Technology Internal Auditor

Ford Ford · Auto · Dearborn, MI +1 · Enterprise Technology

The Technology Auditor will play a key role in the execution of the internal audit plan, providing a comprehensive perspective across Ford’s Automotive Technology domain. This role requires a strong understanding of how risks can be mitigated, with a proven ability to effectively execute audit procedures and lead fieldwork teams. Excellent communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills are required.

What you'd actually do

  1. Assist in the development of Risk Assessable Entities for a defined scope of technologies or operations as input to the annual risk-based audit plan.
  2. Lead audit fieldwork, including planning, execution, and documentation of audit procedures, in accordance with Company and Internal Audit standards, ensuring quality and timeliness.
  3. Perform detailed testing and analysis to evaluate the design and operating effectiveness of internal controls.
  4. Document audit findings and recommendations in a clear, concise, and well-supported manner.
  5. Peer review audit workpapers to ensure audit findings and recommendations are supported by sufficient evidence.

Skills

Required

  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field
  • Three to five years of IT audit or IT security experience and/or IT experience, including software engineering, application development, and/or infrastructure design and operations.
  • Current CISA certification.

Nice to have

  • Master's degree preferred.
  • Strong understanding of industry security frameworks (e.g. NIST CSF, ISO 27001, etc.) and understanding of inherent risks and/or control risks.
  • Proven Cybersecurity knowledge through experience or certification (ISC2’s CISSP or similar)
  • Comfortable working in a dynamic environment with minimal direction, and as part of a team, with a strong sense of accountability and attention to detail.
  • Excellent English verbal and written communication skills with the ability to communicate effectively with all levels of leadership.
  • Interpersonal skills, including emotional resilience and active listening, when determining and presenting audit outcomes.
  • Strong project management skills.
  • Experience of working in global teams.
  • A variety of IT job experiences preferred including application development, systems analysis, technical support, database administration, security administration and office automation.

What the JD emphasized

  • go beyond IT General Controls and go in-depth into the technology inside Artificial Intelligence, Mobile and Real-Time Operating Systems, Connected and Electric Vehicles, Batteries, and Cloud-based solutions