

The Information Systems Audits Division is responsible for performing technology audits, supporting business integrated audits in testing automated controls, and providing data analytics to other business audit divisions.

**Minimum Requirements**:
You will have a minimum of seven years of experience in IT auditing and IT Security.

You must demonstrate excellent oral and written communications in the English language, and excellent presentation and interpersonal skills.

You hold at least one professional certification such as Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), and Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH). You should be flexible to travel in the Kingdom and/or out of the Kingdom to conduct audits.

**Duties & Responsibilities**:
You will be required to perform the following:
Establish the objective and scope of the audit engagement.

Identify key risks and controls within the business and operational processes under review.

Develop comprehensive risk-based audit programs.

Execute risk-based audit procedures in alignment with company policies and international standards. Prepare audit reports.

Deliver presentations to client management at the audit opening and closing meetings.

Provide on-the-job training and mentoring to less experienced staff.

Evaluate the performance and capabilities of the assisting staff auditors.

Provide assurance and consulting activities on internal controls as requested.

Provide on-the-job training and mentoring to less experienced staff.

Act as an Internal Auditing SME for the area of network and cyber security.

**Working environment**

Our high-performing employees are drawn by the challenging and rewarding professional, technical and industrial opportunities we offer, and are remunerated accordingly.

At Aramco, our people work on truly world-scale projects, supported by investment in capital and technology that is second to none. And because, as a global energy company, we are faced with addressing some of the world’s biggest technical, logístical and environmental challenges, we invest heavily in talent development.

We have a proud history of educating and training our workforce over many decades. Employees at all levels are encouraged to improve their sector-specific knowledge and competencies through our workforce development programs - one of the largest in the world.
- Country/Region: SA